Microcom 424M Operator's Manual page 118

Chapter 5
Flash Based Formats - [file number, size]
[1,176]  Slot #1 of FORMAT flash has a FORMAT file that is 176 bytes.
Format Flash Memory Available - 65359  There are 65,359bytes of FORMAT flash open.
Label Memory - [size, available]
[43231,41618]  The difference is the amount of memory to process current format.
NOTES: RAM GRAPHICS can extend beyond the starting slot # into
sequential ones. RAM formats are numbered #1 to #128 (RAM FONTS are
limited to 64K in size.)
^A ^D COMMAND
122 Display Available FONT/GRAPHICS FLASH memory.
This command is used to display the amount of FONT/GRAPHICS FLASH memory available
in bytes in the form >xxxxxxx< where xxxxxxx is the number of available bytes.
xxyy 127 Save FONTS to RAM.
(See Chapter 7, Downloadable Fonts)
XX 130 Save a FORMAT to FLASH. (non-volatile memory)
The ^Axx selects the memory slot (1- 128) into which the format is to be
saved. A format file must be terminated by an ESC (HEX 1B) or "["(left
bracket) character to save the format.
How to Save a Label FORMAT to FLASH:
1) Create the FORMAT file with ^Axx^D130 at the top to tell the printer
2) Send the file to the printer using a standard communications
Sample format saved to RAM slot #1:
^A1^D130
^D57
5,1280,900,19,38,7,0,1,385,0,0
1,640,650,12,1,5,0,4,2,2,,,,,0
^D56
^D2
Saved Format
^D3
^[
XX 131 Delete a FORMAT from FLASH.
^A0 deletes all FORMAT files in FLASH ^Axx deletes the FORMAT file stored
in FLASH slot (1 – 128)
This command deletes the Label FORMAT stored in Slot #xx of the FORMAT
storage bank in FLASH memory. Use this command to clear a FORMAT Slot
in FLASH before storing a new FORMAT into the Slot.
xxyy 133 Save Compressed GRAPHICS to FLASH.
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to store into FLASH Slot #xx.
program.
Printer Commands
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