Generate Tone; Select Peripheral Device (For Multi-Drop); Initialize Printer - CognitiveTPG A798 Programming Manual

Revision C 12/09

Generate tone

ASCII
ESC BEL
Hexadecimal
1B 07
Decimal 27 7
Generates an audible tone. Performed by the printer to signal certain conditions.
Related information
This command is ignored in LEGACY emulation.

Select peripheral device (for multi-drop)

ASCII ESC = n
Hexadecimal 1B 3D n
Decimal
27 61 n
Value of n: 0 (bit 0), device not selected
1 (bit 0), device selected
Default:
1 (bit 0), device selected
Selects the device to which the host computer sends data.
Related information
Other bits of n (1–7) are undefined and ignored.
When the printer is disabled by this command, it ignores transmitted data until the printer is re-enabled by the same
command.

Initialize printer

ASCII
ESC @
Hexadecimal
1B 40
Decimal 27 64
Default:
Character pitch:
Column width:
Extra dot rows:
Character set:
Printing position:
Clears the print line buffer and resets the printer to the default settings for the start-up configuration (refer to Default
settings above).
Single-wide, single-high, non-rotated, and left-aligned characters are set, and user-defined characters or logo graphics are
cleared. (Flash memory is not affected.) Tabs reset to default. Receipt selection state is selected.
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