Overview; Esc Instructions; Immediate Commands - CAB A+ Series Programming Manual

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Overview

The programming language of the cab Printers is based almost completely on ASCII characters.
Together with the selectability of different codepages it is possible to connect to nearly each computer
system.
The printers accept additionally all types of line end identifiers (CR, LF, CR/LF), so that the descriptions
of labels can be created with the most simple text editors, such as „Notepad" or „Wordpad" - saved as
plain text files.
Instruction types
cab printers are using basically three types of instructions
•

ESC instructions,

• Instructions with lowercase letters and
• Instructions with uppercase letters.
1. ESC instructions
are responsible for status queries, control functions, memory management etc. and are usually
executed immediately, i.e. even if a printing job runs. They are not absolutely required to print labels,
but they offer additional features and possibilities
Example:

2. Immediate Commands

Instructions with lowercase letters are used for adjustments and settings which must not have
something to do with the actual printjob.
These are for example requests of fonts or graphics which have previously downloaded to the printer.
Example:
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ESC ? - Request for free memory.
ESC c - Cancel Job
ESC p0 - Ends printer pause state
ESC s - Printer status request
a - Activate the ASCII dump mode
c - Immediate cut
f - Formfeed
t - Performs a test print
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