Agilent Technologies N-Series - Manual (Page 28)

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XES Command Format
XES commands take the following format:
▲
The escape character
s
(1Bh or a user-defined
key)
▲
The instruction, sometimes preceded by a plus sign
(+)
▲
User-entered variables, if required for the command
▲
An optional comma (,) is used to print a
Configuration/Status Page (Job Status Sheet) after a
job boundary command is detected.
▲
An optional comment to be printed on the
Configuration/Status Page
▲
A line end (either CR, LF, NL or CR/LF) is sometimes
required
Two Types of Escape Sequences
There are two types of escape sequences:
▲
Job Control Commands
▲
Non-Job Control Commands
Job Control Commands
A job control command either sets job boundaries or formats the printed
output in some way. Job control commands are used to reset the printer,
start a print job, or load fonts, graphics or forms. An optional comment of
up to 132 characters, if preceded by a comma, will be printed on a
Configuration/Status Page upon the receipt of the next job control
command. All jobs should begin and end with one or more job control
commands.
A job control command always includes a plus (+) symbol following the
escape character, and it always includes an instruction. It may include an