IBM SUREMARK TI8 - Manual (Page 166)

Bits 0–3
The note. Bit 0 is the LSB.
Bits 4–5
The octave.
Bit 6 Reserved.
Bit 7 Volume. 0 = loud, 1 = soft.
Value (Bits 0–3) Note Value (Bits 0–3) Note Value (Bits 4–5) Octave
0000–0 C 1000–8 G# 00–0 1
0001–1 C# 1001–9 A 01–1 2
0010–2 D 1010–A A# 10–2 3
0011–3 D# 1011–B B 11–3 4
0100–4 E 1100–C Rest / Silence
0101–5 F 1101–D Reserved
0110–6 F# 1110–E Reserved
0111–7 G 1111–F 1 KHz (normal
beep)
Default:
n = X'00'
Purpose:
To enable or disable the beeper.
Remarks:
v Any value other than X'00' or X'FF' is treated as an amount of time that
the beeper is to be enabled. The time is calculated as n1×0.1 seconds.
v To stop a beep command early, send the Disable Beeper command.
v Timed beeps can be chained together. They can also be downloaded as
canned messages.
v A value of n2=X'2F' is recommended for the most audible tone.
v Set bits 0–3 to 1100 to put a timed silence in a beep sequence.
Enable or disable upside-down printing
This command is not supported for Models TI1 and TI2. This command is only
supported in the thermal station.
EIA-232 Syntax:
ESC { n or X'1B 7B n'
where:
n enables or disables upside-down printing.
X'00' Disable upside-down printing.
X'01' Enable upside-down printing.
Default:
n = X'00'
Purpose:
When the printer is wall-mounted, the front of the printer points up.
Updated April 2, 2009
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