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Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 150 Control Codes
Validation Operation
12/14/99 Rev G Page 53
Validation Operation Control
The Series 150 Printer has several features that can be altered during operation. For example, the
time delay between when a form is sensed and when the form clamp is activated can be changed.
This allows the operation of the printer to be tailored to the application and the form being used.
All feature control commands are extensions of the [ESC] [EM] sequence. They are defined as
follows.
Function Validation clamp delay
ASCII [ESC] [EM] C <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 43H <n>
Decimal <27> <25> <67> <n>
IPCL &%ZC <m
1
> <m
2
>
EPOS [ESC] f
Description This command sets the clamp delay which is the time between when the
form is sensed and when it is clamped. (Only the least four bits are used.)
The default is configurable.
Where <n> 0 = 0 ms
1 = 50 ms
2 = 150 ms, and so on until
15 = 750 ms
Note: Once issued, the value will be used until the printer is power cycled
or the command is reissued.
Function Set validation time-out
ASCII [ESC] [EM] V <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 19H 56H <n>
Decimal <27> <25> <86> <n>
IPCL &%ZV <m
1
> <m
2
>
EPOS [ESC] f
Description This command sets the time-out after a top validation command with
autosense is issued and the printer returns to receipt mode.
Where <n> is the delay in one minute increments; minimum is one
minute; maximum is 15 minutes. If <n> = 0, the delay is set to no time-out
(waits forever). The default is configurable.