Datamax-O'Neil APEX Series Programmer’s Manual - Manual (Page 48)

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Download – Self test Message Hardware Information
Select Setup Download mode ESC D S
This command puts the printer into the Download mode. The printer will response with a ’?’ character.
Escape Sequence: ESC D S
Hexadecimal: 1B 44 53
Decimal: 27 68 83
Start Hardware Information download process ESC S I
This command alerts the printer that a file will now be downloaded.
Escape Sequence: ESC S I
Hexadecimal: 1B 53 49
Decimal: 27 83 73
Stop Download Process ESC S T 0xFF CR
This command stops the downloading process.
Escape Sequence: ESC S T 0xFF CR
Hexadecimal: 1B 53 54 FF 0D
Decimal: 27 83 84 255 13
Store In Flash Default setup data ESC S B CR
This command allows the printer to burn the command file in Flash memory. After finishing the process, the printer will
respond with the ”D!X” characters.
Escape Sequence: ESC S B CR
Hexadecimal: 1B 53 42 0D
Decimal: 27 83 66 13
Print Hardware Information ESC L g 8
This command prints a hardware information message previously store in memory.
Escape Sequence: ESC L g 8
Hexadecimal: 1B 4C 67 38
Decimal: 27 76 103 56
Example: The following escape commands will burn “Hardware Information” string into the flash memory. The “Hardware
Information” string will be printed below battery voltage readings in the self test message.
The commands below must be sent sequentially:
Escape sequence 1: ESC D S
Escape sequence 2: ESC S I
Escape sequence 3: Hardware Information
Escape sequence 4: ESC S T 0xFF CR
Escape sequence 5: ESC S B CR