Microcom 470 User Manual
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Chapter 5
Printer Commands
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Load X direction offset (OFX): ^A indicates the X offset.
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Load Y direction offset (OFY): ^A denotes the Y offset.
5.3.7 SAVED FORMAT FILE COMMANDS
The printer has the capability to store format files to RAM without processing them.
Later, these format files can be accessed repeatedly at very high speeds, because
access to the formats are now a direct memory fetch. With the use of battery backed
RAM the printer will retain these format files after removal of power. The printer can be
configured through software dip switch 2 (see section 5.3) to use one of these formats
as the power-up label.
^A
^D
Command
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Send Single Format File from Non-Volatile User Memory to Serial Port: ^A
selects which one (1-32).
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Process Single Format File from Non-Volatile User Memory: ^A selects which
previously stored format file (1-32) to load.
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Store Single Format File in Non-Volatile User Memory: ^A selects which slot
(1-32) in which the user entered format is to be placed. The format file must be
terminated by an escape (1B hex) character.
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Clear Single Format File from Non-Volatile User Memory: This command will
clear a single non-volatile format (1-32) and open the slot for a new file. Section
5.3.8.
USAGE:
To save a file in memory, first send the ^D59 command. This indicates to the printer
that a format file is following and should be placed in the first available slot. (Note: If the
slot number of the format is critical, the printer can be instructed to put the format in a
specific slot be sending ^A(slot #)^D595.) After the ^D59 command, an optional text
string may follow. When the appropriate format is selected this text string will appear on
the printer display. This feature will allow the use to select a format based on the name
rather than the number.
The final step is to send the label format. The format file must be terminated with an
ESCAPE character (1B hex) so that the printer knows that the complete file has been
sent. The printer will not accept an ASCII representation of the ESCAPE character.
To access the stored file, serially send the ^A(slot #)^D585 command. The printer will
now process the stored file.
Additional files may be saved in the same manner by simply following the above
instructions and substituting a new (slot #). Remember the printer has 32 slots available
to store different label formats.
It is important to note that the saved format file mode works very well with variable data.
Configure the format file with all the positioning and header information. Follow this