Toshiba Barcode Reader B Sv4d Gs User Manual

TOSHIBA TEC Bar Code Printer

B-SV4D-GS/GC10-QM

External Equipment Interface Specification

First Edition:

Jun. 02, 2003

Page

6.3.21 GRAPHIC COMMAND ..................................................................................................... 146

6.3.22 SAVE START COMMAND ............................................................................................... 154

6.3.23 SAVE TERMINATE COMMAND ...................................................................................... 156

6.3.24 SAVED DATA CALL COMMAND..................................................................................... 157

6.3.25 RESET COMMAND.......................................................................................................... 158

6.3.26 STATUS REQUEST COMMAND..................................................................................... 159

6.3.27 RECEIVE BUFFER FREE SPACE STATUS REQUEST COMMAND............................. 160

6.3.28 VERSI0N INFORMATION ACQUIRE COMMAND........................................................... 162

6.3.29 MEMORY BOARD INFORMATION ACQUIRE COMMAND............................................ 163

6.3.30 PRINTER INFORMATION STORE COMMAND .............................................................. 165

6.3.31 PRINTER INFORMATION REQUEST COMMAND ......................................................... 166

6.4 COMMANDS FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR .................................................................. 167

6.4.1 PARAMETER SET COMMAND ....................................................................................... 167

6.4.2 FINE ADJUSTMENT VALUE SET COMMAND ............................................................... 170

6.4.3 BATCH RESET COMMAND............................................................................................. 172

7. CONTROL CODE SELECTION................................................................................................. 173

8. ERROR PROCESSING.............................................................................................................. 174

8.1 COMMUNICATION ERRORS ............................................................................................... 174

8.2 ERRORS IN ISSUING OR FEEDING.................................................................................... 174

8.3 ERRORS IN WRITABLE CHARACTER AND PC COMMAND SAVE MODES .................... 176

9. STATUS RESPONSE................................................................................................................. 177

9.1 SERIAL INTERFACE............................................................................................................. 177

9.1.1 FUNCTIONS..................................................................................................................... 177

9.1.2 STATUS FORMAT ........................................................................................................... 177

9.1.3 DETAIL STATUS.............................................................................................................. 178

9.2 PARALLEL INTERFACE ....................................................................................................... 179

10. LED INDICATIONS..................................................................................................................... 181

Page

11. CHARACTER CODE TABLE..................................................................................................... 183

11.1 TIMES ROMAN, HELVETICA, LETTER GOTHIC, PRESTIGE ELITE, COURIER............... 183

11.2 PRESENTATION................................................................................................................... 190

11.3 TEC OUTLINE FONT 1 ......................................................................................................... 194

11.4 TrueType FONT..................................................................................................................... 201

12. BAR CODE TABLE.................................................................................................................... 208

13. DRAWING OF BAR CODE DATA.............................................................................................. 221

14. AUTOMATIC ADDING OF START/STOP CODE...................................................................... 242

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1. SCOPE

This specification applies to the external equipment interface for use with the Model B-SV4D general-

purpose thermal label/tag printers.

2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The external equipment interface connects a printer to the host computer through a serial interface (RS-

232C), parallel interface (Centronics), or a network for making various settings and printing labels.

This specification describes how to use the external equipment interface.

The model configuration is described below.

B-SV4D

Flash ROM

DRAM

1 MB

2 MB

Memory

Interface

Standard

RS-232C

Centronics

USB

Option

LAN adapter

Full cut

Cutter

Partial cut (option)

Option

Strip module

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3. INTERFACE

3.1 SERIAL INTERFACE

(1) Type

: Conforming to RS-232C

(2) Mode of Communication : Full duplex

(3) Transmission Speed

: 2400 BPS

4800 BPS

9600 BPS

19200 BPS

38400 BPS

57600 BPS

(4) Synchronization Method : Start-stop synchronization

(5) Start Bit

(6) Stop Bit

: 1 bit

2 bits

(7) Data Length

(8) Parity

: 7 bits

8 bits

: None

Even

Odd

(9) Error Detection

: Parity Error

Framing Error

Vertical parity error check

This error occurs if no stop bit is found in the frame

specified starting with the start bit.

Overrun Error

This error occurs if the next data is input before the

data input to the UART from the host is read by the

printer CPU.

(10) Protocol

: No-procedure method

(11) Data Input Code

: ASCII code

European character set 8 bit code

Graphics 8 bit code

(12) Receive Buffer

: 515K bytes

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(13) Transmission Control

Protocol

: XON/XOFF (DC1/DC3) Protocol

READY/BUSY (DTR) Protocol

XON/XOFF (DC1/DC3) Protocol + READY/BUSY (DTR)

RTS Protocol

XON/XOFF (DC1/DC3) Protocol

When initialized after power on, this printer becomes ready to receive data and sends an

XON code (11H). (Transmission or non-transmission of the XON code is selectable by

means of the parameter setting.)

The printer sends an XOFF code (13H) when the blank positions in the receive buffer

become 1K bytes or less.

The printer sends an XON code (11H) when the blank positions in the receive buffer are 2K

bytes or more.

When there are no blank positions in the receive buffer, the printer discards data received

exceeding the receive buffer capacity, without storing it in the buffer. (After detecting the

XOFF code, the host computer must stop transmission before the printer receive buffer

becomes full.)

The printer sends an XOFF code (13H) when the power is off. (Transmission or non-

transmission of the XOFF code is selectable by means of the parameter setting.)

READY/BUSY (DTR) Protocol

When initialized after power on, this printer becomes ready to receive data and turns the

DTR signal to “High” level (READY).

The printer turns the DTR signal to “Low” level (BUSY) when the blank positions in the

receive buffer are 1K bytes or less.

The printer turns the DTR signal to “High” level (READY) when the blank positions in the

receive buffer are 2K bytes or more.

When there are no blank positions in the receive buffer, the printer discards data received

exceeding the receive buffer capacity, without storing it in the buffer. (After detecting the

BUSY signal, the host computer must stop transmission before the printer receive buffer

becomes full.)

The RTS signal is always “High”.

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XON/XOFF (DC1/DC3) Protocol + READY/BUSY (DTR) Protocol

When initialized after power on, this printer becomes ready to receive data and turns the

DTR signal to “High” level (READY). The printer also sends an XON code (11H).

When the blank positions in the receive buffer are 1K bytes or less, the printer turns the

DTR signal to “Low” level (BUSY) and sends an XOFF code (13H).

When the blank positions in the receive buffer are 2K bytes or more, the printer turns the

DTR signal to “High” level (READY) and sends an XON code (11H).

When there are no blank positions in the receive buffer, the printer discards data received

exceeding the receive buffer capacity, without storing it in the buffer. (After detecting the

XOFF code or BUSY signal, the host computer must stop transmission before the printer

receive buffer becomes full.)

The printer sends an XOFF code (13H) when the power is off.

The RTS signal is always “High”.

RTS Protocol

When initialized after the power is turned on, this printer turns the RTS signal to “High”

(READY).

The printer turns the RTS signal to “Low” (BUSY) when the blank positions in the receive

buffer are 1K bytes or less.

The printer turns the RTS signal to “High” (READY) when the blank positions in the receive

buffer are 2K bytes or more.

When there are no blank positions in the receive buffer, the printer discards data received

exceeding the receive buffer capacity, without storing it in the buffer. (After detecting the

BUSY signal, the host computer must stop transmission before the printer receive buffer

becomes full.)

The DTR signal is always “High” (READY).

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(14) RS-232 Interface pin configuration

Host Function

9 Pin

25 Pin

9 Pin

Printer Function

+5V

TxD

RxD

DSR

GND

RDY

N/C

RxD

TxD

DTR

GND

DSR

RTS

CTS

RDY

+5V

(15) Connector Pin Assignment and Signal Description

Signal

Pin No.

Function

Signal Direction

Name

+5V

TxD

RxD

DSR

GND

RDY

N/C

Provide the power of 5V

Transmit data

Printer →

← Host

Receive data

Data set ready

General Ground

Printer ready

Printer →

Not connected

RDY

+5V

Printer ready

Printer →

Provide the power of 5V

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3.2 PARALLEL INTERFACE

(1) Type

(2) Mode

: Centronics

: Conforms to IEEE1284 compatible mode

(3) Data Input Method : Parallel 8 bits (DATA1 ~ 8)

(4) Control Signals

: ACK, BUSY, SELECT, DATA • STB, FAULT, PE, INIT (Not used),

AUTOFD (Not used), SELECTIN (Not used)

(5) Data Input Code

: ASCII code

European character set 8 bit code

Graphics 8 bit code

(6) Receive Buffer

(7) Connector

: 515K bytes

: Printer

Amp. Japan

DDK

552742-1 or equivalent

57RE-40360-73B or equivalent

Cable

Amp. Japan

DDK

552470-1 or equivalent

57E-30360 or equivalent

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(8) Connector Pin Diagram:

Pin No.

Signal Name

Pin No.

Signal Name

DATA • STB

DATA 1

DATA 2

DATA 3

DATA 4

DATA 5

DATA 6

DATA 7

DATA 8

ACK

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN1)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN2)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN3)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN4)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN5)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN6)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN7)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN8)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN9)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN10)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN11)

TWISTED PAIR GND (PIN31)

INIT (Not used)

BUSY

SELECT

AUTOFD (Not used)

FAULT

CHASSIS GND

+5V

SELECTIN (Not used)

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4. KEY OPERATION FUNCTIONS

4.1 SYSTEM MODE (POWER UP WITH KEY PRESSED)

There are 6 LED light indications with following sequence.

(1) Solid orange indicates the printer has entered into system mode

(2) Green and red alternate

(3) Flashing orange

(4) Green and orange alternate

(5) Orange and red alternate

(6) Solid green

4.1.1 Firmware downloading mode

1) Release FEED key at LED light sequence (2) and push again immediately.

2) Copy the firmware file to printer parallel port by the following command is MS-DOS prompt

mode.

C:\>COPY XXXXXX.NEW /B LPT1:

3) The LED will change to green color and blinking every one-second. When firmware update is

completed, printer will reset automatically.

4.1.2 Auto call cancellation

1) Release FEED key at LED light sequence (3).

2) The printer will cancel Auto Call execution. (Refer to 6.3.24)

4.1.3 Parameter clearance

1) Release FEED key at LED light sequence (4).

2) The printer will restore to manufacturer’s default setting and reset automatically.

4.1.4 Sensor calibration

1) Install a label/tag roll with the sensor located at proper position.

2) Release FEED key at LED light sequence (5).

3) The printer will set the sensor property for the installed media and measures label length.

4.1.5 Self-test / Dump mode

1) Release FEED key at LED light sequence (6).

2) The printer will print self-test then enter the dump mode.

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[Self-test printing]

a. Printing program version & check sum

b. Printing various parameters

Parameter

Initial value

Print density fine adjustment

Print position fine adjustment

Amount for finely the cut position

Type of character code

Font of zero

0 mm

PC-850

0 (without slash)

9600 bps

8 bits

Communication speed

Data length

Stop bit length

1 bit

Parity

NONE

Transmission control

Forward feed wait

Control code

AUTO

FEED

Feed key function

Euro code

B0 H

X-coordinate adjustment

Sensor selection

0 mm

Transmissive

4.2 ONLINE MODE FUNCTIONS

The online mode provides the following functions for issuing labels.

(1) Issuing labels (by external equipment interface commands)

(2) Paper feed (by the [FEED] key)

(3) Error indication

(4) Sensor selection

Transmissive sensor, reflective sensor and non-sensor mode are available.

To select the sensor for the media, turn on power to let printer online mode. Open printer cover,

the LED will be turned off. Press FEED key for over 5 seconds, and then release the button, then

printer will enter sensor selection mode.

In sensor selection mode, if LED is changed to green color and press FEED key again, then

reflective sensor is selected.

If LED is changed to orange color and press FEED key again, then non-sensor is selected.

If LED is changed to red color and press FEED key again, then transmissive sensor is selected.

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5. TRANSMISSION SEQUENCE

This section describes the outline of the transmission sequence.

5.1 INITIALIZATION

Writable characters, logo, and PC interface commands must be stored before the label issue

operation.

(1) Storing writable characters and logo

Power ON

<New>

Yes

(Add/change)

[ESC] J1: Formats the flash memory on the

Memory board

memory board.

Format Command

[ESC] XD: Stores writable characters or a

logo on the flash memory board.

Bit Map Writable

Character Command

Completion of storing

all characters

Yes

Storing PC interface commands

Label issue operation

NOTES: (1) The storage of PC commands is only performed if it is required.

(2) When the flash memory board is used, and the Memory board Format Command is not

sent before storing already stored writable characters or logos, memory will be taken up

with every such storing.

(3) When the flash memory board is used, and another operation (storing PC interface

commands or label issue operation) is performed after storing writable characters or

logos, the image buffer will be cleared automatically.

(4) If another storing operation does not take place after storing writable characters or

logos, the printer automatically enters the online mode (label issue operation) after

about 10 seconds. In this case, when the flash memory board is used, the image buffer

will be cleared automatically.

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(2) Storing PC interface commands

Power ON

<New>

Yes

(Add/change)

[ESC] J1: Formats the flash memory board.

Memory board

Format Command

[ESC] XO: Declares the start of saving PC interface

commands.

Save Start Command

[ESC] D: Sets the label size.

Label Size Set Command

[ESC] AX: Adjusts the feed length, cut position, and

back feed length.

Position Fine

Adjust Command

Print Density Fine

Adjust Command

[ESC] AY: Adjusts the print density.

[ESC] C: Clears the image buffer.

Image Buffer Clear Command

Line Format Command

[ESC] LC: Sets the line format and draws it.

[ESC] PC: Sets the bit map font format.

Bit Map Font Format Command

Outline Font Format Command

Bar Code Format Command

Bit Map Font Data Command

Save Terminate Command

[ESC] PV: Sets the outline font format.

[ESC] XB: Sets the bar code format.

[ESC] RC: Draws data of the bit map font.

[ESC] XP: Declares the termination of saving PC

interface commands.

Completion of

all storing

Yes

Storing writable characters or logos

Label issue operation

NOTES: (1) The storage of PC commands is only performed if it is required.

(2) When the flash memory card is used, and the Memory board Format Command is not

sent before storing already stored PC interface commands, memory will be taken up with

every such storing.

(3) When the flash memory board is used, and another operation (storing writable characters

or logos, label issue operation) is performed after storing PC interface commands, the

image buffer will be cleared automatically.

(4) Select commands to be stored as the occasion demands.

(5) If another storing operation does not take place after storing PC interface commands, the

printer enters the online mode (label issue operation) after about 10 seconds. In this

case, when the flash memory board is used, the image buffer will be cleared

automatically.

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5.2 LABEL ISSUE OPERATION

An example of the label issue operation is described below.

(1) Where the Saved Data Call Command is not used:

Power ON

Place paper

[ESC] D: Sets the label size.

Label Size Set Command

[ESC] AX: Adjusts the feed length, cut position, and

back feed length.

Position Fine

Adjust Command

Print Density Fine

Adjust Command

[ESC] AY: Adjusts the print density.

[ESC] T: Feeds one sheet of paper and aligns it

with the first printing position.

Feed Command

[ESC] C: Clears the image buffer.

[ESC] LC: Sets the line format and draws it.

[ESC] PC: Sets the bit map font format.

[ESC] PV: Sets the outline font format.

[ESC] XB: Sets the bar code format.

Image Buffer Clear Command

Line Format Command

Bit Map Font Format Command

Outline Font Format Command

Bar Code Format Command

[ESC] RC: Draws bit map font data.

[ESC] RV: Draws outline font data.

[ESC] RB: Draws bar code data.

[ESC] XS: Issues (prints) the label.

Bit Map Font Data Command

Outline Font Data Command

Bar Code Data Command

Issue Command

Yes

Yes

Yes

Power OFF

NOTES: (1) When placing new paper, the Label Size Set Command and Feed Command must

always be sent. When using the same paper after the power is turned off and on, the

Label Size Set Command and Feed Command may be omitted.

(2) After the power is turned off and on, the Bit Map Font Format Command, the Outline

Font Format Command, and the Bar Code Format Command should be sent as

occasion demands because they are not protected in memory.

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(2) Where the Saved Data Call Command is used:

Power ON

[ESC] XQ: Calls the label format stored in the flash

Place paper

memory board.

Saved Data Call Command

Feed Command

[ESC] T: Feeds one sheet of paper and aligns it with

the first printing position.

[ESC] RC: Draws bit map font data.

[ESC] RV: Draws outline font data.

[ESC] RB: Draws bar code data.

[ESC] XS: Issues (prints) the label.

Bit Map Font Data Command

Outline Font Data Command

Bar Code Data Command

Issue Command

Yes

Yes

Power OFF

NOTES: (1) When placing new paper, the Feed Command must always be sent. When using the

same paper after the power is turned off and on, the Feed Command may be omitted.

(2) If the option for “automatic call at power on” for the Saved Data Call Command has

previously been selected, the Saved Data Call Command may be omitted after the

power is turned off and on.

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6. INTERFACE COMMANDS

6.1 OUTLINE OF COMMANDS

(1) Format of Interface command

ESC

Command & Data

LF NUL

The length from [ESC] to [LF] [NUL] must be as specified by each command.

There are the following three kinds of control codes:

ESC (1BH), LF (0AH), NUL(00H)

{

(7BH), | (7CH), }

(7DH)

(2) How to use reference

Function

Format

Describes the outline of the function of the command.

Shows the format of the command.

The format designation method should conform to the following rules:

Each set of small letters (such as aa, bbbb) indicates a parameter item.

An item enclosed in parentheses may be omitted.

“…” indicates the repetition of an item.

Brackets and parentheses are used only in coding, and must not be transmitted

in practice.

Other symbols must always be inserted at the designated positions before being

transmitted.

Term

Explains the term(s) used in the format.

“0 to 999” described in the entry range indicates that up to 3-digit variable-length

entry is allowed. (Entry of “001” or “009” is also possible.) “000 to 999” indicates

that entry must be fixed as 3 digits.

Explanation

Note

Explains the command in detail.

Supplementary explanation of the command.

Related commands

Refer to

Examples

Explains the command examples.

[ESC] T20C30 [LF] [NUL]

The above corresponds to the transfer of the following:

1B 54 32 30 43 33 30 0A 00

[ESC]

0 [LF] [NUL]

(3) Precautions

The commands and parameters described in this specification must always be used. If any

command or parameter other than those covered in this specification is used, the printer

operation will not be guaranteed. The commands must be used in the online mode. If any

command is transmitted in system mode, the printer will not operate. However, only the Reset

Command can be used.

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NOTES:

1. If a command is not recognized as a command, it is ignored.

e.g.) [ESC] H, [ESC]AA, and so on.

2. If the number of digits of the parameter is specified, when the number of in put digits does not

match the specified number of digits, a command error occurs.

3. When a parameter is set to any character/value other than specified characters/values, a

command error occurs.

e.g.) In the case that a value should be set for parameter, “0001” is acceptable, however, “000A”

results in an error.

In the case that a character should be set for parameter, “A” is acceptable, however, “1” results in

an error.

4. If the value range of the parameter is specified, when any value beyond the range is entered, a

command error occurs. (Except for the D command)

5. When a parameter is missing, which cannot be omitted, a command error occurs.

6. The parameter should be set to either a value or a character, even if the parameter is defined as

“Ignore”.

e.g.) a : Ignore

If it is omitted, a command error occurs, except when the parameter is omissible.

If the number of digits of the parameter is specified, when the number of input digits does not

match the specified number of digits, a command error occurs.

7. When any value/character other than available values/characters for the parameter function is set,

a command error occurs.

e.g.) Parameter “e” for the LC command.

e: Type of line

0: Line

1: Rectangle

If “2” is set to parameter “e”, a command error occurs.

8. About D command

1) Parameter “aaaa”, “bbbb” and “cccc”

When any value lager than maximum value is entered for these three parameters, the entered

value is internally changed to the maximum value.

When any value smaller than minimum value is entered for these tree parameters, the entered

value is internally changed to the minimum value.

2) When “aaaa” is smaller than “cccc”, a command error occurs.

3) When “aaaa – cccc < 2mm”, it is internally changed to “cccc = aaaa – 2mm”.

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6.2 LIST OF COMMANDS

(1) Commands related to setting

Label Size Set Command

[ESC] D......................................17

(2) Commands related to fine adjustment

Position Fine Adjust Command

Print Density Fine Adjust Command

[ESC] AX....................................22

[ESC] AY....................................27

(3) Commands related to clear

Image Buffer Clear Command

Clear Area Command

[ESC] C......................................28

[ESC] XR ...................................29

(4) Commands related to drawing format setting

Line Format Command

[ESC] LC....................................31

[ESC] PC ...................................35

[ESC] PV....................................49

[ESC] XB....................................63

Bit Map Font Format Command

Outline Font Format Command

Bar Code Format Command

(5) Commands related to print data

Bit Map Font Data Command

Outline Font Data Command

Bar Code Data Command

[ESC] RC ...................................94

[ESC] RV ...................................97

[ESC] RB .................................100

(6) Commands related to issue and feed

Issue Command

Feed Command

Eject Command

[ESC] XS..................................113

[ESC] T ....................................123

[ESC] IB...................................128

[ESC] U1, [ESC] U2.................129

Forward/Reverse Feed Command (Reserved for future)

(7) Commands related to writable characters

Storage Area Allocate Command

Memory Card Format Command

2-byte Writable Character Code Range Command

Bit Map Writable Character Command

[ESC] XF..................................131

[ESC] J1...................................133

[ESC] XE..................................134

[ESC] XD .................................135

(8) Commands related to graphics

Graphic Command

[ESC] SG .................................146

(9) Commands related to PC command saving

Memory Card Format Command

Save Start Command

Save Terminate Command

Saved Data Call Command

[ESC] J1...................................133

[ESC] XO .................................154

[ESC] XP..................................156

[ESC] XQ .................................157

(10) Commands related to control

Reset Command

Batch Reset Command

[ESC] WR ................................158

[ESC] Z0 ..................................172

(11) Commands related to status

Status Request Command

Receive Buffer Free Space Status Request Command

Version Information Acquire Command

[ESC] WS ................................159

[ESC] WB ................................160

[ESC] WV, [ESC] WI ...............162

(12) Commands related to printer information

Information Store Command

Information Request Command

[ESC] IG...................................165

[ESC] IR.................................. 166

(13) Commands related to parameter setting

Parameter Set Command

Fine Adjustment Value Set Command

[ESC] Z2;1 ...............................167

[ESC] Z2;2 .............................. 170

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6.3 COMMANDS FOR CREATING APPLICATION

6.3.1 LABEL SIZE SET COMMAND

[ESC] D

Function

Format

Term

Sets the size of a label or tag.

[ESC] Daaaa, bbbb, cccc (,dddd) [LF] [NUL]

aaaa:

Pitch length of the label or tag

4 and 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

4 digits: Max. 6096(609.6 mm)

5 digits: Max. 06096 (609.6 mm)

bbbb:

cccc:

Effective print width

Fixed as 4 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Effective print length

4 and 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

4 digits: Max. 6096 (609.6 mm)

5 digits: Max. 06096 (609.6 mm)

dddd:

(Omissible) Function: Ignore

Explanation

[Labels]

Backing paper

Label

Backing paper

Label

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Label

pitch

Effective

print length

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Effective

print width

Effective

print width

Paper feed direction

[Print direction: Printing bottom first]

[Printing direction: Printing top first]

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[Tags]

Black mark

(Back side of print)

Black mark

(Back side of print)

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Tag

pitch

Tag

pitch

Effective

print length

Effective

print length

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Effective

print width

Effective

print width

Paper feed direction

[Print direction: Printing bottom first]

[Printing direction: Printing top first]

[Setting range]

Black mark

(Back side

of print)

Stop

position

Tag

Cut

position

Cut

position

Origin

Paper feed direction

[Labels]

[Tags]

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[mm]

Model

B-SV4D

Strip

Item

Method

Batch

10.0

Cutter

15.0

Thermal head dot density

Thermal head width

A: Label pitch

Tag pitch

8 dots/mm

108

Min.

25.4

Label

Max.

Min.

609.6

–

10.0

15.0

Tag

Max.

Min.

609.6

25.4

B: Label length

Max.

607.6

25.4

112

C: Backing paper width Min.

Tag width

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

Min.

Max.

D: Label width

22.4

109

E: Label-to-label gap

F: Black mark length

2.0

6.0

10.0

G: Effective print width Min.

Max.

108 ± 0.2

H: Effective

print length

Min.

8.0

23.4

13.0

Label

Tag

Max.

Min.

607.6

–

8.0

13.0

Max.

607.6

–

607.6

I: Slow up interval

1.0

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Notes

(1) Before changing the label size or type of sensor, the Label Size Set Command

must first be transmitted.

(2) The Label Size Set Command is protected in memory (even if the power is turned

off).

(3) After sending the Label Size Set Command, one sheet of paper must be fed by the

Feed Command ([ESC] T) and must be aligned with the first print position prior to

printing.

(4) The origin of drawing coordinates, print stop position (head position at stop), and

cut position are determined according to the parameters of the Label Size Set

Command as shown in the figure on the preceding page. For the print stop

position in strip issue mode, refer to the section of the Position Fine Adjust

Command. The effective print area is centered on the label/tag.

(5) Printing cannot be performed in the slow up (1 mm) and slow down (1 mm) areas.

Consequently, [A : label/tag pitch] - [H: effective print length] ≥ 2 mm must be

assumed.

(6) The origin of drawing coordinates, print stop position (head position at stop), and

cut position are adjustable by the Fine Adjust Commands and according to the fine

adjustment settings in System mode.

(7) The tag rotation designation of the Issue Command ([ESC] XS) causes the origin

of drawing coordinates to be origin in the case of “printing bottom first” and to be

origin in the case of “printing top first”, as shown in the figure.

(8) The parameters must be as shown in the figure and table. Any value or paper

outside the range results in a failure of printing or an error.

(9) The setting for the backing paper width is used for the control of the backing paper

rewind motor for a strip issue. Therefore, this setting is not effective for any mode

other than strip issue mode.

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Examples

(1) Labels

(2) Tags

Effective

print area

Black mark

(Back side

of print)

Label

76.2

50.8

46.8

72.2

Effective

print area

Tag

76.0 mm

Backing paper

82.0 mm

99.6 mm

[ESC] D0508, 0760, 0468, 0820 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] T20C30 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] D0762, 0996, 0722 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] T10C30 [LF] [NUL]

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6.3.2 POSITION FINE ADJUST COMMAND

[ESC] AX

Function

Adjusts the feed value so that the label will be shifted forward or backward from the

automatically set first print start position.

Adjusts the cut position so that the label will be cut at a position shifted forward or

backward from the automatically set cut position, or adjusts the strip position so that

the label will be shifted forward or backward from the automatically set strip position.

Adjusts the value for feeding the label back to the home position after cutting, or

adjusts the value for feeding the label back to the home position after stripping.

Format

Term

[ESC] AX; abbb, cddd, eff [LF] [NUL]

Indicates the direction, forward or backward, in which a fine adjustment is to

be made.

+: Backward

-: Forward

bbb:

Feed value to be finely adjusted.

000 to 500 (in 0.1 mm units)

Indicates the direction, forward or backward, in which a cut position

(or strip position) fine adjustment is to be made.

+: Backward

-: Forward

If cutter and strip module is not installed, this value is ignored.

ddd:

Amount for finely adjusting the cut position (or strip position).

000 to 350 (in 0.1 mm units)

If cutter and strip module is not installed, this value is ignored.

Indicates whether the back feed is to be increased or decreased.

+: Increase

-: Decrease

ff:

Amount for finely adjusting the back feed.

00 to 99 (in 0.1 mm units)

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Explanation

[Feed Length Fine Adjustment] (To finely adjust the feed for shifting backward or forward)

0.0 mm

One label

First print position

+3.0 mm

One label

First print position

-3.0 mm

One label

First print position

Paper feed direction

[Cut Position Fine Adjustment] (To finely adjust the cut position for shifting backward or

forward)

0.0 mm

Cut position

+3.0 mm

Cut position

- 3.0 mm

Cut position

Paper feed direction

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[Strip Position Fine Adjustment]

0.0 mm

+3.0 mm

-3.0 mm

Printing in strip issue mode is stopped at the position where the

distance from the middle point of the label-to-label gap to the

end of the strip shaft is 3 mm, since the label-to-label gap is

assumed to be 2 mm.

3 mm

2 mm

When the print stop position is not proper, the print stop position

should be adjusted using the strip position fine adjust function.

When the label-to-label gap is 5 mm or more, the effective print

length should be set to the maximum (label pitch -2 mm). Then,

the print stop position should be adjusted using the strip position

fine adjust function.

2 mm

[Back Feed Fine Adjustment] (To finely adjust the back feed for shifting backward or forward)

0.0 mm

First print position (home position after back feed)

+3.0 mm

First print position (home position after back feed)

- 3.0 mm

First print position (home position after back feed)

Paper feed direction

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Notes

(1) If the feed value fine adjustment, cut position (or strip position) fine adjustment or

back feed value fine adjustment has been set in system mode (key operation on

the printer), the fine adjustment value will be the fine adjustment in system mode.

The max. fine adjustment values are as follows. However, the max. feed fine

adjustment value is limited within the label pitch.

Feed value fine adjustment...................................................±50.0 mm

Cut position (or strip position) fine adjustment......................±35.0 mm

Back feed value fine adjustment...........................................±9.9 mm

(2) After changing the fine adjustment value by this command, one label must be fed

by the Feed Command ([ESC] T) to adjust the first print position.

(3) Each fine adjustment value is protected in memory (even if the power is turned

off).

(4) If a fine adjustment value is improper, printing will not be performed correctly.

For example, if the back feed fine adjustment value is not set properly,

the print positions without cutting and after cutting will be different from

each other. If the label is fed back excessively, the paper will not be fed

correctly during printing.

In the strip issue mode, the print position may differ between the first

label and the second label. The back feed fine adjustment is used to

adjust the length so that the label is correctly fed back to the position

placed before the forward feed is performed.

(5) The cut position (or the strip position) fine adjustment and back feed value fine

adjustment are effective only when the printer is in cut issue or strip issue mode.

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Examples

(1) Cut issue

3.5 mm

Cut

Preprinted

2.0 mm

Finely adjust the print

position by +2.0 mm.

Finely adjust the cut

position by +3.5 mm.

Finely adjust the back

feed value by +1.0 mm.

(3.0 - 2.0 = 1.0)

3.0 mm

Cut

Paper feed

direction

[ESC] AX; +020, +035, +10 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] T21C30 [LF] [NUL]

(2) Strip issue

1.0 mm

3.0 mm

Finely adjust the strip

position by +2.0 mm.

Finely adjust the print

position by +1.0 mm.

A B C

1.0 mm

[ESC] AX; +010, +020, +00 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] T20D30 [LF] [NUL]

Paper feed

direction

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6.3.3 PRINT DENSITY FINE ADJUST COMMAND

[ESC] AY

Function

Format

Term

Adjusts the automatically set print density.

[ESC] AY; abb, c [LF] [NUL]

Indicates whether to increase or decrease the density.

+: Increase (darker)

-: Decrease (lighter)

bb:

Print density fine adjustment value

00 to 10 (in units of 1 step)

Indicates the mode for fine adjustment, thermal transfer or direct thermal.

1: Direct thermal

Explanation

(1) The print density fine adjustment is performed by adjusting the time that voltage is

applied to the thermal head.

(2) If the print density fine adjustment value has been set in system mode (key

operation on the printer), the fine adjustment value will be the sum of the fine

adjustment by this command and the fine adjustment in system mode. The max.

fine adjustment values for thermal transfer/direct thermal print modes are each

±10.

(3) The fine adjustment values in thermal transfer print mode and direct thermal print

mode can be set independently.

(4) The Print Density Fine Adjust Command is protected in memory (even if the power

is turned off).

(5) The fine adjustment value for both the fine adjust command and the system mode

fine adjustment is 00 at shipment from the factory.

Notes

Even if the print density is set to the value of +08 to +10, it will be automatically

converted to +07 in order to protect the thermal head.

Examples

To set the density in thermal transfer print mode to -2.

[ESC] AY; -02, 0 [LF] [NUL]

To set the density in direct thermal print mode to +3.

[ESC] AY; +03, 1 [LF] [NUL]

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6.3.4 IMAGE BUFFER CLEAR COMMAND

[ESC] C

Function

Format

Clears the image buffer for drawing characters, lines, bar codes, and graphics.

[ESC] C [LF] [NUL]

Explanation

(1) After changing the label size, the image buffer must be cleared.

(2) The increment/decrement designation (described later) is valid until the Image

Buffer Clear Command is transmitted.

(3) The link field designation (described later) is effective until the Image Buffer Clear

Command is sent.

Examples

[ESC] D0508, 0760, 0468 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] T20C51 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] C [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] RC000; ABC [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] RC001; DEF [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] XS; I, 0001, 0002C3000 [LF] [NUL]

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6.3.5 CLEAR AREA COMMAND

[ESC] XR

Function

Clears the designated area or reverses the white/black dot pattern in the designated

area in the drawing area.

Format

Term

[ESC] XR; aaaa, bbbb, cccc, dddd, e [LF] [NUL]

aaaa:

bbbb:

cccc:

dddd:

Designated area start point X-coordinate

Fixed as 4 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Designated area start point Y-coordinate

4 or 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Designated area end point X-coordinate

Fixed as 4 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Designated area end point Y-coordinate

4 or 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Type of clear

A: Clears the contents in the designated area to zeros.

B: Reverses the white/black dot pattern in the designated area.

Explanation

Backing paper

Label

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Label

End point

Start point

Effective

print length

Start point

End point

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Effective

print width

Paper feed direction

[Print direction: Printing bottom first]

[Print direction: Printing top first]

Notes

(1) The result is the same even if the start and end point coordinates are reversed.

(2) The result is the same even if the start and end point coordinates are set to an

upper right and a lower left points, respectively.

(3) The start and end coordinates of the designated area must be set within the

effective print area set by the Label Size Set Command ([ESC] D).

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[Effective print area]

[mm]

Model

B-SV4D

Strip

Item

Method

Batch

8.0

Cutter

13.0

Effective print width

Min.

13.0

Max.

108 ± 0.2

Effective

print length

Min.

23.4

Label

Max.

Min.

607.6

8.0

Tag

–

13.0

Max.

607.6

Examples

Start point of

designated area

Origin (0, 0)

Effective print area

10.0 mm

58.5 mm

Designated area

End point of designated area

34.5 mm

76.2 mm

[ESC] XR; 0345, 0100, 0762, 0585, A [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] RC000; ABC [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] RC001; DEF [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] XS; I, 0001, 0002C3000 [LF] [NUL]

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6.3.6 LINE FORMAT COMMAND

[ESC] LC

Function

Format

Term

Sets the line format and draws the line.

[ESC] LC; aaaa, bbbb, cccc, dddd, e, f (, ggg) [LF] [NUL]

aaaa:

bbbb:

cccc:

dddd:

Start point X-coordinate

Fixed as 4 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Start point Y-coordinate

4 or 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

End point X-coordinate

Fixed as 4 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

End point Y-coordinate

4 or 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Type of line

0: Line (horizontal, vertical, slant)

1: Rectangle

No. of line width dots

1 to 9 (in 0.1 mm units)

ggg:

Radius of rounded corners of rectangles

(Omissible. If omitted, the chamfering process for rectangle corners is not

performed.)

Fixed as 3 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Explanation

Backing paper

Label

Backing paper

Label

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Start point

End

point

Effective

print length

Effective

print length

Start

point

End

point

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Effective

print width

Effective

print width

Paper feed direction

[Print direction: Printing bottom first]

[Print direction: Printing top first]

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[Line]

(1) Horizontal line (In the case of |Y₂- Y₁| = 0)

(X₁,Y₁)

(X₂,Y₂)

Line width

(2) Vertical line (In the case of |X₂- X₁| = 0)

(X₁,Y₁)

(X₂,Y₂)

Line width

(3) Slant line A ( |X₂- X₁| ≤ |Y₂- Y₁| )

(4) Slant line B ( |X₂- X₁| > |Y₂- Y₁| )

(X₁,Y₁)

Line width

(X₂,Y₂)

(X₁,Y₁)

Line width

(X₂,Y₂)

Line width

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[Rectangle]

(1) Radius of rounded corners = 000 or parameter omitted

(X₁,Y₁)

(X₂,Y₂)

Line width

(X₂,Y₂)

(X₁,Y₁)

Line width

(2) Radius of rounded corners ≠ 000

(X₁,Y₁)

Line width

Radius

(X₂,Y₂)

Line width

Notes

(1) In line designation, a horizontal line, vertical line, or slant line A/B is drawn

according to the start and end point coordinates.

(2) The result is the same even if the start and end point coordinates are reversed.

(3) The start and end point coordinates must be set so that the result of line drawing

will be within the effective print area set by the Label Size Set Command ([ESC]

D).

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(4) Programming the radius of the rounded corner is effective only when the type of

line is 1 (rectangle). When the type of line is 0, designation of the radius is

ignored.

When the type of line is 1, and the radius of the rounded corner is 000 or omitted,

a rectangle is printed.

(5) A circle is assumed when:

| X₂- X₁|

| Y₂- Y₁|

≤ [Radius of rounded corners]

[Effective print area]

[mm]

Model

B-SV4D

Strip

Item

Method

Batch

Cutter

13.0

Effective print width

Min.

13.0

Max.

108 ± 0.2

Effective

print length

Min.

8.0

23.4

Label

Max.

Min.

607.6

8.0

Tag

–

13.0

Max.

607.6

Examples

Origin (0, 0)

Effective print area

5.0 mm

28.0 mm

0.4 mm

20.0 mm

30.5 mm

[ESC] C [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] LC; 0200, 0350, 0305, 0050, 0, 4 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] LC; 0200, 0050, 0200, 0280, 0, 4 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] XS; I, 0001, 0002C3000 [LF] [NUL]

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6.3.7 BIT MAP FONT FORMAT COMMAND

[ESC] PC

Function

Format

Sets the format indicating on the label at which the bit map font is to be printed and how

it is to be printed.

[ESC] PCaaa; bbbb, cccc, d, e, ff (, ghh), ii, j (, Jkkll) (, Mm) (, noooooooooo)

(, Zpp) (, Pq) (=rrr------rrr) [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PCaaa; bbbb, cccc, d, e, ff (, ghh), ii, j (, Jkkll) (, Mm) (, noooooooooo)

(, Zpp) (, Pq) (; ss₁, ss₂, ss₃, ------, ss₂₀) [LF] [NUL]

Term

aaa:

Character string number

000 to 199 (two digits, 00 to 99, also acceptable)

bbbb: Print origin of X-coordinate of character string

Fixed as 4 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

cccc: Print origin of Y-coordinate of character string

4 or 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Character horizontal magnification

1 to 9 (in magnifications)

* Two digit designation enables magnifications in 0.5 units

(05 ~ 95: 0.5 to 9.5 magnifications).

The magnification can be designated in 0.1 units between 0.5 to 1.

(06 ~ 09: 0.6 to 0.9 magnifications).

d d

Designation in 0.5 magnification units : 0 or 5 (5 to 9, up to 1 magnification)

Designation in magnifications

Character vertical magnification

1 to 9 (in magnifications)

: 0 to 9

* Two digit designation enables magnifications in 0.5 units

(05 ~ 95: 0.5 to 9.5 magnifications).

The magnification can be designated in 0.1 units between 0.5 to 1.

(06 ~ 09: 0.6 to 0.9 magnifications).

e e

Designation in 0.5 magnification units : 0 or 5 (5 to 9, up to 1 magnification)

Designation in magnifications

: 0 to 9

ff:

Type of font

E: Times Roman

J: Helvetica

(Bold)

14 point

(Bold)

12 point

18 point

9.5 point

7 point

M: Presentation

N: Letter Gothic

O: Prestige Elite

Q: Courier

(Bold)

(Medium)

10 point

U: Kanji (16×16 dots)/Writable character (16×16 dots) (Square Gothic)

V: Kanji (24×24 dots)/Writable character (24×24 dots) (Square Gothic)

W:Kanji (32×32 dots)/Writable character (32×32 dots) (Square Gothic)

X: Kanji (48×48 dots)/Writable character (48×48 dots) (Square Gothic)

For the JA

model only

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01 (a): Writable character 1 (1×1 dot to 720×720 dots)

40 (a): Writable character 40 (1×1 dot to 720×720 dots)

51 (a): 2-byte code set writable character 1 (1×1 dot to 720×720 dots)

55 (a): 2-byte code set writable character 5 (1×1 dot to 720×720 dots)

a: Drive

(Omissible. If omitted, flash ROM on the CPU board is selected.)

0: Flash ROM on the CPU board

1:Flash ROM on the memory board (Option)

2:Flash ROM on the memory board (Option)

The following fonts are proportional: E, J

ghh:

Fine adjustment of character-to-character space

(Omissible. If omitted, space is adjusted according to the designated font.)

g: Designates whether to increase or decrease the character-to-character

space.

+: Increase

-: Decrease

hh: No. of space dots between characters

00 to 99 (in dots)

ii:

Rotational angles of a character and character string

00:

11:

0° (char.)

90° (char.)

0° (char.-string)

90° (char.-string)

180° (char.-string)

270° (char.-string)

22: 180° (char.)

33: 270° (char.)

Character attribution

Black character

W (aabb): Reverse character

aa: No. of dots from the character string to the end of the black

background in the horizontal direction

bb: No. of dots from the character string to the end of the black

background in the vertical direction

aa: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

bb: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

F (aabb): Boxed character

aa: No. of dots from the character string area to the box in the

horizontal direction

bb: No. of dots from the character string area to the box in the vertical

direction

aa: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

bb: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

C (aa):

Stroked out character

aa: No. of dots from the character string area to the end of the stroke

aa: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

* Descriptions in parentheses are omissible.

(If omitted, it is character magnification (the larger one of horizontal or

vertical magnifications) × 6 dots.)

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Jkkll:

kk:

Bold character designation

(Omissible. If omitted, this process is not performed.)

No. of horizontal shift dots

00 to 16 (in dots)

ll:

No. of vertical shift dots

00 to 16 (in dots)

Mm:

Type of check digits to be attached.

(Omissible. If omitted, this process is not performed)

m: Type of check digit

0: Modulus 10 (Draws data and check digit)

1: Modulus 43 (Draws data and check digit)

2: DBP Modulus 10 (Draws data and check digit)

noooooooooo: Increment and decrement

(Omissible. If omitted, incrementing/decrementing is not performed.)

n: Designates whether to increment or decrement.

+: Increment

-: Decrement

oooooooooo: Skip value

0000000000 to 9999999999

Zpp:

Pq:

Zero suppression

(Omissible. If omitted, the zero suppression process is not performed.)

pp: No. of zeros to be suppressed

00 to 20

Alignment (Omissible, If omitted, the alignment is set to left.)

q: Designates the character position

1: Left

2: Center

3: Right

4aaaa: Equal space

aaaa: X direction of character string area

0050 to 1040 (in 0.1 mm units)

bbb: Line feed length

010 to 500 (in 1 mm units)

cc:

Number of lines

01 to 99

rrr------rrr: Data string to be printed (Omissible)

Max. 255 digits

ss₁, ss₂, ss₃, ------, ss₂₀: Link field No. (Omissible)

01 to 99 (1 to 99 can be also used.)

Up to 20 fields can be designated using commas.

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Explanation

(1) Character string number

When drawing by the Data Command ([ESC] RC), the format designated by the

character string number is selected.

(2) Print origin of coordinates

Backing paper

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Label

Sam ple

Effective

Print origin

of coordinates

print length

Print origin

of coordinates

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Effective print

width

Effective print

width

Paper feed direction

[Printing direction: Printing bottom first]

[Printing direction: Printing top first]

The print origin of coordinates must be set so that the result of character drawing will be within

the effective print area set by the Label Size Set Command ([ESC] D).

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[Effective print area]

[mm]

Model

B-SV4D

Strip

Item

Method

Batch

8.0

Cutter

13.0

Effective print width

Min.

13.0

Max.

108 ± 0.2

Effective

print length

Min.

23.4

Label

Max.

Min.

607.6

8.0

Tag

–

13.0

Max.

607.6

(3) Horizontal magnification and vertical magnification

Vertical

Horizontal

magnification

Horizontal

magnification

Vertical

magnification

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[Relationship between drawing coordinates and magnification]

Char. height ×

Vertical

magnification

Char.

height

Enlarge

Point of

origin

Char. width

Char. Width ×

Horizontal magnification

Left offset

Point of

origin of

next char.

Point of

origin

Point of

origin of

next char.

Horizontal spacing/

proportional spacing

(Horizontal spacing/proportional spacing)

× Horizontal magnification

(4) Type of font

Times Roman

Helvetica

Presentation

Letter Gothic

Prestige Elite

Courier

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(5) Fine adjustment of character-to-character space

If no character-to-character space is specified or the number of space dots between

characters is 0, drawing will take place according to the horizontal spacing/proportional

spacing determined for each character. If character-to-character space is specified,

drawing will take place according to the value obtained by adding the character

spacing/proportional spacing to the specified value.

Point of

origin

Point of origin of

next char.

No. of fine adjust space dots

between characters

(Horizontal spacing/proportional

spacing) × Horizontal magnification

(6) Rotational angles of a character and character string

Sam ple

Origin

0° (00)

90° (11)

180° (22)

270° (33)

(7) Selection of character attribution

No. of dots in the

horizontal direction

No. of dots in the

vertical direction

A B

Black characters

Reverse characters

No. of dots in the

horizontal direction

No. of dots in the

vertical direction

A B

Boxed characters

Stroked out characters

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(8) Bold character designation

0°

90°

Horizontally

bold

Vertically

bold

Vertically/

horizontally

bold

Horizontally

bold

Vertically

bold

Vertically/

horizontally

bold

(9) Check digit to be attached

When Modulus 10 or Modulus 43 is selected, the check digit of a data row is calculated

and attached to the data row for drawing.

When DBP Modulus 10 is selected, the check digit of a data row is calculated and only the

check digit is drawn. When the data includes any data other than the numerals, drawing is

not performed.

* DBP Modulus 10 is Modulus 10 for Deutsche Bundespost Postdienst only.

(10) Increment/decrement

Printing is performed while the data is incremented or decremented every time a label is

issued. Where the data row exceeds the maximum number of digits (40), the data row

will not be drawn.

When the font type is 51, 52, 53, 54, or 55, the

incrementing/decrementing cannot be designated. (If it is designated, it is ignored, and

the printer operates as if there was no designation.)

Initial value

INC/DEC

0000

+10

0000

+10

0000

+10

999999

+10

Not

designated

Zero suppression

1st label

2nd label

3rd label

4th label

5th label

0000

0010

0020

0030

0040

0000

0010

0020

0030

0040

000

010

020

030

040

0000

0010

0020

0030

0040

999999

000

001

002

003

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Letters and numerals for increment/decrement

For the data string, up to 40 digits (including letters, numerals, and symbols) are

possible.

Only the numerals are picked up and calculated for

incrementing/decrementing, and then are returned to the previous position to draw the

data.

Example of increment/decrement calculation

Initial value

INC/DEC

00000

A0A0A

7A8/9

A2A0A

-3

1st label

2nd label

3rd label

4th label

5th label

00000

00001

00002

00003

00004

A0A0A

A0A1A

A0A2A

A0A3A

A0A4A

7A8/9

7A9/2

7A9/5

7A9/8

8A0/1

A2A0A

A1A7A

A1A4A

A1A1A

A0A8A

(11) Zero suppression

No. of zeros to be suppressed

Data

0000

0A12

A12

0123

123 0123

The leading zero(s) in a data row is replaced by a space(s) according to the designated

number of digits. However, if the number of digits to be suppressed is greater than the data

row, the data row will be drawn without zero suppression. Where the data row exceeds the

maximum number of digits (40), the data row will not be drawn. When the font type is 51, 52,

53, 54 or 55, zero suppression is not designated. If it is designated, it is ignored, and the printer

operates as if there was no designation.

(12) Alignment

No. of dots of character string

area in the X direction

Designated origin

Left

Center

Right

E q u a l s p a c e

Automatic line feed

Automatic

Line feed length

No. of lines

If characters are not placed on one line when equal space and automatic line feed is

designated, the following steps should be performed.

Decrease the value of the character-to-character space. When characters are not placed

on one line if the value is set to 0, return the value to its default, and then reduce the

horizontal magnification for a character by 0.5.

If characters are still not placed on one line, repeatedly decrease the value of the

character-to-character space, and then reduce the horizontal magnification. When

characters are not placed on one line if the character magnification is set to 0.5 and the

character-to-character space is set to 0, the field is not drawn. (The same previous field is

also not drawn.)

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(13) Data string to be printed

Drawing data can be programmed by designating the number of digits after the symbol

“=.” Up to 255 digits can be printed. If the number of digits exceeds 255, the excessive

data will be discarded.

For the character code table, refer to the character code table mentioned later.

(14) Link field No.

The link field No. can be programmed by designating it after the symbol “;”. After the link

field No. is designated using the Format Command, the data strings are linked by the Link

Field Data Command to draw an image.

Up to 20 fields can be linked.

The following shows an example of linked fields on the two continuous labels.

[Format Command]

[ESC] PC01;................... ; 01 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PC02;................... ; 03 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PC03;................... ; 04 [LF] [NUL]

: Link field No. 1 is designated.

: Link field No. 3 is designated.

: Link field No. 4 is designated.

[ESC] XB01; ........................ ; 03, 04 [LF] [NUL] : Link fields No. 3 and No. 4 are

designated.

[ESC] PC04;................... ; 02 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PC05;................... ; 03 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PC06;................... ; 04 [LF] [NUL]

: Link field No. 2 is designated.

: Link field No. 3 is designated.

: Link field No. 4 is designated.

[ESC] XB02; ........................ ; 03, 04 [LF] [NUL] : Link fields No. 3 and No. 4 are

designated.

Designating link field No.

[Data Command]

[ESC] RC; A [LF] B [LF] ABCD [LF] 001 [LF] [NUL]

Link field No. 4

Link field No. 3

Link field No. 2

Link field No. 1

ABCD

001

ABCD

001

*ABCD001*

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Notes

(1)

The check digit attach, increment/decrement, and zero suppress processes are

performed according to the following priority. If any of the conditions is improper,

no drawing will take place.

For example, the zero(s) is replaced by a space(s) as a result of zero

suppression but the modulus 10 designated to be attached cannot be

calculated.

Increment/decrement > zero suppression > attachment of check digit

(2)

Up to 32 fields for which incrementing/decrementing has been designated can be

drawn. If the total of bit map font, outline font or bar code increment/decrement

fields exceeds 32, drawing will take place without incrementing/decrementing any

excessive field. The field to be incremented or decremented is incremented or

decremented until the Image Buffer Clear Command ([ESC] C) is transmitted.

[Example]

1) Format Command (Increment character string No. 001 (+1))

2) Format Command (No incrementing for character string No. 002)

3) Format Command (Increment character string No. 003 (+2))

4) Image Buffer Clear Command

5) Data Command (Character string No. 001 “0001”)

6) Data Command (Character string No. 002 “AB-”)

7) Data Command (Character string No. 003 “0100”)

8) Issue Command (2 labels)

0001

AB - 0100

0002

AB - 0102

9) Issue Command (1 label)

0003

AB - 0104

10) Image Buffer Clear Command

11) Data Command (Character string No. 002 “00000”)

12) Issue Command (1 label)

00000

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(3) The Bit Map Font Format Command may be connected to the Outline Font Format

Command when transmitted.

[ESC] P C001; 0100, 0150, 1, 1, A, 00, B [LF]

C002; 0350, 0180, 1, 1, A, 00, B [LF]

C005; 0200, 0300, 25, 2, C, +05, 00, B, +0000000001 [LF]

V01; 0500, 0400, 0100, 0100, A, 00, B [LF] [NUL]

(4) When the drawing data is changed per label issue during printing, the field of the

drawing data for the previous label is automatically cleared using the character

string number, then the next drawing data is printed. Therefore, the character

string number which differs according to the drawing fields should be designated.

Since the automatic field clear is not performed between the Clear Command

([ESC] C) and Issue Command ([ESC] XS), the fixed data may be drawn using the

same character string number. In this case, the Format Command and Data

Command should be sent alternately. (After the Issue Command is sent, the fields

with the same character string number are automatically cleared until the Clear

Command is sent.)

(5) The link field designation is cleared by omitting the link field designation using the

same character string No. and reformatting data.

The link field designation can be also cleared by the Image Buffer Clear

Command.

(6) A print data string and link field No. cannot be programmed at the same time.

(7) The same character string number cannot be programmed more than once in one

format (one page).

Refer to

Bit Map Font Data Command ([ESC] RC)

Outline Font Format Command ([ESC] PV)

Bar Code Format Command ([ESC] XB)

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Examples

(1)

Origin (0, 0)

12.5

Effective print area

30.0

S a m p l e

A B C D

55.0

20.0 mm

65.0 mm

[ESC] C [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PC000; 0200, 0300, 1, 1, A, 00, B=ABCD [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PC001; 0200, 0125, 1, 1, C, 00, B [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PC002; 0650, 0550, 2, 2, G, 33, B, +0000000001 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] RC001; Sample [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] RC002; 001 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] XS; I, 0002, 0002C3000 [LF] [NUL]

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(2)

Origin (0, 0)

Effective print area

30.0

55.0

S 0 0 1

20.0 mm

65.0 mm

[ESC] C [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PC001; 0200, 0300, 1, 1, C, 00, B; 01, 02 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PV01; 0650, 0550, 0200, 0150, B, 33, B; 02 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] XB01; 0200, 0550, 3, 1, 03, 03, 08, 08, 03, 0, 0150; 01, 02 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] RC; S [LF] 001 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] XS; I, 0002, 0002C3000 [LF] [NUL]

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6.3.8 OUTLINE FONT FORMAT COMMAND

[ESC] PV

Function

Sets the format to indicate the position on the label, at which the outline font is to be

printed and how it is to be printed.

Fonts other than TrueType font

Format

Term

[ESC] PVaa; bbbb, cccc, dddd, eeee, f (, ghhh), ii, j (, Mk) (, lmmmmmmmmmm)

(, Znn) (, Po) (=ppp------ppp) [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PVaa; bbbb, cccc, dddd, eeee, f (, ghhh), ii, j (, Mk) (, lmmmmmmmmmm)

(, Znn) (, Po) (; qq₁, qq₂, qq₃, ------, qq₂₀) [LF] [NUL]

aa:

Character string number

00 to 99

bbbb:

cccc:

dddd:

eeee:

Print origin of X-coordinate of the character string

Fixed as 4 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Print origin of Y-coordinate of the character string

4 or 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Character width

0020 to 0850 (in 0.1 mm units)

Height of the character

0020 to 0850 (in 0.1 mm units)

Type of font

A: TEC FONT1 (Helvetica [bold])

B: TEC FONT1 (Helvetica [bold] proportional)

ghhh:

Fine adjustment of character-to-character space

(Omissible. If omitted, space is adjusted according to the designated font.)

g: Designates whether to increase or decrease the character-to-character

space.

+: Increase

-: Decrease

hhh: No. of space dots between characters

000 to 512 (in dots)

ii:

Rotational angles of a character and character string

00:

11:

0° (char.)

0° (char.-string)

90° (char.-string)

180° (char.-string)

270° (char.-string)

90° (char.)

22: 180° (char.)

33: 270° (char.)

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Character attribution

Black character

W (aabb): Reverse character

aa: No. of dots from the character string to the end of the black

background in the horizontal direction.

bb: No. of dots from the character string to the end of the black

background in the vertical direction.

aa: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

bb: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

F (aabb): Boxed character

aa: No. of dots from the character string area to the box in the

horizontal direction.

bb: No. of dots from the character string area to the box in the vertical

direction.

aa: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

bb: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

C (aa):

Stroked out character

aa: No. of dots from the character string area to the end of the stroke

aa: 01 to 99 (in units of dots)

* Descriptions in parentheses are omissible.

(If omitted, it is character size (the larger character width or height) ÷ 8 dots.)

Mk:

Type of the check digit to be attached

(Omissible. If omitted, the check digit is not drawn.)

k: Type of check digit

0: Modulus 10

1: Modulus 43

(Draws data and check digit)

2: DBP Modulus 10 (Draws check digit only)

lmmmmmmmmmm: Increment and decrement

(Omissible. If omitted, incrementing/decrementing is not

performed.)

l: Designates whether to increment or decrement.

+: Increment

-: Decrement

mmmmmmmmmm: Skip value

0000000000 to 9999999999

Znn:

Zero suppression

(Omissible. If omitted, the zero suppression process is not performed.)

nn: No. of zeros to be suppressed

00 to 20

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Po:

Alignment (Omissible. If omitted, the alignment is set to left.)

o: Designates the character position.

1: Left

2: Center

3: Right

4aaaa: Equal space

aaaa: X direction of character string area

0050 to 1040 (in 0.1 mm units)

ppp------ppp: Data string to be printed (Omissible)

Max. 255 digits

qq₁, qq₂, qq₃, ------, qq₂₀: Link field No. (Omissible)

01 to 99 (1 to 99 can be also used.)

Up to 20 fields can be designated using commas.

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TrueType font

Format

[ESC] PVaa; bbbb, cccc, dddd, eeee, ff, g (, hiii), jj, k (,Lmm)(=ppp ------ ppp) [LF] [NUL]

Term

aa:

Character string number

00 to 99

bbbb:

cccc:

dddd:

eeee:

ff:

Print origin of X-coordinate of the character string

Fixed as 4 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Print origin of Y-coordinate of the character string

4 or 5 digits (in 0.1 mm units)

Character width

0020 to 0850 (in 0.1 mm units)

Height of the character

0020 to 0850 (in 0.1 mm units)

Type of font

01: BalloonPExtBol (File name: Ballp_eb.ttf)

02: BlacklightD (File name: Blklt_rg.ttf)

03: BrushScrD (File name: Brush_rg.ttf)

04: CG Times (File name: Tec_cgt.ttf)

05: CG Times Bold (File name: Tec_cgtb.ttf)

06: CG Times Italic (File name: Tec_cgti.ttf)

07: Clarendon Condensed Bold (File name: Tec_clcd.ttf)

08: FlashPBol (File name: Flash_bd.ttf)

09: Garamond Kursiv Halbfett (File name: Tec_gmkh.ttf)

10: GoudyHeaP (File name: Gdyhp_rg.ttf)

11: GilliesGotDBol (File name: Gilli_bd.ttf)

12: GilliesGotLig (File name: Gilli_lt.ttf)

13: NimbusSanNovTUltLigCon (File name: Nsnct_ul.ttf)

14: Ryahd (File name: ryahd.ttf)

15: Ryahd Bold (File name: ryahdbd.ttf)

16: CG Triumvirate (File name: Trium.ttf)

17: CG Triumvirate Condensed Bold (File name: Triumcb.ttf)

18: Univers Medium (File name: Tec_uni.ttf)

19: Univers Bold (File name: Tec_unib.ttf)

20: Univers Medium Italic (File name: Tec_unii.ttf)

21: add_on TrueType font 1 (File name: addttf01.ttf)

22: add_on TrueType font 2 (File name: addttf02.ttf)

23: add_on TrueType font 3 (File name: addttf0e.ttf)

24: add_on TrueType font 4 (File name: addttf04.ttf)

25: add_on TrueType font 5 (File name: addttf05.ttf)

(*1) The font types 21 to 25 are the fonts that a user adds. These fonts can

be used by specifying “addttf01.ttf” to “addttf05.ttf” for the file names and

installing these in the memory board.

(*2) For the fonts stored in flash ROM on the CPU board, parameter “ff” for

the type of font corresponds to the font type according to the setting

made when fonts are stored.

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Drive

Indicates where the TrueType font files are stored.

0: Flash ROM on the CPU board

1: Flash ROM on the memory board (Option)

2: Flash ROM on the memory board (Option)

hiiii:

Fine adjustment of character-to-character space

(Omissible. If omitted, space is adjusted according to the designated font.)

h: Designates whether to increase or decrease the character-to-character

space.

+: Increase

-: Decrease

iii: No. of space dots between characters

000 to 512 (in dots)

jj:

Rotational angles of a character and character string

00:

11:

0° (char.)

0° (char.-string)

90° (char.-string)

180° (char.-string)

270° (char.-string)

90° (char.)

(Reserved for future)

22: 180° (char.)

33: 270° (char.)

Character attribution

B: Black character

Lmm: True Type font size (Omissible)

Points (1/72 inch per point)

ppp------ppp: Data string to be printed (Omissible)

Max. 255 digits

* TrueType fonts are not included in the standard character generator data. Therefore,

they must be installed in flash ROM on the CPU board, or the memory board.

For installation of TrueType font and details, refer to the TrueType Font Specification

(TAA-1184).

* If Arabic is selected as the character code, letters are written from right to left.

Origin

0° (00)

90° (11)

180° (22)

270° (33)

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Explanation

(1) Character string number

When drawing by the Data Command ([ESC] RV), the format designated by the

character string number is selected.

(2) Print origin of coordinates

Backing paper

Label

Backing

paper

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Label

Print origin of

coordinates

Sam ple

Effective

print length

Effective

print length

Origin of

coordinates

(0, 0)

Print origin of

coordinates

Effective

print width

Paper feed direction

[Print direction: Printing bottom first]

[Print direction: Printing top first]

• The print origin of coordinates must be set so that the result of character drawing will

be within the effective print area set by the Label Size Set Command ([ESC] D).

(3) True Type Font Size

To designate the font size and the unit is 1/72 inch per point.

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[Effective print area]

[mm]

Model

B-SV4D

Strip

Item

Method

Batch

8.0

Cutter

13.0

Effective print width

Min.

13.0

Max.

108 ± 0.2

Effective

print length

Min.

23.4

Label

Max.

Min.

607.6

8.0

Tag

–

13.0

Max.

607.6

(4) Character width and character height

Char.

height

Char.

height

Char.

width

Standard size

(256 × 256 dots)

Char. width

Char.

height

Char.

width

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(5) Fine adjustment of character-to-character space

If no character-to-character space is specified or the number of space dots

between characters is 0, drawing will take place according to the horizontal

spacing/proportional spacing determined for each character. If character-to-

character space is specified, drawing will take place according to the value

obtained by adding the character spacing/proportional spacing to the specified

value. When equal space is selected for the alignment, the character-to-character

space setting is invalid.

(The horizontal spacing/proportional spacing are

increased or decreased depending on the character size.)

A B C

A B

(6) Rotational angles of a character and character string

Sam ple

Origin

0° (00)

90° (11)

180° (22)

270° (33)

(7) Selection of character attribution

No. of dots in the

horizontal direction

No. of dots in the

vertical direction

A B

Black characters

Reverse characters

No. of dots in the

horizontal direction

No. of dots in the

vertical direction

A B

Boxed characters

Stroked out characters

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(8) Increment/decrement

Printing is performed while the data is incremented or decremented each time a label is

issued. Where the data row exceeds the maximum number of digits (40), the data row

will not be drawn.

Initial value

INC/DEC

0000

+10

0000

+10

0000

+10

999999

+10

Not

designated

Zero suppression

1st label

2nd label

3rd label

4th label

5th label

0000

0010

0020

0030

0040

0000

0010

0020

0030

0040

000

010

020

030

040

0000

0010

0020

0030

0040

999999

000

001

002

003

Letters and numerals for increment/decrement

For the data string, up to 40 digits (including letters, numerals and symbols) are

possible. Only the numerals are picked up and calculated for incrementing/

decrementing, and then are returned to the previous position to draw the data.

Example of increment/decrement calculation

Initial value

INC/DEC

00000

A0A0A

7A8/9

A2A0A

-3

1st label

2nd label

00000

00001

00002

00003

00004

A0A0A

A0A1A

A0A2A

A0A3A

A0A4A

7A8/9

7A9/2

7A9/5

7A9/8

8A0/1

A2A0A

A1A7A

A1A4A

A1A1A

A0A8A

3rd label

4th label

5th label

(9) Data string to be printed

Drawing data can be programmed by designating the number of digits after the symbol

“=.” Up to 255 digits can be printed. When the number of digits exceeds 255, the

excessive data will be discarded.

For the character code table, refer to the character code table mentioned later.

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(10) Link field No.

The link field No. can be programmed by designating it after the symbol “;.” After the link

field No. is designated using the Format Command, the data strings are linked by the Link

Field Data Command to draw an image.

Up to 20 fields can be linked.

The following shows an example of linked fields on the two continuous labels.

[Format Command]

[ESC] PV01;................... ; 01 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PV02;................... ; 03 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PV03;................... ; 04 [LF] [NUL]

: Link field No. 1 is designated.

: Link field No. 3 is designated.

: Link field No. 4 is designated.

[ESC] XB01; ........................ ; 03, 04 [LF] [NUL] : Link fields No. 3 and No. 4 are

designated.

[ESC] PV04;................... ; 02 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PV05;................... ; 03 [LF] [NUL]

[ESC] PV06;................... ; 04 [LF] [NUL]

: Link field No. 2 is designated.

: Link field No. 3 is designated.

: Link field No. 4 is designated.

[ESC] XB02; ........................ ; 03, 04 [LF] [NUL] : Link fields No. 3 and No. 4 are

designated.

Designating link field No.

[Data Command]

[ESC] RV; A [LF] B [LF] ABCD [LF] 001 [LF] [NUL]

Link field No. 4

Link field No. 3

Link field No. 2

Link field No. 1

ABCD

001

ABC

*ABCD001*

Notes

(1) The check digit attach, increment/decrement, and zero suppress processes are

performed according to the following priority. If any of the conditions is improper,

no drawing will take place.

For example, the zero(s) is replaced by a space(s) as a result of zero suppression

but the modulus 10 designated to be attached cannot be calculated.

Increment/decrement > zero suppression > attachment of check digit

(2) Up to 32 fields for which incrementing/decrementing has been designated can be

drawn. If the total of bit map font, outline font, or bar code increment/decrement

fields exceeds 32, drawing will take place without incrementing/decrementing any

excessive field. The field to be incremented or decremented is incremented or

decremented until the Image Buffer Clear Command ([ESC] C) is transmitted.

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[Examples]

1) Format Command (Increment character string No. 01 (+1))

2) Format Command (No incrementing for character string No. 02)

3) Format Command (Increment character string No. 03 (+2))

4) Image Buffer Clear Command

5) Data Command (Character string No. 01 “0001”)

6) Data Command (Character string No. 02 “AB-”)

7) Data Command (Character string No. 03 “0100”)

8) Issue Command (2 labels)

0001

AB-0100

0002

AB-0102

9) Issue Command (1 label)

0003

AB-0104

10) Image Buffer Clear Command

11) Data Command (Character string No. 02 “00000”)

12) Issue Command (1 label)

00000

(3) The Outline Font Format Command may be connected to the Bit Map Font Format

Command when transmitted.

[ESC] PC001; 0100, 0150, 1, 1, A, 00, B [LF]

C002; 0350, 0180, 1, 1, A, 00, B [LF]

C005; 0200, 0300, 25, 2, C, +05, 00, B, +0000000001 [LF]

V01; 0500, 0400, 0100, 0100, A, 00, B [LF] [NUL]

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