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1. LOGOA for the above example Store Graphic Image ESC L G DEL This command terminates the Load Graphic Image mode and causes the graphic image to be stored in the printer s Flash memory After this command is received the printer will transmit a D Hexadecimal 44 and begin saving the image Once the image is stored the printer will transmit a an Exclamation Point Hexadecimal 21 The image may now be printed using the Print Graphic Image command Caution The printer power must remain on throughout this entire process Escape Sequence ESC L G DEL Hexadecimal 1B 4C 47 FF Print Graphic Image ESCLgn This command will print a graphic image that was previously stored using the Load Graphic Image command Example The following escape sequence will print the graphic logo stored as A Escape Sequence ESC L g A Hexadecimal IB 4C 67 41 Black Mark Sensing The MtP Series printers can print on preprinted forms on roll media by using a black mark to sense the beginning of each form The black mark is located on the form in a position where the printer s paper out sensor can be used to detect its presence Additionally the LP models are capable of sensing a black mark on the back side of the form and for sensing the gap between labels The recommended position for the black mark is described below Printek Emulation Black Mark Requirements The position described below is designed to be used when seekin
2. Bluetooth or Wi Fi interfaces End of Text Received by Printer ETX If ETX ACK is set to On in the Serial Interface Menu refer to the Operator s Manual then processing of an ETX from the printer s input buffer causes the printer to transmit an ACK to the host computer Since the ETX may be a legal value within an escape sequence it is the user s responsibility to ensure that an ETX used for data handshake is not sent within an escape sequence The user must also ensure that the maximum block size or the number of blocks sent at one time does not exceed the input buffer size of the printer The input buffer size is 32K 32 768 Bytes unless Minimum Buffer has been selected in the printer s Options Menu Please refer to the Operator s Manual for more information Control code ETX Hexadecimal 03 Acknowledge Transmitted by Printer ACK Please refer to the End of Text description above Control Code ACK Hexadecimal 06 End of Transmission Transmitted by Printer EOT The printer sends an EOT character each time the printer s input buffer becomes empty to indicate the printer is idle Control Code EOT Hexadecimal 04 Transmitter On Transmitted by Printer Serial Only XON DC1 When enabled for the Serial Interface refer to the Operator s Manual this character is transmitted by the printer to indicate that the printer is on line and ready to receive data See DC3 XOFF for more information
3. Control Code XON Hexadecimal 11 Printek Emulation Transmitter Off Transmitted by Printer Serial Only XOFF DC3 When enabled for the Serial Interface refer to the Operator s Manual this character is transmitted by the printer to indicate that the printer s input buffer is nearly full and that the host computer should stop sending data When the printer is able to accept data again it will transmit DC1 XON Control Code XOFF Hexadecimal 13 Character Size and Line Spacing Select Character Pitch ESC Kn Sets the character pitch according to the following table Columns Per Line 4 Character Pitch Font Matrix MtP300 MtP400 0 5 5 cpi Sans Serif 37 x 60 13 22 1 10 2 cpi Sans Serif 20 x 26 28 41 2 10 7 cpi Sans Serif 19 x 26 30 43 3 12 7 cpi Courier 16 x 23 36 52 4 13 5 cpi Courier 15 x 23 38 55 5 14 5 cpi Courier 14 x 23 41 59 6 15 6 cpi Courier 13 x 23 44 64 7 16 9 cpi Courier 12 x 23 48 69 8 18 5 cpi Courier 11 x 23 52 75 9 20 3 cpi Courier 10 x 23 57 83 10 22 6 cpi Courier 9 x 23 64 92 11 25 4 cpi Courier 8x23 72 104 This command must be sent prior to any printable characters on the line If sent after printable characters are received a Carriage Return and Line Feed will be inserted and a new line started before the command takes effect Example The following escape sequence will set the printer to use the 12 7 cpi Courier font Escape Sequence ESC K 3 Hexadecimal IB 4B 03 Set Printer to 12 7 cpi SO
4. Record Separator Unit Separator 47 ASCII Character Tables Decimal to Hexadecimal TO ASCII Conversion Table Dec Hex ASCII Dec Hex ASCII Dec Hex Dec Hex 0 00 NUL 64 40 128 80 192 CO 1 Ol SOH 65 41 A 129 81 193 Cl 2 02 STX 66 42 B 130 82 194 C2 3 03 ETX 67 43 C 131 83 195 C3 4 04 EOT 68 44 D 132 84 196 C4 5 05 ENQ 69 45 E 133 85 197 C5 6 06 ACK 70 46 F 134 86 198 C6 7 07 BEL 71 4 G 135 87 199 C7 8 08 BS 72 48 H 136 88 200 C8 9 09 HT 73 4 I 137 89 201 C9 10 0A LF 74 4A J 138 8A 202 CA ll OB VT 75 4B K 139 8B 203 CB 12 0C FF 76 4C L 140 8C 200 CC 13 0D CR 77 4D M 14 8D 205 CD 14 OE SO 78 4E N 142 8E 206 CE 15 OF SI 79 4F O 143 8F 207 CF 16 10 DLE 80 50 P 144 90 208 DO 17 11 XON 81 51 Q 145 91 200 DI 18 12 DCH 82 52 R 146 92 210 D2 19 13 XOFF 83 53 S 147 93 211 D3 20 14 DC4 84 54 T 148 94 212 D4 21 15 NAK 85 5 U 149 95 213 DS 22 16 SYN 86 56 V 150 96 214 D6 23 17 ETB 87 57 W 151 97 215 D7 24 18 CAN 88 58 X 152 98 216 D8 25 19 EM 89 59 Y 153 99 217 D9 26 1A SUB 90 5A Z 154 9A 218 DA 27 1B ESC 91 SB 155 9B 219 DB 28 IC FS 92 SC 156 oC 220 DC 29 1D GS 93 5D 157 9D 221 DD 30 IE RS 94 SE 158 9E 222 DE 31 IF US 9 SFO 159 op 223 DF 32 20 SP 96 60 160 AO 224 EO 3 21 9 6l a 161 Al 225 El 34 2 9 62 b 162 A2 226 E2 35 23 9 63 c 163 A3 227 E3 36 24 100 64 d 164 A4 228 F4 37 25 101 65 165 A5 229 E5 38 26 amp 102 66 f 166 A6 230 E6 39 27 103 67 g 167 A7 231 E7 40 28 100 68 h 168 A8 232 E8 4 29 105 69 i
5. 2 436 graphic lines as described in the Graphics section on page 16 The 8 Bit Compress Graphics command is not supported when defining logos Step 3 Send the Store Graphic Image command to the printer Step 4 Wait for the printer to respond with D Hexadecimal 44 indicating that the printer has begun storing the image Step 5 Wait for the printer to respond with an Exclamation Point character Hexadecimal 21 indicating that the image has been stored 18 Printek Emulation Load Graphic Image ESCLGn This command indicates that graphic commands describing an image to be stored is to follow The value of n is used to identify this particular graphic image and may be any printable ASCII character 21 lt n lt 7E This same value is then used to print the graphic The graphic data is sent using Graphic commands as described on page 16 The image may consist of up to 2 436 graphic lines The loading process will terminate when 2 436 lines have been received or upon receipt of the Store Graphic Image command Example This escape sequence specifies that the following graphic command s will define graphic image A Escape Sequence ESC L G A Graphics Data Hexadecimal IB 4C 4 4l Graphic commands as described on page 16 Note This command may be used to store graphic images that can later be recalled and printed using O Neil Emulation Easy Print commands The name used in the Easy Print command would be LOGO or
6. Bar Pattern Right Data Symbols Check Character ending with Right Guard Bars and Trailing Quiet Zone The UPC EAN JAN 8 EAN JAN 13 specifications comprise an internationally recognized format for application identifiers Unlike the UCC EAN 128 specification these identifiers are intended for point of sale applications Only recognized bodies of the UCC and EAN may assign application identifiers For more information visit www ean int org and www uc council org Character set numeric fixed length as follows e UPC A Requires 12 digits The first 11 will be printed and the 12 will be replaced by a check digit calculated by the printer e UPC E Requires 7 digits The check digit will be added by the printer e EAN JAN 8 Requires 8 digits The first 7 will be printed and the 8 will be replaced by a check digit calculated by the printer e EAN JAN 13 Requires 13 digits The first 12 will be printed and the 13 will be replaced by a check digit calculated by the printer 14 Printek Emulation Elements per symbol 4 2 bars 2 spaces Character density 14 5 CPI Bar width 0 25mm Characters Note When specifying the bar code height that represents the total height including a 1 25mm drop bar pattern printed after the barcode pattern Example 1 The following escape sequence will print a UPC A bar code containing 12345678901 that is 30mm high followed by human readable text Note that a check digit 9 is
7. Fipt oeoff r nf v a a a ID Courier Font PC Line Drawing Extended Character Set 0123456789ABCDEF mm Oo D gt o o 44 Print amp Font Samples Sans Serif Font 0123456789ABCDEF 301234567809 4 QABCDEF GH JKLMNO Y 5 P QRSTUVWXYZ Imno k s tu vw xy z j a bc def ghi 7 P q y Oo Cuzu r t t en fs gt Ye YY A o C E YPBR DIENOoOo6 6 x BGU 45 ASCII Character Tables ASCII Control Code Definitions The following table is provided as a reference to the control character descriptions as provided by the ASCII definition Not all of these definitions are supported by the Printek MtP Series printers and some are emulation dependent For more information consult the appropriate chapter for the emulation being used Control Code NUL SOH STX ETX EOT Hexadecimal Value Description Null Start of Heading Start of Text End of Text End of Transmission Enquiry Acknowledge Bell Backspace Horizontal Tabulation Line Feed Vertical Tabulation Form Feed Carriage Return Shift Out Shift In Data Link Escape Device Control 1 XON Device Control 2 Device Control 3 XOFF Device Control 4 Negative Acknowledge Synchronous Idle End of Transmission Block Cancel End of Medium Substitute Escape File Separator Group Separator
8. LANs designed to provide data security similar a wired LAN Refers to any of the IEEE 802 11 standards Wireless Local Area Network A LAN made up of wireless nodes
9. Magnetic Card Data ESC M nl n2 t CR If the optional Magnetic Card Reader MCR is installed in the printer this command instructs the printer to read data from a card such as a credit card or driver s license The MCR is a three track reader designed to read magnetically encoded data conforming to ANSI ISO 7810 7811 standards The card specifications are listed below Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 ISO1 IATA ISO2 ABA ISO3 MINTS Recording Density 210 bpi 75 bpi 210 bpi Data Bits 7 5 7 Characters Per Track 79 40 107 Card Thickness 0 030 0 003 0 76mm 0 08mm The Read Magnetic Card Data command to allows an application to request that the MCR reads one two or three tracks simultaneously within a specified number of seconds where n n2 are ASCII digits that specify the number of seconds to wait for the user to successfully swipe a card before a timeout error occurs and ft is an ASCII digit specifying the tracks to be read Specifying a timeout value of 00 disables the timeout timer and allows the user to swipe a card until a successful read is accomplished or until a cancel command ESC O is sent by the host Tracks To Be Read Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Tracks 1 amp 2 Tracks 2 amp 3 Tracks 1 2 amp 3 Ov Q Q ja After the printer receives the command the 2 MCR indicator will begin to flash indicating to the user that s he may now pass the card to be read through
10. MtP400 SL the current sheet of paper will be ejected A Carriage Return is also performed which places the current print position at the beginning of the next line Control code FF Hexadecimal 0C Printek Emulation Bar Codes The MtP Series printers will automatically print several types barcode symbols using the following command The specification for each bar code type is also described Print Bar Code ESC atnh data Printek printers support several bar code symbologies including Code 39 Code 128 UCC EAN 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC EAC JAN and Codabar The following table describes the Bar Code command Details for each specific bar code type including examples are found below Variable Value Description E z lower case Print bar code only Z uppercase Print bar code and human readable text 1 Code 39 2 Code 128 UCC EAN 128 t 3 Interleaved 2 of 5 4 UPC EAN JAN 5 Codabar n 1 lt n lt 255 Number of characters in bar code h 1 lt h lt 255 Height of bar code in increments of 0 125mm n characters to be represented in the bar code data See individual bar code types for allowable characters and other specific requirements Notes All barcodes are printed with the minimum bar width x dimension of 0 250mm in compliance with the respective official specification All barcodes are printed centered between the left and right margins For information on setting margins
11. on Label Rotated 180 Place Text on Label Rotated 270 CCW Place Mult Same Size Text Lines on Label Set Font Magnification Print Bar Code Print Vertical Bar Code Print PDF 417 Bar Code Print Human Readable Text Under Bar Code Place a Rectangular Box on Label Place a Line on Label Place Expanded Graphics on Label Place Vertical Expanded Graphics on Label Place Compressed Graphics on Label Place Vertical Compressed Graphics on Label Set Print Contrast Level Set Print Tone Level Set Page Width Enable Pace Mode Disable Pace Mode Wait n 8 Seconds Set Maximum Print Speed Set Paper Feed Distance Before Printing Set Paper Feed Distance After Printing Position Media at Tear Bar for n 8 Seconds Sound Control Panel Bell for n 8 Seconds PRINT FORM max feed skip length SETFF TEXT T font size x y data TEXT90 VTEXT T90 VT font size x y data TEXT180 T180 font size x y data TEXT270 T270 font size x y data MULTILINE ML height text font size ix ty data ENDMULTILINE ENDML SETMAG w hj BARCODE B type width ratio height x ty data VBARCODE VB type width ratio height ix ty data BARCODE PDF 417 x y XD n YD n C n S n data ENDPDF BARCODE TEXT BT font number font size offset BOX x0 y0 x1 yl width LINE L x0 y0 x1 yl width EXPANDED GRAPHICS EG width height x y data VEXPANDED GRAPHICS
12. the MCR slot near the front of the printer The card may be swiped 27 Printek Emulation in either direction If the read is successful the 2 MCR indicator will stay lit momentarily not flashing and the printer will transmit the data read and or the status of the requested read operation If a swipe does not result in a successful read the A Error Indicator will also begin to flash and an error message as described below will be transmitted The card may be swiped multiple times until a successful read occurs or until the specified timeout expires Once the timeout occurs the MCR will be disabled and both indicators will be turned off The data are returned as string s of ASCII characters in the following format ASCII 1 track 1 data 2 CR LF Hexadecimal 25 2F 31 2F GN 3F OD OA ASCII 2 track 2 data CR LF Hexadecimal 3B 2F 32 2F bl 3F OD OA ASCII 3 track 3 data 2 CR LF Hexadecimal 2B 2F 33 2F bes 3F OD OA Note If no data is available for a track the track data portion of the string will be empty Other tracks containing valid data will be returned If an error occurs on any track the track data portion of the string for that track will contain a single E Hexadecimal 45 If for any reason the MCR is unable to read the card s data the printer will transmit an error message string in the format shown below The characters n n2 represent an error number and error message is a description of the e
13. 169 A9 233 E9 42 2A 106 6A j 170 AA 234 EA 43 2B 107 6B k 171 AB 235 EB 44 2C 108 6C 1 172 AC 236 EC 45 2D 109 6D m 173 AD 237 ED 46 2E 110 6E n 174 AE 238 EE 4 2F lll 6F o 175 AF 239 EF 48 30 0 112 70 p 176 BO 240 FO 49 31 1 13 71 o 177 Bl 24 Fl 50 32 2 114 72 r 178 B2 242 F2 51 33 3 115 73 s 179 B3 243 F3 52 34 4 116 74 t 180 B4 244 F4 53 35 5 117 75 u 181 B5 245 FS 54 36 6 118 76 v 182 B6 246 F6 55 37 7 119 7 w 183 B7 247 F7 56 38 8 120 78 x 184 B8 248 F8 57 39 9 121 79 y 185 B9 249 F9 58 3A 122 7A Z 186 BA 250 FA 59 3B 123 7B 187 BB 251 FB 60 3C lt 124 7C 188 BC 252 FC 61 3D 125 TD 189 BD 253 FD 62 3E gt 126 TE 190 BE 254 FE 63 3F 127 7F DEL 191 BF 255 FF 48 Printer Reset Conditions The following list describes what conditions are assumed whenever the printer is powered on the Setup Menus are exited or a reset escape sequence is received when the printer is operating in an emulation mode which supports such a sequence This list includes all variables which may be modified by the user for all emulations even though some emulations cannot modify all the variables shown Refer to the appropriate section for the emulation being used Variable Emulation Line Printer Easy Print Character Pitch Font Extended Character Set Double High Double Wide Emphasized Line Spacing Left Margin Right Margin Print Contrast Buffer Mode Text in an Incomplete Line Input Buffer Magnetic Card
14. B 51 51 32 Forward Seek Black Mark ESCQFn This command causes the printer to move the paper forward up to n dot rows to seek the beginning of a black mark on a form where 0 lt n lt 255 0 250mm dot rows If the black mark is found the printer responds with the escape sequence ESC Q n n2 where n n2 represent the number of dot rows the paper was moved before the black mark was detected If the black mark is not found the printer responds with ESC Q 00 n1 n2 where nl n2 represent the number of dot rows moved before the seek was aborted Example The following escape sequence commands the printer to move the paper forward up to 200 0 250 mm dot rows in search of a black mark on the form This example also shows the printer s response that it found the beginning of the black mark in 183 dot rows 21 Printek Emulation Command sent to printer Escape Sequence ESC Q F 200 Hexadecimal IB 51 4 CN Response from printer Escape Sequence ESC Q 7 Hexadecimal IB 51 3F 3F 3B 37 Note that the values for n n2 or in this example 7 in the response from the printer represent the upper and lower nibbles respectively of the number of dot rows the paper was moved before detecting the beginning of the black mark Each of these values has been or ed with 30 Hexadecimal in order to provide the character shown As a result the value represented by is 176 and the value represented by 7 is 7 in
15. Dump mode using the RS 232C Serial Interface it is recommended that the printer be configured for RTS CTS handshake or XON XOFF handshake Note The Hex Dump feature is only available in units with firmware version 2 0 or later 41 Print 8 Font Samples These print samples were produced on an MtP400 Print Samples Sans Serif 5 5 c 012345 ABCDEF ab Sans Serif 10 2 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abcdef i def Sans Serit 10 7 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abcdef Courier 12 7 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abcdef Courier 13 5 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abcdef Courier 14 5 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abcdef Courier 15 6 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abcdef Courier 16 9 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abcdef Courier 18 5 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abcdef Courier 20 3 cpi 012345 RBCDEF abcdef Courier 22 3 cpi 012345 ABCDEF abedef Courier 25 4 cpi 812345 ABCDEF abcdef Courier 12 7 cpi Courier 12 7 cpi Emphasized Courier 12 7 cpi Double High Courier 12 7 cpi Double High Emphasized 43 Print amp Font Samples Courier Font With International Extended Character Set 0123456789ABCDEF 2 1 89 BG Daeg es 318123456 789 lt gt 9 4 0 ABCDEFGHIJKLNNO 5 P D R 5 TI U WAY Z Ess 6 abecdefghijklnno Wipers tuumwmxuzlti 8 F i amp rc amp amp i i i A A 9 E s amp g B x f All n a a ni b lb k ia BIS F b s TAA A 01 D b A Z ya m Cle Vx 16 a i na K dtu D v p l la i o 1 P El j G a n pi 30 0 t
16. ESC Fn Selects the character set to be used when printing extended characters hexadecimal 80 FF pn Character Set 1 International Character Set 2 PC Line Drawing Character Set When using the PC Line Drawing Character Set the Text Line Spacing should be set to zero Doing so will allow the vertical line characters to form continuous lines This command must be sent prior to any printable characters on the line If sent after printable characters are received a Carriage Return and Line Feed will be inserted and a new line started before the command takes effect Please refer to Print amp Font Samples on page 43 for information on the specific characters contained in each character set Example The following escape sequence will select the International character set Escape Sequence ESC F 1 Hexadecimal IB 46 31 Printek Emulation Horizontal Position Carriage Return CR Causes the current line to be printed and the paper to advance to the next line The current print position is set to the beginning of the next line Note that either a Carriage Return CR or a Line Feed LF will cause both functions to be performed However a Carriage Return and Line Feed pair CRLF will only perform a single line feed Control code CR Hexadecimal 0D Backspace BS Removes the previous character from the print buffer Backspacing can be done up to but not beyond the beginning of the line Control code BS Hexadeci
17. LINE L x0 y0 x1 yl width TONE level UPCA UPCE EAN13 EAN8 39 39C 20F5 20F5C 128 UCCEAN128 CODABAR CODABAR16 Line Print Mode Commands Graphic Data Carriage Return Line Feed Form Feed Backspace I O Handshake Printer Responds With ACK Use Font File Define Font File Begin a Label Print Session Single Utility Command Multiple Utility Command Additional Printer Control Select Emulation 40 ESC g 00 width CR LF FF BS ETX USE FORMAT UF format name DEFINE FORMAT DF format name offset 200 200 height qty U1 single utility command UTILITIES U multiple utility command separated by CRLF PRINT ESC ESC n Hex Dump Mode Hex Dump provides a way to print in a readable form all the data received by the printer This tool is useful to programmers for debugging programs when sending control codes and escape sequences to the printer Hex Dump mode may also be used to detect what commands are being sent by a particular software application to help determine which emulation mode is needed for that application When the printer is operating in Hex Dump mode control characters and escape sequences sent to the printer are not recognized or processed The hexadecimal representation of the control characters and escape sequences will appear in the hex dump but no other special processing will occur To select Hex Dump mode enter Setup and use the gt Advance Button to select th
18. Manual Coti e iua ed 1 Selecting Emulation C sassa saya esa 3 Printek Kult sineeran Seier S q ui i Si ee e vv i qia Ue Y EVE eege 5 Introduction eee a tidad 5 Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function annassa 6 eene EE 6 Character Size and Line Spacing nooo ncnn nono nonn ener enne enne nennen 7 Character Attributes eet eere re o ii 9 Character Sets ssec id 9 Horizontal Position eb qe me hai 10 Vertical Position ost rene PISOS pie e tn A 10 Bar Codes ue aede att td t Wa RE ae A na RU aa etse 12 Graphics EP 16 Storing and Printing Graphic Images and Logos cecccesecsseessesseeeseeseceseeesecesecesecaecaeceaeceeeeeeseeeneeees 18 Black Mark Sensing cae eei eee Ded e P dace aus 19 Black Mark Requirements sese enne enne trente enne n rr en nennen nennen 20 Black Mark Sensing Commande sees eene entren nennen enne 21 Gap Sensing oe am smt ita uapa eit eA asawa 22 Printer Conttols A 23 Printer Status Commands eiecit A E Re Eee 24 Magnetic Card Reader su eee de eotudeluie t butt tete iiti se 27 Control Code and Escape Sequence Summary sse ener 29 leg Em la e EE 31 O Neil TUE EE 33 VAud ESI Em lat E 37 CPCL Emul tln iii es eege Eege eege 39 Hex D mp Mode aaa een eege eege Ee 41 Print ayuu OI 43 ASCH Character Tables Nr 47 ASCII Control Code Definitions dani nete An re
19. PRINTEIC Innovative Business Printing Solutions MtP Series Programmer s Manual Printek Inc 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor MI 49022 269 925 3200 www printek com Printek Part Number 6035 Manual Revision Notes Released as Part Number 5886 in October 2004 e Original release for the MtP400 Series printers e Based on MtP Series firmware version 1 7 Released as Part Number 6035 in March 2005 e Added support for the MtP300 Series printers e Based on MtP Series firmware version 2 0 Acknowledgements Printek is a registered trademark of Printek Inc Bluetooth is registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc O Neil is a trademark of O Neil Product Development Inc Palm OS is a trademark of PalmSource Inc PrintBoy is a registered trademark of Bachmamn Software PrinterCE is a registered trademark of Fieldsoftware Products Wi Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi Fi Alliance Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Zebra ZPL II and Comtec are registered trademarks of Zebra Technologies ZIH Corp All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners O 2004 2005 By Printek Inc 1517 Townline Road Benton Harbor MI 49022 All rights reserved Specifications subject to change without notice TABLE OF CONTENTS EX Dudum ii ntrod ett erm 1 Printer Models and Key Features 1
20. Printek Emulation Example The following escape sequence will print a bar code containing 123456 that is 10mm high followed by human readable text Escape Sequence ESC Z 3 6 80 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hexadecimal IB SA 33 06 50 31 32 33 34 35 36 Codabar Specifications Description Each symbol starts with Leading Quiet Zone followed with Start Symbol Data Symbols ending with Stop Symbol and Trailing Quiet Zone Character set 0 9 and the start stop pairs of A T B N C and D E Elements per symbol 7 4 bars 3 spaces Character density 8 1 CPI Bar width 0 25mm Example 1 The following escape sequence will print a bar code containing 123456 using the A T start stop characters and 20mm high followed by human readable text Escape Sequence ESC Z 5 8 160 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 T Hexadecimal IB SA 35 08 AO 41 31 32 33 34 35 36 54 Example 2 The following escape sequence will print a bar code containing 123456 using the C start stop characters and 20mm high followed by human readable text Escape Sequence ESC Z 5 8 160 C 1 2 3 4 2 6 Hexadecimal IB SA 35 08 AO 43 31 32 33 34 35 36 2A Graphics The printer uses a single line thermal print head with elements spaced at 0 125mm The maximum number of graphic data bytes allowed for each model printer is shown for each command After each line of graphic data the paper is automatically advanced 0 125mm to position the paper for the next graphic line To advan
21. Reader Reset Condition According to Interface Setup Line Printer Mode According to Format Setup International Off Off Off According to Format Setup According to Format Setup According to Format Setup According to Format Setup Disabled Discarded Cleared unless reset from host Pending Read Canceled 49 802 11 access point Ad Hoc ASCII authentication bandwidth baud rate binary bit Bluetooth client control code character pitch cpi current line current print position default DHCP dpi escape sequence font hexadecimal IEEE Infrastructure Interface Glossary Wireless networking communication standards created by IEEE An interface between a wireless network and a wired network A Wi Fi network consisting of only stations no access point Same as Peer to Peer American Standard Code for Information Interchange The process a Wi Fi station uses to identify itself to another station The amount of data that be transferred in a given period of time The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface This is also often referred to as bits per second Base two numbering system Digits are represented by the characters 0 and 1 A single binary digit A definition for short range radio frequency communications Any node on a network that requests services from another node server A single non printing character which is used to control the configuration
22. Seek Black Mark Reverse Seek Black Mark Printer Controls Cancel Print Contrast Peak Power Mode Enable Buffer Mode Disable Buffer Mode Print Buffer Contents Buffer Mode Select Emulation Printer Status Commands Print Battery Status Query Print Buffer amp MCR Status Query Print Buffer MCR amp Battery Voltage Status Query Printer Firmware Version Query Printer Model and Hardware Revision Level Magnetic Card Reader Read Magnetic Card Data Cancel Magnetic Card Data Read Command 32 ESC z tn h data ESC Z tn h data ESC V nl n2 data ESC v h w c data c data c data ESCDL ESCLGO ESC L G DEL ESCL g0 ESC QQn ESC QFn ESC QBn CAN ESC Pn ESC Pn ESC P ESC P EOT ESC ESC n ESCPA STX SYN ESC P ESC P ESC M n1 n2t CR ESCC O Neil Emulation O Neil Emulation allows the Printek MtP Series printers to respond to commands designed to operate an O Neil microFlash printer The commands that are supported are listed below Communications Same as Printek Emulation Line Printer Mode Character Size and Line Spacing Select Double Wide Cancel Double Wide Multiply Character Height Select Double High and Double Wide Character Sets Select Font Horizontal Position Carriage Return Vertical Position Line Feed Form Feed Set Interline Spacing Set Form Length Advance From Q Mark Graphics Select Graphics Mode Begin Graphics End Graphics Printer Contro
23. Sets the character size to 12 cpi This is equivalent to sending ESC k 1 This command must be sent prior to any printable characters on the line If sent after printable characters are received a Carriage Return and Line Feed will be inserted and a new line started before the command takes effect Control Code SO Hexadecimal OE Printek Emulation Set Printer to 22 6 cpi SI Sets the character size to 22 6 cpi This is equivalent to sending ESC k 4 This command must be sent prior to any printable characters on the line If sent after printable characters are received a Carriage Return and Line Feed will be inserted and a new line started before the command takes effect Control Code SI Hexadecimal OF Set Printer to 22 6 cpi DC4 Sets the character size to 22 6 cpi This is equivalent to sending ESC k 4 This command must be sent prior to any printable characters on the line If sent after printable characters are received a Carriage Return and Line Feed will be inserted and a new line started before the command takes effect Control Code DC4 Hexadecimal 14 Double High On FS Enables double high printing This will cause the characters and the interline spacing to be doubled in height Double high printing will be in effect until the Double High Off GS command is received This command must be sent prior to any printable characters on the line If sent after printable characters are received a Carriage Return and Lin
24. VEG width height x y data COMPRESSED GRAPHICS CG width height x y data VCOMPRESSED GRAPHICS VCG width height x ty data CONTRAST level TONE level PAGE WIDTH PW width PACE NO PACE WAIT delay time SPEED speed level PREFEED length POSTFEED length PRESENT AT length delay BEEP beep length 39 CPCL Emulation Utility Commands Set Line Printer Font Set Line Feed Height Set Horizontal Position Set Horizontal and Vertical Position Set Vertical Position Move Horiz Relative to Current Position Move Vertically Relative to Current Position Set Left Margin Set Bold Mode Set Spacing Between Characters Align Media to Print Head Set Start Printing Timeout to n 8 Seconds Set Page Width Print Bar Code Print Vertical Bar Code Print a Rectangular Box Print a Line Set Print Tone Supported barcode types SETLP font number font size unit height SETLF unit height X unit value XY x unit value y unit value Y unit value RX unit x value to move relative to present position RY unit y value to move relative to present position LMARGIN dots to offset from left SETBOLD value SETSP unit to separate characters SETFF max feed skip length SETLP TIMEOUT time in 1 8 seconds PAGE WIDTH PW width BARCODE B type j width ratio height x ty data VBARCODE VB type width ratio height x ty data BOX x0 y0 x1 yl width
25. adecimal 00 00 80 Ol Escape Sequence 0 0 128 Hexadecimal 00 00 80 Ol Escape Sequence 0 0 128 Hexadecimal 00 00 80 901 Escape Sequence 0 0 128 Hexadecimal 00 00 80 901 Escape Sequence 0 0 255 255 Hexadecimal 00 00 FF FF Escape Sequence ESC J 40 Hexadecimal 1B 4A 28 8 Bit Compressed Graphics ESC v h w c data c data c data This command differs from the 8 Bit Graphics command described above by reducing the number of bits bytes that have to be sent to the printer This allows for faster data transfer between the host computer and the printer Variable Value Description h 1 lt h 255 Number of graphic lines in the image w MtP300 0 lt w lt 72 Number of bytes in each graphic line of the image MtP400 0 lt w lt 104 c 0 lt c lt 255 Counter s describing how following bytes are to be interpreted A description of how counter values and the following data are interpreted follows this table data Graphic data bytes where Graphic data bytes to be interpreted as specified by the value of each byte is the preceding counter c Printek Emulation 0 255 Multiple sets of counters and data may be sent to the printer as necessary to describe the graphic pattern to be printed The values specified by the counter s are interpreted as follows The counter may be considered as either a signed 7 bit value or an unsigned 8 bit value For signed 7 bit values O lt c l
26. al 1B 50 34 23 Printek Emulation Buffer Mode ESC P ESCP Buffer Mode may be used to force the printer to hold data until the entire print job is received If Buffer Mode has been enabled the printer continues to hold data in its input buffer until an EOT character Hexadecimal 04 has been received Once the EOT is received the printer will print the data in the input buffer up to the EOT character When Buffer Mode is not enabled default data are printed as received Example 1 The following escape sequence enables Buffer Mode Escape Sequence ESC P Hexadecimal 1B 4D 24 Example 2 This escape sequence disables Buffer Mode Escape Sequence ESC P Hexadecimal IB 4D 23 Select Format ESC In Causes the current line to be printed and then loads the format parameters for Format n 1 gt n gt 5 If Format n is already selected this command is ignored Refer to the Printer Configuration section of the Operator s Manual for complete details Example This escape sequence selects Format 2 Escape Sequence ESC 1 2 Hexadecimal IB 6C 02 Select Emulation ESC ESC n Select the printer emulation mode to be used for future commands For complete details refer to Selecting Emulations on page 3 Printer Status Commands Print Battery Status ESCP This command will cause the printer to print the current battery voltage and charge status followed by a Carriage Return and Line Feed If a partial line ex
27. all Format End Format Additional Printer Control Select Emulation A nl n2 n3 n4 AB2 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 AB3 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 B7 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 ABS n1 n2 n3 n4 ABI n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 ABC n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 ABE n1 n2 n3 n4 ABK n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 n7 ABU n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 ABY nl n2 n3 ADF n1 n2 n3 AFD n AFN n AFO n1 n2 AFS or SI AGB n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 JSN JIMA ta LH n1 n2 ALRN ALT n AMCY APMN PQ n1 n2 n3 n4 APR4 4 ASZ2 AMF n1 n2 AXA or STX AXF n1 n2 n3 AXZ or ETX ESC ESC n 37 ZPL II Emulation Bar Code and Font Indices Bar Code Index Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 PDF417 EAN 8 UPC E Code 128 EAN 13 Codabar ANSI UPC A C m m O gt o e Gi SN Font Requested Index Font Used Zebra Font A A 25 4 cpi Courier Zebra Font B B 22 6 cpi Courier Zebra Font C C 18 5 cpi Courier Zebra Font D D 18 5 cpi Courier Zebra Font E E 10 2 cpi Sans Serif A Zebra Font F F 5 5 cpi Sans Serif A Zebra Font G G 10 7 cpi Sans Serif A 38 CPCL Emulation CPCL Emulation supports a subset of the Comtec CPCL command set and allows the Printek MtP Series printers to respond to commands designed to control a CPCL compatible printer The commands that are supported are listed below Note This emulation is only available in units with firmware version 2 0 or later CPCL Commands Terminate and Print File Form Feed Set Form Feed Place Text on Label Place Text on Label Rotated 90 CCW Place Text
28. also sent but will be ignored and recalculated by the printer Escape Sequence ESC Z 4 12 240 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 9 Hexadecimal IB SA 34 0C FO 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 39 Example 2 The following escape sequence will print a UPC E bar code containing 1234567 that is 30mm high followed by human readable text Escape Sequence ESC Z 4 7 240 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hexadecimal 1B 5A 34 07 FO 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Example 3 The following escape sequence will print an EAN JAN 8 bar code containing 1234567 that is 30mm high followed by human readable text Note that a check digit 9 is also sent but will be ignored and recalculated by the printer Escape Sequence ESC Z 4 8 240 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 Hexadecimal IB 5A 34 08 FO 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 Example 4 The following escape sequence will print an EAN JAN 13 bar code containing 123456789012 that is 30mm high followed by human readable text Note that a check digit 9 is also sent but will be ignored and recalculated by the printer Escape Sequence ESC Z 4 13 240 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 9 Hexadecimal 1B SA 34 08 FO 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 39 Interleaved 2 of 5 Specifications Description Each symbol starts with Leading Quiet Zone followed with Start Symbol Data Symbols ending with Stop Symbol and Trailing Quiet Zone Character set numeric pairs Elements per symbol 10 5 bars 5 spaces Character density 11 11 CPI Bar width 0 25mm
29. ce the paper by additional graphic increments without printing refer to Variable Size Line Feed on page 11 8 Bit Graphics ESC h w data This command may be used to print any graphics pattern The height and width of the graphic image may be specified as shown below Each line must contain the same number of bytes width The image will be printed starting from the left margin and up to the right margin If the width specified will not fit within the margins the right side of the image will be truncated 16 Printek Emulation Variable Value Description h 1xhz255 Number of graphic lines in the data to follow w MtP300 0 lt w lt 72 Number of bytes per graphic line in the data to MtP400 0 lt w lt 104 follow Each byte contains 8 bits data A line of graphic data h x w bytes per line are required bytes where the value of each byte is 0 255 Example 1 The following escape sequence will print a horizontal line 2mm long starting 2mm from the left margin Escape Sequence ESC 1 4 0 0 255 255 Hexadecimal IB 23 01 04 00 00 FF FF Example 2 The following escape sequence will print a square box 2mm x Imm starting 2mm from the left margin and then move the paper forward an additional 5mm Escape Sequence ESC 8 4 0 0 255 255 Hexadecimal IB 23 08 04 00 00 FF FF Escape Sequence 0 0 128 Hexadecimal 00 00 80 901 Escape Sequence 0 0 128 Hexadecimal 00 00 80 O Escape Sequence 0 0 128 Hex
30. d when documenting escape sequences to increase readability If a space character is actually a valid part of the sequence it will be represented as SPACE Characters that appear in italics such as n and nl above are not sent to the printer as is they are used as a place holder indicating that some value must be supplied Multiple character strings without intervening spaces typically represent control codes For example BS is the Backspace control code 08 hex not the two characters B and S 42 and 53 hex and SPACE is the space character 20 hex An ASCII Control Code Table is provided on page 47 for your convenience If you have any doubt about how to interpret a documented control code or escape sequence refer to the hexadecimal representation in the example The examples may also be helpful when analyzing a Hex Dump printed by the printer Please refer to the Hex Dump section of this manual on page 41 Printek Emulation Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function Communications This section describes various methods of controlling the flow of data to and from the printer Unlike other sections describing printer commands the descriptions in this section indicate whether the command is one that Is received by the printer or transmitted by the printer Note that some handshaking methods are only supported by the RS 232C Serial interface and are not supported for the IrDA
31. dicating that the paper was moved 183 dot rows or 45 75mm Reverse Seek Black Mark ESC Q Bn This command is identical to the Forward Seek Black Mark command described above except that the paper is moved in the reverse direction in order to seek the bottom edge of the black mark Care should be taken not to move the paper very far in the reverse direction to avoid wrinkling the paper and creating the possibility of paper Jams Note that reverse paper motion is not supported in MtP400 SL models and this command is ignored Black Mark Found Response From Printer ESC Q nl n2 This response is provided by the printer after detecting the presence of a black mark on the form in response to either a Forward Seek Black Mark or Reverse Seek Black Mark command Please refer to the example for Forward Seek Black Mark above Black Mark Not Found Response From Printer ESC Q 0 0 nl n2 This response is provided by the printer when the presence of a black mark is not detected on the form in response to either a Forward Seek Black Mark or Reverse Seek Black Mark command Please refer to the example for Forward Seek Black Mark above Gap Sensing Gap sensing is only available on LP models and is used to sense the space between die cut labels The minimum space between labels is 0 125 3 2mm Gap sensing is very similar to Black Mark sensing and uses the same commands Refer to the Operator s Manual for instructions on how to select Ga
32. e INTERFACE MENU Next use the Enter Button to select Emulation and then use the Increment Button to select Hex Dump Now press the gt Advance Button Until Exit Setup Save Changes is displayed and press the Enter Button The printer will now reset and remain in Hex Dump mode until the Emulation is set back to another appropriate value A sample hex dump for the MtP400 is shown below Note that each line shows sixteen characters first in hexadecimal format and then in printable ASCII format Certain common nonprinting characters are represented by special characters such as and The Escape character is represented by a diamond shape to help identify the beginning of command strings All other unprintable ASCII characters 0x00 0x1F are represented by a period 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 20 73 61 6D 70 6C 65 This is a sample 20 68 65 78 20 64 75 6D 70 20 74 6F 20 69 6C 6C hex dump to ill 75 73 74 72 61 74 65 20 68 65 78 20 64 75 6D 70 ustrate hex dump 66 6F 72 6D 61 74 OD OA OC 00 00 00 00 1B 1B 01 format r r 0 The format of the Hex Dump output for the MtP300 models will vary slightly due to constraints of printing on the smaller width paper Note ETX ACK handshake will not operate properly in Hex Dump mode When an ETX is received by the printer its hexadecimal representation will be printed in the hex dump but no ACK will be sent to the host computer When using the printer in Hex
33. e Feed will be inserted and a new line started before the command takes effect Control Code FS Hexadecimal 1C Double High Off GS Disables double high printing This command must be sent prior to any printable characters on the line If sent after printable characters are received a Carriage Return and Line Feed will be inserted and a new line started before the command takes effect Control Code GS Hexadecimal 1D Set Text Line Spacing ESCan Sets the number of dot rows the paper is to be moved after printing each row of text Each dot row is 0 125mm 0 lt n lt l0 Example The following escape sequence sets the line spacing to zero as needed when printing line drawing characters when the PC Line Drawing character set is selected Escape Sequence ESC a 0 Hexadecimal IB 61 00 Printek Emulation Character Attributes Select Emphasized Mode ESC Un Selects emphasized printing mode Emphasized mode may be used to highlight text by giving it a more bold appearance H Selection 0 Emphasized Mode Off Emphasized Mode On This command must be sent prior to any printable characters on the line If sent after printable characters are received a Carriage Return and Line Feed will be inserted and a new line started before the command takes effect Example The following escape sequence will set emphasized printing mode to On Escape Sequence ESC U 1 Hexadecimal 1B 55 31 Character Sets Select Extended Character Set
34. e ferie eed 47 Decimal to Hexadecimal TO ASCII Conversion Table 48 Printer R set Conditions ez y E M M 49 U M 51 111 Introduction This manual is intended to be used by software developers for the purpose of creating and or modifying applications to make use of the special features offered by the Printek MtP Series of mobile thermal printers This section of the manual describes the various models of printers and the features supported by this manual and the information contained in other sections For printer set up and operating information for users system integrators and information technology personnel please refer to the printer s Operator s Manual for the specific model of interest Printer Models and Key Features Printek s MtP Series of mobile thermal printers offers solutions for a wide variety of printing applications The various models support flexible paper widths printing from roll stock or flat stock in easy loading cassettes label printing enhancements and several host interface choices The configuration options are shown below for each model For additional information please refer to the printer s Operator s Manual or visit www printek com Max Paper Size Label Printing u i Fi MtP300 3 12 Wide Roll Front Black Mark Manual Contents The remaining sections of this manual provide information on printer commands offered for the various emulations as well as additional i
35. ecting Emulations on page 3 For information selecting emulations through the printer s control panel set up please refer to the printer s Operator s Manual The following summary lists the commands supported when Mt3 Emulation is selected For more detailed information please refer to the Mt3 Programmer s Manual Communications RS 232C Serial Interface Only End of Text Acknowledge Transmitted by Printer Printer Idle Transmitted by Printer Transmitter On Transmitted by Printer Transmitter Off Transmitted by Printer Character Size and Line Spacing Select Character Pitch Set Printer to 12 cpi Set Printer to 21 cpi Set Printer to 21 cpi Double High On Double High Off Set Text Line Spacing Character Attributes Select Emphasized Mode Character Sets Select Extended Character Set Horizontal Position Carriage Return Backspace Horizontal Tab Vertical Position Line Feed Variable Size Line Feed Variable Size Reverse Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed ETX ACK EOT XON DCI XOFF DC3 NORM DC4 FS GS ESC an ESC Un ESC Fn CR BS HT LF ESC Jn ESC QJn VT FF 31 Mt3 Emulation Bar Codes Print Bar Code Print Bar Code With Human Readable Text Graphics 8 Bit Graphics 8 Bit Compressed Graphics Storing and Printing Graphic Logos Enter Flash Logo Mode Load Graphic Logo Store Graphic Logo Print Graphic Logo Black Mark Sensing Set Paper Out Sensitivity Forward
36. g Graphic Logos Load Graphic Logo Store Graphic Logo Print Graphic Logo ETX ACK EOT XON DCH XOFF DC3 NORM DC4 FS GS ESC an ESC Un ESC Fn ESC z tn h data ESCZtn h data ESC h w data ESC v h w c data c data c data ESCLGn ESC LG DEL ESCL gn 29 Printek Emulation Black Mark Sensing Set Paper Out Sensitivity Forward Seek Black Mark Reverse Seek Black Mark Printer Controls Sound Bell Cancel Reset Printer Print Contrast Enable Buffer Mode Disable Buffer Mode Print Buffer Contents Buffer Mode Select Format Select Emulation Printer Status Commands Print Battery Status Query Print Buffer amp MCR Status Query Print Buffer MCR amp Battery Voltage Status Query Printer Firmware Version Query Printer Model and Hardware Revision Level Magnetic Card Reader Read Magnetic Card Data Cancel Magnetic Card Data Read Command 30 ESCQQn ESCQFn ESCQBn BEL CAN ESC c ESCPn ESCP ESC P EOT ESC In ESC ESC n ESC P STX SYN ESC P ESC P ESC M n1 n2t CR ESC C Mt3 Emulation Selecting Mt3 Emulation allows applications written for the Printek Mt3 series printers to operate properly When using this emulation in an MtP400 the printer matches the print width of the Printek Mt3 by only allowing printing to occur on the leftmost 2 83 inches 576 dots of the print line For information on selecting emulations using Escape Sequences please refer to Sel
37. g a Black Mark at the beginning of a print job This position and will require little or no reverse paper motion resulting in the fastest throughput and best printing alignment and reduces the potential for paper jams However the vertical position of the Black Mark Is entirely dependant on the application program that is controlling the printer The Black Mark must be printed on the front side of the paper for non LP models and may optionally be printed on the back side of the paper for the LP models Refer to the printer s Operator s Manual for instructions on selecting which sensor is used 20 Printek Emulation ld 0 9 Tear edge 0 15 Black Mark should span width of paper for best results Front thermal printed side of form Optimum Black Mark Position Black Mark Sensing Commands Set Paper Out Sensitivity ESC Q Qn This command sets the number of 0 125mm dot rows of paper motion that can occur after the paper out sensor detects the lack of paper before a paper out condition is displayed and the printer stops printing Using this command to set a number of dot rows larger than the vertical size of the black mark which looks like a lack of paper allows the printer to continue operating in the area of the black mark 0 lt n lt 255 the default value is 40 Example The following escape sequence will set the paper out sensitivity to 50 dot rows Escape Sequence ESC Q Q 50 Hexadecimal I
38. ies of Printek printers as well as compatibility with systems and software that have been created for printers offered by other manufacturers The Printek MtP Series printers offer Printek O Neil ZPL II and CPCL emulations plus a Printek MO emulation to allow the printers to work with existing three inch applications The printer s default emulation may be selected through the control panel set up as described in the printer s Operator s Manual To select an emulation temporarily the host system may send an escape sequence as described below Select Emulation ESC ESC n This command selects emulation mode n by which future commands will be interpreted as described in the following table The selected mode will be in effect until another Select Emulation command is received or until the printer is reset via an escape sequence appropriate for the current emulation or the printer is manually reset by entering exit the front panel set up mode or cycling power on the printer Once the emulation has been selected please refer to the section of this manual that describes the commands available for that emulation Example The following escape sequence will set the printer to Mt3 Emulation Escape Sequence ESC ESC 4 Hexadecimal 1B 1B 04 _n_ Emulation 0 Test reserved for factory use 1 Printek Emulation 2 O Neil Emulation 3 ZPL II Emulation 4 Mt Emulation 5 CPCL Emulation 6 Hex Dump Mode Previously Selected Emulation Defa
39. ion designation as three ASCII digits The three digits may be interpreted by adding a decimal point between the first two digits as shown in the example below Example This following escape sequence requests the printer s firmware version Escape Sequence ESC P Hexadecimal IB 50 28 A sample string returned in response to this command is shown below and indicates that the firmware version is 1 00 Firmware Version ESC 1 0 0 SPACECR LF Hexadecimal IB 28 31 30 30 20 OD 0A Query Printer Model and Hardware Revision Level ESC P This command returns a string containing three digits that represent the printer model and a single character that represents the printer s hardware revision level The printer models indicated by the three digits are as follows Value Printer Model Value Printer Model 300 MtP300 400 MtP400 302 MtP300 with MCR 401 MtP400 SL 304 MtP300 LP 402 MtP400 with MCR 306 MtP300 LP with MCR 403 MtP400 SL with MCR 404 MtP400 LP 406 MtP400 LP with MCR 26 Printek Emulation Example This escape sequence requests the printer s model and revision level Escape Sequence ESC P Hexadecimal 1B 50 29 A sample string returned in response to this command is shown below and indicates that the printer is a model 1s an MtP400 SL with a Magnetic Card Reader and is at hardware revision level A Printer Version ESC 4 0 3 A CR LF Hexadecimal IB 29 34 30 33 41 OD OA Magnetic Card Reader Read
40. ists in the buffer it will be printed prior to printing the battery information Escape Sequence ESC P Hexadecimal IB 50 SE 24 Printek Emulation Query Printer Status STX SYN Each of these commands returns character strings which provide information regarding the current print buffer status and the magnetic card reader status Additionally SYN will return the current battery voltage Each status is returned as an escape sequence and four ASCII hexadecimal digits followed by a Carriage Return and Line Feed The hexadecimal digits are nibbles that have been OR ed with 0x30 The statuses returned for each command are as follows Command Returned Strings Comment STX ESC B bl b2 b3 b4 CR LF Print Buffer Status ESC M m si s2 t CR LF MCR Status SYN ESC B bl b2 b3 b4 CR LF Print Buffer Status ESC M m si s2 t CR LF MCR Status ESC V v v2 v3 v4 CR LF Battery Voltage Status Print Buffer Status String The print buffer status will be retuned as a four digits representing the number bytes in the buffer that remain to be processed divided by 32 For example if b b4 0020 this would indicate that there are at least 20 x 32 or 640 bytes remaining to be processed A value of 0000 would indicate that the buffer is empty Magnetic Card Reader Status String The MCR status indicates the presence of a reader in the printer and if present its current status m 0 if MCR is present X if no
41. ls Cancel Line Buffer Reset Select Easy Print Mode SO ESC Hn ESC n ESC wn CR LF FF ESC An ESC Cn ESC Q nl n2 ESC V nl n2 ESC B ESC E CAN ESC ESCEZ 33 O Neil Emulation Easy Print Mode Move Paper Forward AHEAD n Move Paper Backward BACK n Select Line Printer Mode LP Print Test Page TP Save Graphic SAVE n This command has been added to provide a mechanism for storing graphic images The image defined in the PRINT command that immediately follows will be stored as a graphic named n where n is a string of up to five characters in length Print Text Line Bar Code Graphic Image Line PRINT GlobalOptions Qrow column name FieldOptions data y GlobalOptions BACK DEMAND QUANTITY QSTOP STOP ROT270 FieldOptions Fonts HMULTn HMn VMULTn VMn Bar Codes HIGHn Hn WIDEn Wn Graphics HMULTn HMn VMULTn VMn Lines length n Ln thick n Tn Line Printer and Easy Print Modes Query Commands Print Status Request ESC ST Configuration Request ESC CF Battery Condition Request ESC BT Version Request ESC VR Memory Information Status Request ESC MY Print Head Information Request ESC PH IrDA Configuration Information Request ESC IR Font List Request ESC FN Graphic List Request ESC GR Format List Request ESC FM Demand Quantity Remaining Request ESC DQ Cancel Demand Printing ESC CN Reset Printer ESC RE Magnetic Card Reader Com
42. mal 08 Horizontal Tab HT Advances to the next horizontal tab stop Ifno tab stop exists between the active column and the right margin the print position will advance to the beginning of the next line Horizontal tab stops are associated with columns not absolute physical positions Changing the character spacing or font will change the physical position of the tab stops Default tab stops are set to every fourth column i e 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 Control code HT Hexadecimal 09 Set Horizontal Margins ESC H r Sets the left and right margins in millimeters and r may be set from zero up to the line length Example The following escape sequence will set both the left and right margins to 10mm 0 394 Escape Sequence ESC H 10 10 Hexadecimal IB 48 OA OA Vertical Position Line Feed LF Causes the current line to be printed and or advances the paper to the next line The total distance the paper is advanced is based on the vertical size of the current font plus the Text Line Spacing A Carriage Return is also performed which places the current print position at the beginning of the next line 10 Printek Emulation Note that either a Carriage Return CR or a Line Feed LF will cause both functions to be performed However a Carriage Return and Line Feed pair CRLF will only perform a single line feed Control code LF Hexadecimal 0A Variable Size Line Feed ESC Jn Causes paper to be moved forward n
43. mands Configure Reader ESC CCR n Configure MCR ESC CMR n Enable MCR ESC ME Disable MCR ESC MD Zero MCR Data ESC MZ Read MCR Status ESC RS Read MCR Data ESC MR Printer Controls Select Emulation ESC ESC n 34 Font Mapping Line Printer Mode 0x20 0x21 0x22 0x23 0x24 0x25 0x26 Easy Print Mode MF102 MF204 MF072 MF055 MF185 MF226 MF107 All other font specifications O Neil Emulation Font Used 10 2 cpi Sans Serif A 20 3 cpi Courier 10 2 cpi Sans Serif A 5 5 cpi Sans Serif A 18 5 cpi Courier 22 6 cpi Courier 10 7 cpi Sans Serif A 15 6 cpi Courier 35 ZPL II Emulation ZPL I Emulation supports a subset of the Zebra ZPL II command set and allows the Printek MtP Series printers to respond to commands designed to control a ZPL II compatible printer The commands that are supported are listed below Select Font For Current Field Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Code Code 39 Bar Code PDF417 Bar Code EAN 8 Bar Code UPC E Bar Code Code 128 A B C Bar Code EAN 13 Bar Code ANSI Codabar Bar Code UPC A Bar Code Bar Code Field Default Download Format Field Data Field Number Field Origin Field Separator Graphic Box Change Backfeed Sequence to Normal Set 230 Dots Per Inch Reprint After Error Yes Label Home Label Reverse Print No Label Top Map Clear Yes Print Mirror Image No Print Quality Print Rate Maximum Select ZPL II Media Feed Start Format Rec
44. meric pairs of numeric characters containing 123456 that is 10mm high without human readable text Escape Sequence ESC z 2 T 80 StartC 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hexadecimal lb 7A 32 07 50 89 31 32 33 34 35 36 Example 3 The following escape sequence will print the same data as in Example 1 ABC123 using Code Sets that allow a mixture of alphanumeric character and numeric pairs The bar code will be 20mm high without human readable text Escape Sequence ESC z 2 7 160 Start A A B C 1 SwitchC 2 3 Hexadecimal IB 7A 32 07 AO 87 4 42 4 31 8 32 33 UCC EAN 128 Specifications Description The UCC EAN 128 specification is an internationally recognized format for application identifiers in code 128 bar codes The bar code symbology is identical to Code 128 Only recognized bodies of the UCC or EAN may assign application identifiers For more information visit www ean int org and www uc council org Character set 256 ASCII via three Code Sets and an Extend function Elements per symbol 6 3 bars 3 spaces Character density 9 1 CPI Bar width 0 25mm Example The following escape sequence prints an all numeric bar code containing 1234 in an EAN 128 format that is 10mm high followed by human readable text Escape Sequence ESC Z 2 6 80 FNC1 2 3 4 Hexadecimal IB 5A 32 06 50 86 31 32 33 34 UPC EAN JAN Specifications Description Each symbol starts with Leading Quiet Zone followed with Left Guard Bars Left Data Symbols Center
45. nformation helpful to programmers Descriptions of each section are shown below Selecting Emulations describes how to select the various printer emulations available in the MtP Series printers Printek Emulation describes in detail the Printek commands available for controlling Printek MtP Series printers Mt3 Emulation provides a summary of the command that are supported when emulating a Printek MO printer Introduction O Neil Emulation provides a summary of the commands that are supported when emulating an O Neil microFlash4t printer ZPL II Emulation provides a summary of the commands that are supported when emulating a Zebra ZPL II compatible printer CPCL Emulation provides a summary of the commands that are supported when emulating a Comtec CPCL compatible printer Hex Dump describes the printer s output while in Hex Dump mode and how it may be used to debug software problems Print amp Font Samples provides character set mapping information and several font print samples ASCII Character Tables provides a definition of ASCII control codes and an ASCII to Decimal to Hexadecimal conversion table Printer Reset Conditions describes the state of the printer after a power up reset or receipt of a reset command Glossary provides a reference for printer related terms Selecting Emulations The emulations offered by Printer Mobile Thermal Printers allow for a great deal of language commonality between the various ser
46. or operation of the printer The horizontal spacing of characters Measured in cpi Characters per inch The line upon which the next character will be printed The column on the current line where the next character will be printed Value or configuration assumed when the printer is powered on or reset Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A method used to centrally control the assignment of IP addresses on a network Dots per inch Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution String of characters beginning with the escape ESC character which is used to control the configuration or operation of the printer The characters which are part of this string are not printed A group of characters of a given shape or style Base sixteen numbering system Digits are represented by the characters 0 through 9 and a through f Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers A Wi Fi network consisting of stations connecting to a wired network or other stations via an access point The connection between the printer and the host computer 51 Glossary IP LAN LCD LED line pitch Ipi margin MSB node parity Peer to Peer reset RS 232C server SSID TCP top of form WAN WEP Wi Fi WLAN 52 Internet Protocol A specification for packets or datagrams of data and an addressing method to allow the exchange of data with another system Must be combined with another protocol such as TCP
47. p versus Black Mark sensing 22 Printek Emulation Printer Controls Bell BEL Causes the printer s bell to sound Control code BEL Hexadecimal 07 CANCEL CAN Deletes all data in the printer s input buffer and resets the printer to power up default values Refer to Printer Reset Conditions on page 49 for more information Control Code CAN Hexadecimal 18 Reset ESC c Deletes all data in the printer s input buffer and resets the printer to power up default values Refer to Printer Reset Conditions on page 49 for more information Escape Sequence ESC c Hexadecimal IB 6 Print Contrast ESC P n Sets the contrast or relative darkness of the characters or graphic images to be printed where 0 lt n lt 9 hexadecimal 30 39 A value of zero provides the greatest contrast and also the slowest print speed Likewise a value of nine provides the lowest contrast but the fastest print speed The default value is 5 Since contrast is greatly affected by the quality of thermal paper being used this command allows varying grades of paper to be printed on successfully In association with this setting the printer automatically adjusts the contrast while printing in order to achieve consistent output based on the current battery condition and print head temperature Example The following escape sequence with set the printer to a Print Contrast setting of 4 Escape Sequence ESC P 4 Hexadecim
48. please refer to the Operator s Manual Code 39 Specifications Description Each symbol starts with Leading Quiet Zone followed with Start Symbol Data Symbols ending with Stop Symbol and Trailing Quiet Zone Character set 43 ASCII characters including A Z uppercase only 0 9 period dash and SPACE Elements per symbol 9 5 bars 4 spaces Character density 6 25 CPI Bar width 0 25mm narrow to wide ratio 1 3 Example The following escape sequence will print a bar code containing the characters CODE 39 1 mm high followed by human readable text Escape Sequence ESC Z 1 7 8 C O D E 3 9 Hexadecimal lb 5A 31 07 08 43 AE 44 45 2D 33 39 12 Code 128 Specifications Description Character set Elements per symbol Character density Bar width Printek Emulation Each symbol starts with Leading Quiet Zone followed with Start Symbol Data Symbols ending with Stop Symbol and Trailing Quiet Zone 256 ASCII via three Code Sets and an Extend function 6 3 bars 3 spaces 9 1 CPI 0 25mm The first character position in the data portion of the escape sequence must contain a Start Character as defined below This Start Character defines the Code Set to be used to interpret the following data characters Each Code Set has special character values defined that allow switching to a different Code Set s within the bar code Start Character Code Set Characte
49. rror Possible values are described in the subsequent table ASCH E nl n2 error message s CR LF Hexadecimal 25 45 2C 2C x 2C OD 0A nln2 Error Message 05 Time out Expired 07 Invalid Track Number 08 Unsupported Track Selected 09 Cancel Request Cancel Read Magnetic Card Data Command ESC C This command will cancel a pending MCR read command The printer will transmit an error message indicating that 1t has processed the cancel request and turn off the MCR indicator Escape Sequence ESC C Hexadecimal IB 43 28 Printek Emulation Control Code and Escape Sequence Summary Communications RS 232C Serial Interface Only End of Text Acknowledge Transmitted by Printer Printer Idle Transmitted by Printer Transmitter On Transmitted by Printer Transmitter Off Transmitted by Printer Character Size and Line Spacing Select Character Pitch Set Printer to 12 7 cpi Set Printer to 22 6 cpi Set Printer to 22 6 cpi Double High On Double High Off Set Text Line Spacing Character Attributes Select Emphasized Mode Character Sets Select Extended Character Set Horizontal Position Carriage Return Backspace Horizontal Tab Set Horizontal Margins Vertical Position Line Feed Variable Size Line Feed Variable Size Reverse Line Feed Vertical Tab Form Feed Bar Codes Print Bar Code Print Bar Code With Human Readable Text Graphics 8 Bit Graphics 8 Bit Compressed Graphics Storing and Printin
50. rs Sent To Printer Characters Read By Scanner 20 5F 20 5F e a 60 7F 00 32 88 B 20 7F 20 7F Numeric Character Pairs e s ERES CIA 30 30 39 39 00 99 Dec All character values shown in Hexadecimal Special data characters are available for each Code Set that allow switching to a different Code Set and other special functions These characters have values of 80 86 Hexadecimal and their functions in each Code Set are defined below Character Value Code Set A Code Set B Code Set C Hex 80 FNC3 FNC3 81 FNC2 FNC2 82 Shift Shift 83 Switch to Code Set C Switch to Code Set C 84 Switch to Code Set B FNC4 Switch to Code Set B 85 FNC4 Switch to Code Set A Switch to Code Set A 86 FNC1 FNC1 FNC1 FNC 1 Reserved for EAN use FNC 2 Concatenate the data in this bar code with the data in the next bar code read Not supported by all bar code readers FNC 3 Reset the bar code reader Any other data in this bar code will be discarded FNC 4 Extended characters The bar code reader will add 128 80 Hex to each character Example 1 The following escape sequence will print a bar code containing ABC123 that is 10mm high and Is followed with human readable text Escape Sequence ESC Z 2 7 80 StatB A B C 1 2 3 Hexadecimal IB 5A 32 07 50 88 41 42 4 31 32 33 Printek Emulation Example 2 The following escape sequence will print a bar code using nu
51. t 127 Process the next c 1 bytes as simple 8 bit graphic patterns 128 lt c lt l Repeat the next byte c 1 times For unsigned 8 bit values 0 lt c lt 127 Process the next c 1 bytes as simple 8 bit graphic patterns 128 lt c lt 255 Repeat the next byte 256 c 1 times Example The following escape sequence will print a graphic image that is two lines long and six bytes 48 bits wide as shown below Note that the outlines for each bit are shown only to explain this example and that only the image represented by the black bits will actually be printed A ol LL In the following escape sequence the data bytes are shown in binary The hexadecimal values for each byte are shown on the second line ESC v 2 6 255 01010101 255 10101010 3 00010001 00100010 00110011 01000100 25310011001 1B 76 02 06 FF 55 FF AA 03 11 22 33 44 FD 99 Storing and Printing Graphic Images and Logos Graphic images including logos may be stored permanently in the printer s flash memory so that they may be printed as often as needed without having to retransmit the graphic image each time A total of IMB of Flash memory is allocated to storing graphic images The number of images that may be stored depends on the size of the images An Image is programmed into the printer s memory using a series of steps or commands as shown below Step 1 Send the Load Graphic Image command to the printer Step 2 Send the image using up to
52. t installed in printer sl s2 Number of seconds remaining for a good card swipe before the timeout specified in the read command occurs If this value is 00 and a non zero value for t is returned the reader will not time out and must be cancelled by a Cancel Read Magnetic Card Reader command t The tracks to be read as specified by the read command If this value is zero and m and s1 s2 are also zero this indicates that the reader is present but currently disabled no read pending Battery Voltage Status String This string contains the current battery voltage in millivolts A string where v1 through v4 contains 7123 would indicate that the battery voltage is currently 7123 millivolts or 7 123 volts 25 Printek Emulation Example The following control code will return the status of the print buffer the magnetic card reader and the battery voltage Control Code SYN Hexadecimal 16 The three sample status strings that would be returned in response to this command are as follows Print Buffer Status ESC B 0 0 4 2 CR LF 1 344 bytes in input buffer Hexadecimal IB 42 30 30 34 32 OD OA MCR Status ESC M 0 1 2 4 CR LF Twelve seconds remain to read 1 amp 2 Hexadecimal 1B 4D 30 31 32 34 0D 0A Battery Voltage ESC V 7 1 2 3 CR LF Battery Voltage is 7 123 Volts Hexadecimal IB 56 37 31 32 33 OD OA Query Printer Firmware Version ESC P This command returns a string containing the printer s firmware vers
53. to create a complete connection with the other system Local Area Network Liquid crystal display Light emitting diode The vertical spacing of rows of characters Measured in Ipi Lines per inch An area along any edge of a form where data may not be printed Most significant bit In a character this refers to bit seven of 0 to 7 Any device connected to a network A method used for detecting errors within a single character transmitted or received via an interface A network consisting of only stations no access point or central server Same as Ad Hoc Initialization of various operating parameters of the printer to the value or state assumed when the printer is powered on An EIA standard for serial data transmission Any node on a network that provides services to another node client Service Set IDentifier An identifier attached to packets on a Wi Fi network that identify the particular network the packets are intended for Transmission Control Protocol A specification that controls the connection between systems on a network The vertical position where the first line is printed on the paper Also the position the paper is advanced to when a form feed FF character is received from the host or the Form Feed button is pressed on the printer s control panel Wide Area Network Refers to connections that allow one LAN to communicate with another LAN s Wired Equivalent Privacy A security protocol for wireless
54. ult Emulation If more than one emulation has been selected ESC ESC will return to the previously selected emulation This 1s particularly useful when the previous emulation is unknown Please beware that the memory stack is only one level deep ESC ESC will return to the default emulation as specified by the Emulation value in the Interface setup menu Note Numeric values may be specified as either a binary or an ASCII value As such the example above may be sent as either 1B 1B 04 or 1B 1B 34 Printek Emulation Introduction This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising Printek emulation This emulation may be selected by setting Emulation to Printek in the appropriate interface setup menu or via software with the ESC ESC 1 sequence While this emulation is selected control codes and escape sequences from other emulations are not available Control codes and escape sequences are used to control printer operation An ASCII control code is a single character in the range 00 hex through 1F hex and 7F hex The ESC Escape control code 1B hex is used to introduce character strings called escape sequences which provide an extension of the commands available with ASCII control codes If a sequence accepts one numeric parameter it will be represented as n If a sequence accepts more than one 39 numeric parameter they will be represented as n1 n2 nx Spaces are use
55. x 0 125mm 0 n x 255 A Carriage Return is also performed which places the current print position at the beginning of the next line Example The following escape sequence performs a line feed of five millimeters 5 0 125 Escape Sequence ESC J 40 Hexadecimal 1B 4A 28 Variable Size Reverse Line Feed ESCQJn Causes paper to be moved in the reverse direction n x 0 125mm 0 n lt 255 A Carriage Return is also performed Note that reverse paper motion is not supported in MtP400 SL models and this command is ignored Example The following escape sequence moves paper in the reverse direction two millimeters 2 0 125 Escape Sequence ESC Q J 16 Hexadecimal IB 51 4A 10 Vertical Tab VT Advances the paper five lines If a partial line exists in the buffer that line will be printed including a Carriage Return and Line Feed and then the paper advanced five lines A Carriage Return is also performed which places the current print position at the beginning of the next line Control code VT Hexadecimal 0B Form Feed FF If a partial line exists in the buffer that line will be printed including a Carriage Return and Line Feed and then the paper will be advanced as described below For printers that use rolls of print media not SL models the paper will be advanced by the FFeed Distance set for the current Format refer to the Operator s Manual for more information For printers that use cassette media

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