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Datamax-O'Neil S-Class DTPL Programmer’s Manual User Manual

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DTPL Programmer’s Manual

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Command Format

Description

No Status

or

Disables the transmission of all status information, except for x-on/off information.

Parking Ticket Command

or

Reverses the ticket to the print position after the last ticket in a group has been printed.

Partial ASCII Status

or

All status information, except for a valid xon/xoff, will have 30h added to them to
convert them to an ASCII value.

Pcx File Being Sent
Command

Notifies the printer that a PCX image file is being sent to the printer.

Print Downloadable Font
Command

Use this font command to specify the desired font.

Print Downloadable Logo
Command

The Printer prints one of its customer-downloaded logos on the ticket.

Print Intensity

Adjusts the print intensity at a given speed setting. The # value may range from –5 to +5.

Print Resident Logo
Command

Causes the Printer to print any one of its factory pre-loaded logos on the ticket.

Print Ticket Count
Command

Prints the total amount of tickets printed on that printer.

Prom Type And Ticket
Count Status Request

The printer will respond with a seven-digit ticket count followed by the software level of
the printer.

Purge Printer Of
Remaining Tickets
Command

In this mode, when the printer runs out of tickets it will purge all remaining ticket
information. It will also reset the ticket count to zero.

Scale Down Command

Fonts will be divided by the # indicated in the scale down command.

Shade Pattern #

The number sent is the pattern that you want to shade with. Pattern #

0 - white

13 - light medium fine dot pattern

1 - very light course dot pattern

14 - medium fine dot pattern

2 - light course dot pattern

15 - dark - medium fine dot pattern

3 - light - medium course dot pattern

16 - dark fine dot pattern

4 - medium course dot pattern

17 - open

5 - dark - medium course dot pattern

18 - open

6 - dark course dot pattern

19 - black

7 - open

20 - vertical lines

8 - open

21 - horizontal lines

9 - black

22 - forward diagonal lines

10 - white

23 - backward diagonal lines

11 - very light fine dot pattern

24 - square grid

12 - light fine dot pattern

25 - diagonal grid

Shade Pattern In
Background

Sets the shading to occur in the background.

Shade Pattern In
Foreground

Sets the shading to occur in the foreground.

Starting Point Command

Assigns the starting location of the logo.

Status Request

Instructs the printer to respond with a one byte status message.

Test Button Disabled
Command

Disables the test button on the printer.

Test Button Enabled
Command

Enables the test button on the printer.