CognitiveTPG A799 - Manual (Page 36)

Chapter 4: Programming Commands 36 Revision D 12/09
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Perform full knife cut
ASCII EM ESC i
Hexadecimal 19 1B 69
Decimal 25 27 105
Cuts the receipt.
There are two codes (Hex 19 or 1B 69) for this command and both perform the same function.
Exceptions
The full cut is replaced by a partial cut in the A793 emulation. ASCII EM, (0x19) is ignored in LEGACY emulation.
Perform partial knife cut
ASCII SUB ESC m
Hexadecimal 1A 1B 6D
Decimal 26 27 109
Partially cuts the receipt. The default setting leaves 5mm (0.20 inch) of paper on the left edge. (See setting partial cut
distance in diagnostics.)
There are two codes (Hex 1A or 1B 6D) for this command and both codes perform the same function.
Formulas
The cut edge is 144 dot rows or 18 mm (0.71 inch) above the print station.
Exceptions
The command is valid only at the beginning of a line. ASCII SUB, (0x1A), is ignored in LEGACY emulation. Line feed is
executed first, if the buffer is not empty.
Generate tone
ASCII ESC BEL
Hexadecimal 1B 07
Decimal 27 7
Generates an audible tone. Performed by the printer to signal certain conditions.
Related information
This command is ignored in LEGACY emulation.
Select peripheral device (for multi-drop)
ASCII ESC = n
Hexadecimal 1B 3D n
Decimal 27 61 n
Value of n: 0 (bit 0), device not selected
1 (bit 0), device selected
Default: 1 (bit 0), device selected
Selects the device to which the host computer sends data.
Related information
Other bits of n (1–7) are undefined and ignored.
When the printer is disabled by this command, it ignores transmitted data until the printer is re-enabled by the same
command.