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Salter Brecknell 1200 Series User Manual

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Model 122X MiniPrinter User’s Manual

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After typing RUN, your custom character will be
stored in the printer’s memory. It will retain this
information until the printer is switched off or until you
write over the data by defining a different character.

To print your newly designed character, simply send
CHR$(126) which corresponds to hexidecimal value
7E.

This control code is used when setting the printer’s
time and date clock. Following is the text string to
send when setting the clock:

This control code is used to read the printer’s time
and date clock. Following is the ASCII string received:

Sending this control code will turn off the reverse field
mode that is selected using control code 25.

Send this control code to turn on the reverse field
printing mode. This will print white letters on a dark
background. Do not print more that three reverse field
print lines. Also, do not print more than a few empty
spaces in a reverse field. The printer may become
overloaded and stop printing.

Set Time and Date

Control Code 20

Read Time and Date

Control Code 22

Cancel Reverse Field

Control Code 24

Reverse Field Control

Code 25