Compuprint 6314 CDL - Manual (Page 6)

CDL – Programmer Manual
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Local setting commands
For each label it is possible to set local parameters such as the temperature of
the head, the print speed or the number of labels to be printed. These
parameters are, precisely, local that is valid only for the current label or job.
Special commands
These commands, despite the STX prefix, are not system commands.
Object definition commands
The actual label is made up of a group of objects, the nature of which may
differ:
Geometric figures (lines and boxes)
Alphanumeric fields (characters or numbers)
Bar codes
Graphic images
The object definition commands must respect a well defined syntax (see sect.
2.1.2.1.3 on page 19) with which the desired characteristics are defined (e.g.
orientation, position, size etc.).
2.1.1 Immediate (SOH) commands
SOH # - Reset
Resets the printer just as if it had been turned off and on again: it empties the buffers and initialises
the memory. The effect is that all the variables are reset to their default values and any data stored in
the registers are cancelled. Obviously, the images and labels stored in the flash memory remain,
since it is not volatile.
After the command it is advisable to wait for the response
3
(CR T) from the printer if it is connected
in series, or 3-4 sec, before entering other commands.
SOH A – Printer status (alphanumeric string)
The printer sends the computer
4
a sequence of 8 characters indicating its status. Each position has
an exact meaning as shown in the table below:
3
Only the RS 232 serial interface is two-way, therefore this command is effective only when the printer is connected to
the computer by means of a serial interface.
4
Only the RS 232 serial interface is two-way, therefore this command is effective only when the printer is connected to
the computer by means of a serial interface.