Microcom 438 - Manual (Page 54)

Chapter 5 Printer Commands
438 Operator’s Manual - 880052-0100 5-7
3 Button Use: If set to a “1”, the printer will disable the Print Button.
1 = Disable
0 = Enable
4
Print Repetition: Defines the function of the Print Button. If set to a
“0”, the button can be used for feeding labels but the print function is
disabled and blank forms will be issued.
1 = Label PRINT
0 = Label FEED only
5
Power-ON Format Type: Determines whether to use a saved format
file or a standard ROM format. User downloaded Label FORMAT files
are saved in non-volatile FLASH memory. Any of these FORMATs may
be used for the Power-ON label. When SW2:5=1, the format is
selected by SW2 switch positions 6, 7, and 8.
1 = Power-ON label is selected by SW2: 6, 7, and 8
0 = Power-ON label is standard format
6,7,8 Power-up Format: These switches work in conjunction with switch
location 5 above. They determine which stored format is loaded at
power-up. The printer can be instructed not to load a format at power-
up by setting all three switches to 0.
000 = No Power-up Format
001 = ROM or Saved Format File 1
010 = ROM or Saved Format File 2
011 = ROM or Saved Format File 3
100 = ROM or Saved Format File 4
101 = ROM or Saved Format File 5
110 = Rom or Saved Format File 6
111 = ROM of Saved Format File 7
5.2.1.3
Software Switch #3
^AB ^D
COMMAND
XX 23 Change SW3: Software Switch #3
^AB12345678 (each bit is represented by a numeric position number)
Position:
1 Extended ASCII: Controls whether characters over HEX 7F will be
processed.
1 = Don’t process input characters greater than 7F
0 = Process input characters greater than 7F
2 INPUT 1 Active State: This bit determines whether the INPUT 1 sensor
must see an object or not to send back the >INPUT 1< response. A
setting of 1 (active LOW) will report the >INPUT 1< message if no
reflection is detected. A setting of 0 (active HIGH) will report the
>INPUT 1< message if a reflection is detected.
1 = Send >INPUT 1< active LOW