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Epson C82314 User Manual

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COMMAND 55: CUSTOM USER STRINGS

Allows a coax user to define up to six custom user strings, of up to 25 bytes

each, which are stored in the memory of the interface card and sent to the
printer whenever the “two-letter delimiter, letter U, and number of the string’

appears in the text of the document, i.e. &%U3.

VALUE DESCRIPTION

0

Following the value number, insert a parenthesis, followed by

to

the ASCII hex bytes included in the user string, and then a

5

parenthesis to end.

NOTES: To aid in readability, a single space is allowed between hex bytes but

is not included in the string.

The strings could specify a special font selection command or other

custom command to be sent directly to the printer.

This command, if placed as the first printable data at the top of the

page (position 1, line 1), will be sent to the printer prior to the data.

To change a custom user string, simply input the new custom user

string values. The entire old string is automatically erased.

To delete a custom user string from the NV memory, simply put

nothing between the parentheses.

EXAMPLES: &%Z55,3(1 B01)

Defines the &%U3 custom user string to
send an "ESC and SOH" (1B and 01 hex) to

the printer. This is the Epson Double-

Width, One Line, ON command.

&%Z55,4(OF)

Defines the &%U4 custom command to

send "SI" (shift in, OF hex) to the printer

wherever the &%U4 command appears in

the text. This turns ON the Epson

condensed printing.

&%Z55,5(12)

Defines the &%U5 custom command to

send "DC2" (Device Control 2, 12 hex) to
the printer. This is the Epson condensed

printing OFF command.

&%Z55,1( )

Deletes from NV memory any hex string

that had been previously defined for the

&%U1 custom command.

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