Metapace T-2, Command Manual

Page 1: ...Command Manual Metapace T 2 Thermal Printer Rev 1 00 ...

Page 2: ...SC Select bit image mode ESC Turn underline mode on off ESC 2 Select default line spacing ESC 3 Set line spacing ESC Select peripheral device ESC Cancel user defined characters ESC Initialize printer ESC D Set horizontal tab positions ESC E Turn emphasized mode on off ESC G Turn double strike mode on off ESC J Print and feed paper ESC L Select page mode ESC M Select character font ESC R Select an ...

Page 3: ...GS Define downloaded bit image GS Print downloaded bit image GS Start end macro definition GS B Turn white black reverse printing mode on off GS H Select printing position of HRI characters GS I Transmit printer ID GS L Set left margin GS P Set horizontal and vertical motion units GS T Set print position to the beginning of print line GS V Select cut mode and cut paper GS W Set printing area width...

Page 4: ...Significant Bit 2 3 Control Commands Details HT Name Format Description Horizontal tab ASCII HT Hex 09 Decimal 9 Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position LF Name Format Description Print and line feed ASCII LF Hex 0A Decimal 10 In standard mode prints the data in the print buffer and feeds one line based on the current line spacing In page mode modes the print position in memor...

Page 5: ...h memory switch 1 5 when the printer power is turned on or reset CAN Name Format Description Cancel print data in page mode ASCII CAN Hex 18 Decimal 24 In page mode deletes all the print data in the current printable area DLE EOT n Name Format Range Description Transmission real time status ASCII DLE EOT n Hex 10 04 n Decimal 16 4 n 1 n 4 Transmits the status specified by n in real time as follows...

Page 6: ... 0 Cover is closed 2 On 04 4 Cover is open Off 00 0 Paper is not being fed by using the paper FEED button 3 On 08 8 Paper is being fed by the paper FEED button 4 On 10 16 Fixed Off 00 0 No paper end stop 5 On 20 32 Printing is being stopped Off 00 0 No error 6 On 40 64 Error has occurred 7 Off 00 0 Fixed n 3 Error status Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function 0 Off 00 0 Fixed 1 On 02 2 Fixed Off 00 0 No ...

Page 7: ... Bit image data might include this command This command is ignored block data is transmitted DLE ENQ n Name Format Range Description Real time request to printer ASCII DLE ENQ n Hex 10 05 n Decimal 16 5 n 0 n 2 Responds to a request from the host computer n specifies the requests as follows n Request 0 Works the same as when the paper FEED button is pressed once during waiting status during the op...

Page 8: ...User must consider this For example Bit image data accidentally might include a data string with this command Do not embed this command within another command For example Bit image data might include this command This command is ignored in the following states During transmission of block data During driving of drawer kick out When an error has occurred DLE DC4 fn a b fn 2 Name Format Range Descri...

Page 9: ...0 14 8 d1 d7 Decimal 16 20 8 d1 d7 fn 8 d1 1 d2 3 d3 20 d4 1 d5 6 d6 2 d7 8 Clear all data stored in the receive buffer and the print buffer Transmits the following three bytes data Hex Decimal Amount of data Header 37 H 55 1 byte Flag 25 H 37 1 byte NUL 00 H 0 1 byte Notes Enters standard mode The command must be inhibited for use in a system using this printer and the EPSON OPOS If print data in...

Page 10: ...aracter font A 12 24 selected 0 On 01 1 Character font B 9 x 24 selected 1 2 Off 00 0 Reserved Off 00 0 Emphasized mode not selected 3 On 08 8 Emphasized mode selected Off 00 0 Double height mode not selected 4 On 10 16 Double height mode selected Off 00 0 Double width mode not selected 5 On 20 32 Double width mode selected 6 Off 00 0 Reserved Off 00 0 Underline mode not selected 7 On 80 128 Under...

Page 11: ...d character pattern for the specified character codes y specifies the number of bytes in the vertical direction c1 specifies the beginning character code for the definition and c2 specifies the final code x specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction d specifies the definition data ESC m nL nH d1 dk Name Format Range Description Select bit image mode ASCII ESC m nL nH d1 dk Hex 1B 2A ...

Page 12: ...ESC 3 n Name Format Range Default Description Notes Set line spacing ASCII ESC 3 n Hex 1B 33 n Decimal 27 51 n 0 n 255 Equivalent to approximately 4 23mm 1 6 Sets the current line spacing to n x vertical motion units inches The maximum settable line spacing is 1016mm 40 ESC n Name Format Range Default Description Select peripheral device ASCII ESC n Hex 1B 3D n Decimal 27 61 n 0 n 3 Serial interfa...

Page 13: ...ange Default Description Set horizontal tab positions ASCII ESC D n1 nk NUL Hex 1B 44 n1 nk 00 Decimal 27 68 n1 nk 0 1 n 255 0 k 32 n 8 16 24 32 40 232 240 248 for font A in a standard character size width Sets horizontal tab positions n specifies the number of digits from the setting position to the left margin or the beginning of the line k specifies the number of bytes set for the horizontal ta...

Page 14: ...B 4A n Decimal 27 74 n 0 n 255 Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper n X vertical motion unit The maximum paper feed amount is approximately 1016mm 40 if n X vertical motion unit exceeds 1016mm 40 ESC L Name Format Description Select page mode ASCII ESC L Hex 1B 4C Decimal 27 76 Switches from standard mode to page mode ESC M n Name Format Range Default Description Select characte...

Page 15: ... from page mode to standard mode Any data stored in the printer for printing in page mode is cleared ESC T n Name Format Range Default Description Select print direction in page mode ASCII ESC T n Hex 1B 54 n Decimal 27 84 n 0 n 3 48 n 51 n o Selects the print direction and starting position in page mode n Print Direction Starting Position 0 48 Left right Upper left 1 49 Bottom to top Lower left 1...

Page 16: ...0 dxL dxH x 256 360 dxL 104 dxH 1 dyL dyH x 256 1662 dyL 126 dyH 6 Set the position and the size of the printing area Horizontal starting position xL xH x 256 x horizontal motion unites Vertical starting position yL yH x 256 x vertical motion unites Horizontal printing area width dxL dxH x 256 x horizontal motion unites Vertical printing area width dyL dyH x 256 x vertical motion unites The maximu...

Page 17: ...s when a paper end is detected Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function Off 00 0 Paper roll near end sensor disable 0 On 01 1 Paper roll near end sensor enable Off 00 0 Paper roll near end sensor disable 1 On 02 2 Paper roll near end sensor enable Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor disable 2 On 04 4 Paper roll end sensor enable Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor disable 3 On 08 8 Paper roll end sensor enable 4 7 R...

Page 18: ... printer cover is open the panel buttons are always ignored regardless of the setting with this command ESC d n Name Format Range Description Print and feed n lines ASCII ESC d n Hex 1B 64 n Decimal 27 100 n 0 n 255 Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds n lines ESC p m t1 t2 Name Format Range Description Generate pulse ASCII ESC p m t1 t2 Hex 1B 70 m t1 t2 Decimal 27 112 m t1 t2 m 0 1 48 4...

Page 19: ...0 Portuguese 4 Page 4 863 Canadian French 5 Page 5 865 Nordic 16 Page 16 1252 Latin I 17 Page 17 866 Cyrillic 2 18 Page 18 852 Latin 2 19 Page 19 858 Euro 21 Page 21 862 Hebrew DOS code 22 Page 22 864 Arabic 23 Page 23 Thai42 24 Page 24 1253 Greek 25 Page 25 1254 Turkish 26 Page 26 1257 Baltic 27 Page 27 Farsi 28 Page 28 1251 Cyrillic 29 Page 29 737 Greek 30 Page 30 775 Baltic 31 Page 31 Thai14 32...

Page 20: ...L yH d1 dk 1 xL xH yL yH d1 dk n Name Format Range Description Defined NV bit image ASCII FS q n xL xH yL d1 dk 1 xL xH yL d1 dk n Hex 1C 71 n xL xH yL d1 dk 1 xL xH yL d1 dk n Decimal 28 113 n xL xH yL d1 dk 1 xL xH yL d1 dk n 1 n 255 1 xL xH 256 1023 0 xL 255 0 xH 3 1 yL yH 256 288 0 yL 255 yH 0 1 0 d 255 k xL xH 256 yL yH 256 8 Either one of the total capacity data 0 64k 128k 192k 256k 320k 384...

Page 21: ...ertical direction 8 1 Enlargement in horizontal direction 8 n 0 Selects character size enlargement in vertical and horizontal directions Bit Function Setting 0 1 2 3 Specifies the number of times enlarged in the vertical direction Refer to Table 2 Enlarged in vertical direction 4 5 6 7 Specifies the number of times enlarged in the horizontal direction Refer to Table 1 Enlarged in horizontal direct...

Page 22: ...low to be tested m Paper type 0 48 1 49 2 50 Paper roll m specifies a test pattern as listed below m Test pattern 1 49 Hexadecimal dump 2 50 Self Test Printing The printer executes a hardware reset after the procedure to place the image into the non volatile memory The printer clear the receive and print butters and resets all settings user defined characters macros and the character styles to the...

Page 23: ...2 Ends the user setting mode session Performs a soft reset 3 GS E pL pH fn a1 b18 b11 ak bk8 bk1 3 Sets value s for the memory switch 4 GS E pL pH fn a 4 Transmits the settings of the memory switch to the host 11 GS E pL pH fn a d1 dk 11 Sets the communication conditions for the serial interface 12 GS E pL pH fn a 12 Transmits the communication conditions for the serial interface Notes pL pH speci...

Page 24: ...ting mode and performs a software reset Therefore the printer clears the receive and print buffers and resets all settings user defined character downloaded bit images macros and the print mode to the mode that was in effect at power on This function code fn 2 is enabled only in the user setting mode Function 3 GS E pL pH fn a1 b18 b11 ak bk8 bk1 fn 3 Format Range Default Description ASCII GS E pL...

Page 25: ...lor support Disable Mono 6 49 2Color support Enable 2 color 7 8 Reserved When a 11 the memory switch 11 is set as follows Special Function 2 Bit Setting value Function 1 8 Reserved When a 12 the memory switch 12 is set as follows Bit Setting value Function 1 8 Reserved Function 4 GS E pL pH fn a fn 4 Format Range Description ASCII GS E pL pH fn a Hex 1D 28 45 pL pH fn a Decimal 29 40 69 pL pH fn a...

Page 26: ...9 52 1 byte Separator 1FH 31 1 byte Setting value 30H 39H 48 57 1 6 bytes NUL 00H 0 1 byte Configuration of the setting value When the baud rate a 1 is specified Baud rate bps d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 2400 50 52 48 48 4800 52 56 48 48 9600 57 54 48 48 19200 49 57 50 48 48 38400 51 56 52 48 48 57600 53 55 54 48 48 115200 49 49 53 50 48 48 When the parity setting a 2 is specified d1 Parity 48 No parity 49 ...

Page 27: ...phics memory 64 GS L pL pH m fn d1 d2 Function 64 Transmits the defined NV graphics key code list 65 GS L pL pH m fn d1 d2 d3 Function 65 Deletes all NV graphics data 66 GS L pL pH m fn kc1 kc2 Function 66 Deletes the specified NV graphics data 67 GS L pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b Function 67 Defines the raster graphics data in the non volatile memory 69 GS L pL pH m fn k...

Page 28: ... KB Function 50 GS L pL pH m fn fn 2 50 Format Range Description ASCII GS L pL pH m fn Hex 1D 28 4C pL pH m fn Decimal 29 40 76 pL pH m fn pL pH x 256 2 pL 2 pH 0 m 48 fn 2 50 Prints the buffered graphics which is stored by the process of Function 112 Feeds paper by the amount corresponding to the number of dots in the y direction of the buffered graphics Function 51 GS L pL pH m fn fn 3 51 Format...

Page 29: ...te If the number of the key code exceed 40 the key code is transmitted dividing up to 40 The status if the continuous transmission data block is present is 41H The status if the continuous transmission data block is not present is 40H After the Header NULL is transmitted the printer receives a response from the host then it performs the process defined by the response See the tables below When the...

Page 30: ...a defined by the key codes kc1 and kc2 Function 67 GS L pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b fn 67 Format Range ASCII GS L pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b Hex 1D 28 4C pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b Decimal 29 40 76 pL pH m fn a kc1 kc2 b xL xH yL yH c d1 dk 1 c d1 dk b GS L parameter 3 pL pH x 256 65535 0 pL 255 0 pH 255 GS 8 L para...

Page 31: ...f energy in the specified tow color thermal paper If the color is specified with b and a single color also is specified with c the printer stops processing the command and regards the defined data as effective up to the time when the printer stops processing then disregards the remaining data after it When this command is processed while NV bit image data is defined with FS q the printer deletes a...

Page 32: ...lor paper is specified 1 yL yH x 256 1662 when by 1 1 yL yH x 256 831 when by 2 When two color paper is specified 1 yL yH x 256 831 when by 1 1 yL yH x 256 415 when by 2 0 d 255 k int xL xH x 256 7 8 x yL yH x 256 Stores the raster graphics data enlarged by bx and by in the horizontal and vertical directions to the print buffer xL xH specifies the raster graphics data in the horizontal direction a...

Page 33: ...le ESC ESC ESC E ESC G ESC V ESC GS GS B GS b GS N etc ESC SP ESC 2 ESC 3 Bar code GS H GS f GS h GS w 2 dimension code Function 065 through Function 070 of GS k Print position ESC D ESC T ESC a GS L GS W etc ESC c 4 ESC c 5 GS D GS P Function 1 GS M pL pH fn m fn 1 49 Format Range Description Notes ASCII GS M pL pH fn m Hex 1D 28 4D pL pH fn m Decimal 29 40 77 pL pH fn m pL pH x 256 2 pL 2 pH 0 f...

Page 34: ...48 does not load data in the storage area to the active area upon initialization When m 1 49 loads data in the storage area to the active area upon initialization GS N pL pH fn parameter Name Description Select character style Executes commands for the character style as specified by the function code fn fn Format Function No Description 48 GS N pL pH fn m Function 48 Selects character color Funct...

Page 35: ... 167 QR Code Specify the size of module 69 Function 169 QR Code Specify the error correction level 80 Function 180 QR Code Store the received data in the symbol save area 81 Function 181 QR Code Print the symbol data in the symbol save area 49 82 Function 182 QR Code Send the size information of the symbol data in the symbol save area For PDF417 symbol data when cn 48 The symbol data specified by ...

Page 36: ...nded that the module height be set three to five times the width of the module The module height is specified by Function 068 The width of a module is specified by Function 067 The number of the rows is specified by Function 066 The size of the symbol is confirmed by the transmission data of Function 082 Function 065 GS k pL pH cn fn n fn 65 Format Range Default Description Notes ASCII GS k pL pH ...

Page 37: ...r is turned off Function 067 GS k pL pH cn fn n fn 67 Format Range Default Description Notes ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn n Hex 1D 28 6B 03 00 30 43 n Decimal 29 40 107 3 0 48 67 n pL pH x 256 3 pL 3 pH 0 cn 48 fn 67 1 n 4 n 3 Specifies the width of a module of PDF417 symbol Settings of this function affect the processing of Functions 081 and 082 The setting unit differs depending on the printer models ...

Page 38: ...4 50 Error correction level 2 8 51 Error correction level 3 16 52 Error correction level 4 32 53 Error correction level 5 64 54 Error correction level 6 128 55 Error correction level 7 256 56 Error correction level 8 512 Function 070 GS k pL pH cn fn m fn 70 Format Range Default Description Notes ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn m Hex 1D 28 6B 03 00 30 46 m Decimal 29 40 107 3 0 48 70 m pL pH x 256 3 pL 3 p...

Page 39: ...th the first code word in the data area The error correction code word calculated by modulus 929 Setting of this function are effective until the following processing is performed Function 080 or 180 is executed ESC is executed The printer is reset or the power is turned off Function 081 GS k pL pH cn fn m fn 81 Format Range Description Notes ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn m Hex 1D 28 6B 03 00 30 51 m Dec...

Page 40: ...ed by print mode emphasized double strike underline white black reverse printing or 90 clockwise rotated except for character size and upside down printing mode In standard mode this command executes paper feeding for the amount needed for printing the symbol regardless of the paper feed amount set by the paper feed setting command The printing position returns to the left side of the printable ar...

Page 41: ...le 31H 49 Printing is impossible This command does not print the PDF417 symbols Users must consider the quiet zone for the PDF417 symbols upward and downward spaces and left and right spaces for the PDF417 symbols specified in the specifications for the PDF417 symbols Function 165 GS k pL pH cn fn n1 n2 fn 65 Format Range Default Description Notes ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn n1 n2 Hex 1D 28 6B 03 00 31...

Page 42: ... 31 45 n Decimal 29 40 107 3 0 49 69 n pL pH x 256 3 pL 3 pH 0 cn 49 fn 69 48 n 51 n 48 Specifies the error correction level of QR Code n Function Recovery Capacity approx 48 Specify Error correction level L 7 49 Specify Error correction level M 15 50 Specify Error correction level Q 25 51 Specify Error correction level H 30 Settings of this function affect the processing of Functions 181 and 182 ...

Page 43: ... m Hex 1D 28 6B 03 00 31 51 m Decimal 29 40 107 3 0 49 81 m pL pH x 256 3 pL 3 pH 0 cn 49 fn 81 m 48 Encodes and prints the QR Code symbol data in the symbol save area In standard mode use this function when printer is at the beginning of a line or there is no data in the printer buffer The symbol size that exceeds the printing area cannot be printed If there is any error described below in the da...

Page 44: ... in the print buffer without executing actual printing The printer moves printing position to the next dot of the last data of the symbol The quiet zone is not included in the printing data Be sure to include the quiet zone when using this function Function 182 GS k pL pH cn fn m fn 82 Format Range Description Notes ASCII GS k pL pH cn fn m Hex 1D 28 6B 03 00 31 52 m Decimal 29 40 107 3 0 49 81 m ...

Page 45: ... dots specified by x and y x specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction y specifies the number of dots in the vertical direction When the memory switch 8 7 is On the user defined character and the downloaded bit image cannot be defined simultaneously The downloaded bit image data is cleared with this command GS m Name Format Range Description Print downloaded bit image ASCII GS m Hex...

Page 46: ...de n selects the execution of printing and the printing position as follows n Printing position 0 48 Not printed 1 49 Above the bar code 2 50 Below the bar code 3 51 Both above and below the bar code GS I n Name Format Range Description Transmits printer ID ASCII GS I n Hex 1D 49 n Decimal 29 73 n 1 n 3 49 n 51 65 n 69 n 112 1 n 3 49 n 51 65 n 69 when TM T88II compatible mode is selected Transmits...

Page 47: ...is set to 25 4 x mm 1 x When y 0 the default setting of the vertical motion unit is used When 1 y 255 the vertical motion unit is set to 25 4 y mm 1 y GS T n Name Format Range Description Set print position to the beginning of print line ASCII GS T n Hex 1D 54 n Decimal 29 84 n n 0 1 48 49 Sets the print position to the beginning of the print line n specifies how data in the print buffer is proces...

Page 48: ... area width ASCII GS W nL nH Hex 1D 57 nL nH Decimal 29 87 nL nH 0 nL 255 0 nH 255 nL nH x 256 512 nL 0 nH 2 for 80mm of the paper width nL nH x 256 384 nL 128 nH 1 for 60mm of the paper width nL nH x 256 360 nL 104 nH 1 for 58mm of the paper width Sets the printing area width specified with nL and nH The printing area width is nL nH x 256 x horizontal motion units Printable area Left margin Print...

Page 49: ...ation is then repeated r times GS a n Name Format Range Default Description Enable Disable Automatic Status Back ASB ASCII GS a n Hex 1D 61 n Decimal 29 97 n 0 n 255 n 0 when memory switch 1 3 is Off n 2 when memory switch 1 3 is On Specifies the status items for ASB Automatic Status Back Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function Off 00 0 Drawer kick out connector pin 3 disable 0 On 01 1 Drawer kick out con...

Page 50: ...status Off 00 0 Panel button OFF 1 On 02 2 Panel button ON Off 00 0 No mechanical error 2 On 04 4 Mechanical error has occurred Off 00 0 No Auto Cutter error 3 On 08 8 Auto Cutter error occurred 4 Off 00 0 Fixed Off 00 0 No unrecoverable error 5 On 20 32 Unrecoverable error has occurred Off 00 0 No automatically recoverable error 6 On 40 64 Automatically recoverable error has occurred 7 Off 00 0 F...

Page 51: ...the ASB data with the panel button status always being ignored APPENDIX J GS b n Name Format Range Default Description Turns smoothing mode on off ASCII GS b n Hex 1D 62 n Decimal 29 98 n 0 nL 255 n 0 Turns smoothing mode on or off When the LSB of n is 0 smoothing mode is turned off When the LSB of n is 1 smoothing mode is turned on GS f n Name Format Range Default Description Select font for HRI ...

Page 52: ...tem and prints the bar code For m Bar Code System Range of k Range of d 0 UPC A 11 k 12 48 d 57 1 UPC E 11 k 12 48 d 57 2 JAN13 EAN 12 k 13 48 d 57 3 JAN8 EAN 7 k 8 48 d 57 4 CODE39 1 k 48 d 57 65 d 90 d 32 36 37 43 45 46 47 5 ITF 1 k even number 48 d 57 6 CODABAR 1 k 48 d 57 65 d 68 d 36 43 45 46 47 58 For m Bar Code System Range of k Range of d 65 UPC A 11 n 12 48 d 57 66 UPC E 11 n 12 48 d 57 6...

Page 53: ...00 0 Fixed Bits 2 and 3 This command cannot be executed since the printer becomes offline when the paper roll end sensor detects the paper not present Therefore the status of bit 2 1 and bit 3 1 is not transmitted Drawer kick out connector status n 2 50 Bit Off On Hex Decimal Function Off 00 0 Drawer kick out connector pin 3 is LOW 0 On 01 1 Drawer kick out connector pin 3 is HIGH 1 Off 00 0 Reser...

Page 54: ...ot s in the vertical direction for the bit image d specifies the definition data of the bit image data GS w n Name Format Range Description Notes Set bar code width ASCII GS w n Hex 1D 77 n Decimal 29 119 n 2 n 6 n 3 Set the horizontal size of the bar code using n as follows Binary level Bar Code n Multi level Bar Code Module Width mm Thin element width mm Thick element width mm 2 0 282 0 282 0 70...