CHAPTER 5 TPCL-LE MODE (INTERFACE COMMANDS)
B-EP
Series
5-172
5.10 COMMANDS RELATED TO WRITABLE CHARACTERS
5.10.1 2-BYTE WRITABLE CHARACTER CODE RANGE COMMAND
[ESC] XE
Function
Sets the code range when a 2-byte writable character code is stored in the flash ROM
on the CPU board.
Format
[ESC] XE (xx); a
1
a
1
a
1
a
1
, b
1
b
1
b
1
b
1
, a
2
a
2
a
2
a
2
, b
2
b
2
b
2
b
2
-----, a
n
a
n
a
n
a
n
, b
n
b
n
b
n
b
n
[LF] [NUL]
Term
aaaa:
First character code for each range
2020 to FFFF (Indicates the hex. data in ASCII code.)
bbbb:
No. of characters for each range
0001 to 4000 (Indicates the hex. data in ASCII code.)
xx:
Character type (Omissible)
51
52 to 55 (Reserved)
Explanation
(1)
For a 2-byte character code such as Kanji, the character code range may be divided into
two or more. As the control information area for the unnecessary codes can be deleted
by designating the character code range, the capacity of flash memory can be used
efficiently.
(2) The total number of characters for each range must not exceed 0 x 4,000 (16,384
characters).
(3)
Up to 2700 ranges can be designated.
(4)
It is not possible to store the character codes which are not conforming to the setting for
this command.
(5)
The first character code for each area should be sent in the ascending order. The areas
must not overlap. If these conditions are not satisfied, the operation is not guaranteed.
(6)
When any character type of 52 to 55 is specified, it is invalid. However, an error does
not occur, instead a blank is printed.
Refer to
• Flash Memory Format Command ([ESC] J1)
• Bit Map Writable Character Command ([ESC] XD)
