CHAPTER 5 TPCL-LE MODE (INTERFACE COMMANDS)
B-EP
Series
5-194
5.13.2 MESSAGE DISPLAY COMMAND
[ESC] XJ
Function
Displays the message on the LCD.
Format
[ESC] XJ; aaa ------ aaa [LF] [NUL]
Term
aaa ------ aaa: Display data (16 digits)
Explanation
(1)
When the printer receives the Message Display Command, first it processes the already
received data (or completes the label issue if the Issue Command has been sent).
Then, it displays the message on the LCD, and finally it enters a pause state.
(2)
When the [PAUSE] key is pressed, the pause state is cleared and the LCD displays the
normal message. After the pause state is cleared, the printer resumes processing the
data received after the Message Display Command.
Notes
(1)
The number of characters to be displayed is 16. When the display data is less than 16
characters, the blanks are filled with spaces. When the display data exceeds 16
characters, the excess data will be discarded.
(2)
During a pause state, a halt due to an error, or a cover open state, the Message Display
Command is not processed even if it is received. In this case, the command is
processed after the above state is cleared.
(3)
The following characters can be displayed on the LCD.
If any character other than the mentioned below is received, “?” is displayed or a
command error occurs.
2 3 4 5 6 7 A B C D
0 SP
0
@
P ` p
1 !
1
A
Q
a
q
2 ”
2
B
R
b
r
3 #
3
C
S
c
s
4 $
4
D
T
d
t
5 %
5
E
U
e
u
6 &
6
F
V
f v
7 ’
7
G
W
g
w
8 (
8
H
X
h
x
9 )
9
I
Y
i
y
A * :
J
Z
j
z
B + ; K [ k {
C ,
<
L
\ l |
D - = M ] m }
E .
>
N
^
n
→
F /
?
O
_
o
←
* The shaded parts are Japanese.
They are omitted here.
