Datamax E4203 All in One Printer User Manual


 
System-Level Commands
12 E-Class DPL Programmer’s Manual
STX a Enable Feedback Characters
This command enables the feedback ASCII hex characters to be returned from the printer following
specific events after each completed batch of labels when using serial communications. The default
value is ‘Off’.
Syntax:
<STX>a
Printer response: Event dependent. (Also, see Appendix D for error codes.)
Where:
Event Return Characters
Invalid character 0x07 (BEL)
Label printed 0x1E (RS)
End of batch 0x1F (US)
STX B Get Printer Time and Date Information
This command instructs the printer to retrieve its internal time and date information.
Syntax:
<STX>B
Sample:
<STX>B
Printer response format:
wmmddyyyyhhMMjjj<CR>
Where:
w
1 digit for day of week; 1 = Monday
mm
2 digits for month
dd
2 digits for day
yyyy
4 digits for year
hh
2 digits for hour in 24 hour format
MM
2 digits for minutes
jjj
3 digits for Julian date / constant*
* See <STX>A for details and restrictions.
Printer response sample:
1020319960855034<CR>