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Journal mode
Journal mode is a station select command. All data sent to the printer, following the
journal mode select command, is stored in the EJ as a single record. Any control
commands sent to the electronic journal will end the journal entry. An EOT, NUL or
any printer command will end journal mode. Typically an EOT, CAN or station select
will be used to end the journal mode.
Function Electronic Journal Mode Begin
ASCII [ESC]{
Hexadecimal 1BH 7BH
Decimal <27> <123>
IPCL None
EPOS
Description The function enters journal mode. When in journal mode, commands are
parsed and any command that is not appropriate is removed, causes journal mode to
exit, or is saved.
In general commands to involve printer operation are ignored, Commands that will
cause a basic change in the printer like the [ESC]@ Initialize printer command stop
the journal entry. Commands that return a response from the printer are not placed in
the journal.
All other commands are placed in the journal, and will be processed when the journal
is printed.
The [EOT] (4 or 4H) and CAN (24 or 14H) will cause the journal to stop and will not be
processed again.
In typical operation, a station select command should be used to exit journal mode.
Note that any station select including another Journal select will close the journal
entry. If a Journal select is processed in Journal mode, the current record will be
closed, and a new record opened.