Command
Number
05
06
07
08
09
Parameters Name/Description
Command
Examples
Control paper size selection (laser printers only)
Makes paper size settings
01
Feeds paper size selected by the host
computer
02
Feeds any paper size
03
Feeds A4 size paper
&%Z05,01
&%Z05,02
&%Z05,03
Select alternate command-pass-thru delimeter
Selects the characters that both begin and end
the command-pass-thru feature. You can select
any two characters, as long as the first is not an
ampersand (a). The default value is the &%
characters.
xx
Selects the two characters represented
by the XX characters.
&%Z06,*!
Select print-complete handling
Tells the interface when to send a print-com-
plete signal.
(Check your self test results to see
lf your printer supports true print complete.)
1
Selects early print-complete handling
&%Z07,1
(all data has been sent to printer’s
buffer, but printer may still be printing)
2
Selects true print-complete handling
&%Z07,2
(all data has been sent to printer, and
printer has finished printing)
Set printer sharing timeout period
Sets the amount of time (in seconds) the printer
waits for additional data before switching
between the twin-axial host system and the PC
system connected to the auto-sharing/parallel
connector (8 seconds is the default). If your
printer supports intelligent emulation switching
(IES) make sure your printer’s IES timeout
period is less than this setting.
xx
Selects a waiting period of XX seconds
&%Z08,05
Parallel port initialization string
Defines a string of characters that is sent to the
printer when the parallel port is activated (up to
25 characters can be included in the string)
13