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Chapter 3. Command Reference
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TC9450PM Rev. C 8/11/98 3-17
Creating a Box Field
A box is a special field. To create one, use the ^R command, except you follow this
procedure, too.
1. Enter A for field_type.
2. Choose the coordinates for the upper-left corner of the box. For example, if you
choose (20,30), the corner would be 20 dots to the right and 30 dots down from
the upper-left corner of the format. Enter those values for w-coord and l-
coord. For example, enter 20 for l-coord and 30 for w-coord.
3. Choose the coordinates for the lower-right corner of the box. For example, if
you choose (50,70), the corner would be 50 dots to the right and 70 dots down
from the upper-left corner of the box.
4. Calculate the difference between the first coordinates of each corner and the
difference between the second coordinates of each corner. Enter the results of
your calculations in width and length, respectively. For example, enter 30 for
length (50 - 20), and 40 (70 - 30) for width.
NOTE:Neither width nor length can be zero.
The following diagram explains the relationship between the fields you use.
Request Printer Status (^S)
The Request Printer Status command asks the printer for its current state. The
printer responds with the Status response described in Chapter 4, “Response
Reference.”
Syntax
^S¦^
NOTE:If the printer has a low battery or the receive buffer is full, you can still
receive the Status response by sending an ENQ character (hexadecimal 5)
to the printer.