Pitney Bowes J640 Printer User Manual


 
Immediate Commands ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Immediate commands affect printer operation as soon as the
printer receives them, even if they are included within a
packet. These commands can be used at any time, but the
printer can accept only one immediate command at a time, or
else an error may occur.
You can use immediate commands to
change immediate command control characters.
change status polling control characters.
reset the printer.
cancel and repeat batches.
clear errors.
print a test label.
Enabling Immediate Commands
You must first send configuration Record E to enable the
immediate commands. The immediate command control
character is kept after you turn the printer off. To change the
settings, see "Record E: Control Characters" earlier in this
chapter.
The immediate command character can be set to any
character in the 0 to 255 hex range. The carat symbol (^) is
used for these examples. However, if you are sending
information over a network, use ~038, which is the ampersand
symbol (&).
Sending Immediate Commands
Immediate commands consist of a three- or four-character
sequence you can send in a packet or embed in your
application. Each command is sent separately.
Syntax control character_immediate command
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