SATO CL408/412 Printer User Manual


 
32 SATO RISC Printers
2. Command Codes Programming Manual
Characters, Custom-Designed
Command Structure:
Store Command <ESC>Tabcc
Recall command <ESC>Kab90cc
a: Matrix size
1: 16x16 matrix
2: 24x24 matrix
b: Specifies the character encoding method for the data
stream
H: Hexadecimal characters
B: Binary characters
cc: Memory location to store/recall the character. Valid
memory locations are 21 to 52 (counting in Hex) or “!”
to “R” in Binary
{data} Data to describe the character
Example: <ESC>T1H3F
<ESC>K1H903F
Placement: The Store command is typically sent in its own data st-
ream to the printer, between the Start/Stop commands.
The Recall command is sent in a secondary data st-
ream to print the character,and follows any necessary
position or size commands.
Default: None
Function:
To allow for the creation, storage, and printing of custom characters,
such as special fonts or logos. Up to 50 individual characters may be
stored in the custom character volatile memory.