BIXOLON STP-103 Installation instructions

Command Manual
STP-103
Thermal Printer
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1. Control Commands List
Command Name
HT Horizontal tab
LF Print and line feed
CR Print and carriage return
DLE EOT Real-tine status transmission
DLE ENQ Real-time request to printer
ESC SP Set right-side character spacing
ESC ! Select print mode(s)
ESC $ Set absolute print position
ESC % Select/cancel user-defined character set
ESC & Define user-defined characters
ESC * Select bit-image mode
ESC - Turn underline mode on/off
ESC 2 Select 1/6-inch line spacing
ESC 3 Set line spacing
ESC = Select peripheral device
ESC ? Cancel user-defined characters
ESC @ Initialize printer
ESC D Set horizontal tab positions
ESC E Turn emphasized mode on/off
ESC J Print and feed paper
ESC R Select an international character set
ESC V Turn 90 clockwise rotation mode on/off
ESC ＼Set relative print position
ESC a Select justification
Esc c 5 Enable/disable panel FEED buttons
Esc d Print and feed paper n lines
Esc t Select character code table
Esc { Turn upside-down printing mode on/off
FS p Print non-volatile bit image
FS q Define non-volatile bit image
GS ! Select character size
GS * Define downloaded bit image
GS / Print downloaded bit image
GS : Start/end macro definition
GS B Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off
GS H Select printing position of HRI characters
GS I Transmit print ID
GS L Set let margin
GS P Set vertical and horizontal motion unite
GS W Set printing area width
GS ^ Execute macro
GS a Enable/disable Automatic Status Back
GS b Turn smoothing mode on/off
GS f Select font for HRI characters
GS h Set bar code height
GS k Print bar code
GS v Print raster bit image
GS w Set bar code width

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2. Control Commands Details
2-1 Command Notation
[Name]
[Format]
[Range]
[Description]
[Notes]
[Default]
[Reference]
[Example]
The name of the command.
The code sequence.
ASCII indicates the ASCII equivalents.
Hex indicates hexadecimal equivalents.
Decimal indicates the decimal equivalent.
[ ]k indicates the contents of the [ ] should be repeated k times.
Gives the allowable ranges for the parameters.
Describes the function of the command.
Provides important information on setting and using the printer
command, it necessary.
Gives the default values, if any, for the command parameters.
Lists related commands.
Provides examples using the command.
The numbers followed by H are hexadecimal
The numbers followed by B are binary.
The numbers denoted by ( ) are decimal.
2-2 Explanation of Terms
LSB Least Significant Bit
2-3 Control Commands Details
HT
[Name] Horizontal tab
[Format] ASCII HT
Hex 09
Decimal 9
[Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position.
LF
[Name] Print and line feed
[Format] ASCII LF
Hex 0A
Decimal 10
[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds one line based on the
current line spacing.

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CR
[Name] Print and carriage return.
[Format] ASCII HT
Hex 0D
Decimal 13
[Description] When automatic line feed is enabled, this command functions the
same as LF; when automatic line feed is disabled, this command is ignored.
DLE EOT n
[Name] Real-time status transmission.
[Format] ASCII DLE EOT n
HEX 10 04 n
Decimal 16 4 n
[Range] 1 ≤n ≤4
[Description] Transmits the selected printer status specified by n in real time,
according to the following parameters:
n=1 : Transmit printer status.
n=2 : Transmit off-line status.
n=3 : Transmit error status.
n=4 : transmit paper roll sensor status.
n=1 : printers status.
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off
1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to On
2 Off 00 0 Not used.
Off 00 0 On-line3
On 08 8 Off-line
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On
5-6 - - - Undefined
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off
n=2 : Off-line status
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off.
1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to on.
Off 00 0 Cover is closed.2
On 04 4 Cover is open.
Off 00 0 Paper is not being fed by using the PAPER FEED
button.
3
On 08 8 Paper is being fed by the PAPER FEED button.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to on.
5 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off.
6 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off.
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off.

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n=3 : Error status
Bit Off/On Hex decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to On.
2 - - - Undefined.
3 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On.
5 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
6 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
n=4 : Continuous paper sensor status
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
1 On 02 2 Not used. Fixed to On.
Off,Off 00 0 Paper roll near-end sensor is Off.2,3
On,On 0C 12 Paper roll near-end sensor is On.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On.
Off 00 0 Paper roll sensor. Paper present.5,6
On 60 96 Paper roll end detected by paper roll sensor
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off.
DLE ENQ n
[Name] Real time request to printer
[Format] ASCII DLE ENQ n
HEX 10 05 n
DECIMAL 16 5 n
[Range] 1≤n ≤2
[Description] Respond to a request from the host computer. n specifies the requests as
follows.
n Request
1 Recover from an error and restart printing from the line where the error occurred
2 Recover from an error after clearing the receive and print buffers
ESC SP n
[Name] Set right-side character spacing
[Format] ASCII ESC SP n
Hex 1B 20 n
Decimal 27 32 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Sets the character spacing for the right side of the character to
[n × horizontal or vertical motion units].

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ESC ! n
[Name] Select print mode(s)
[Format] ASCII ESC ! n
Hex 1B 21 n
Decimal 27 33 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Selects print mode(s) using n as following table in next page.
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
Off 00 0 24 character (font A : 12 ×24)0
On 01 1 42 character (font B : 9 ×24)
Off 00 0 Undefined1
On 02 2 32 character (font A : 12 ×24)
2 - - - Undefined
Off 00 0 Emphasized mode not selected.3
On 08 8 Emphasized mode selected.
Off 00 0 Double-height mode not selected.4
On 10 16 Double-height mode selected.
Off 00 0 Double-width mode not selected.5
On 20 32 Double-width mode selected.
6 - - - Undefined.
Off 00 0 Underline mode not selected.7
On 80 128 Underline mode selected.
ESC $ nL nH
[Name] Set absolute print position
[Format] ASCII ESC $ nL nH
Hex 1B 24 nL nH
Decimal 27 36 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤nL ≤255
0≤nH ≤255
[Description] Sets the distance from the beginning of the line to the position at
which subsequent characters are to be printed.
The distance from the beginning of the line to the print position
is [(nL + nH ×256)×(vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches.
ESC % n
[Name] Select/cancel user-defined character set
ASCII ESC % n
Hex 1B 25 n
Decimal 27 37 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Selects or cancels the user-defined character set.
When the Least Significant Bit(LSB) of n is 0, the user-defined
Character set is canceled.
When the LSB of n is 1, the user-defined character set is selected.

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ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1… d(y X x1)]…[xk d1…d(y X xk)]
[Name] Define user-defined characters
ASCII ESC & y c1 c2[x1d1…d(yXx1)]…[xkd1…d(yXxk)]
Hex 1B 26 y c1 c2[x1d1…d(yXx1)]…[xkd1…d(yXxk)]
Decimal 27 38 y c1 c2[x1d1…d(yXx1)]…[xkd1…d(yXxk)]
[Range] y = 3
32≤c1 ≤c2 ≤126
0≤x ≤12 (Font A (12×24))
0≤x ≤9 (Font B ( 9×24))
0≤d1… d(y × xk) ≤255
[Description] Defines user-defined characters. y specifies the number of bytes in the
vertical direction. C1 specifies the beginning character code for the
definition, and c2 Specifies the final code. x specifies the beginning
character code for the definition, and c2 specifies the final code.
ESC * m nL nH d1... dk
[Name] Select bit-image mode
[Format] ASCII ESC * m nL nH d1... dk
Hex 1B 2A m nL nHd1...dk
Decimal 27 42 m nL nH d1... dk
[Range] m = 0, 1, 32, 33
0≤nL ≤255 , 0 ≤nH ≤3 , 0 ≤d ≤255
[Description] Selects a bit-image mode using m for the number of dots specified
by nL and nH, as follows:
Vertical Direction Horizontal Direction(*1)
m Mode Number
of Dots
Dots
Density
Dots
Density Number of Data (k)
0 8-dot single-density 8 67 DPI 100 DPI nL + nH ×256
1 8-dot double-density 8 67 DPI 200 DPI nL + nH ×256
32 24-dot single-density 24 200 DPI 100 DPI (nL + nH ×256) ×3
33 24-dot double-density 24 200 DPI 200 DPI (nL + nH ×256) ×3
ESC - n
[Name] Turn underline mode on/off
ASCII ESC - n
Hex 1B 2D n
Decimal 27 45 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤2, 48 ≤n ≤50
[Description] Turns underline mode on or off, based on the following values of n:
n Function
0,48 Turns off underline mode
1,49 Turns off underline mode(1-dot thick)
2,50 Turns off underline mode(2-dot thick)

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ESC 2
[Name] Select 1/6-inch line spacing
[Format] ASCII ESC 2
Hex 1B 32
Decimal 27 50
[Description] Selects 1/6-inch line spacing.
ESC 3 n
[Name] Set line spacing
[Format] ASCII ESC 3 n
Hex 1B 33 n
Decimal 27 51 n
[Range] Sets the line spacing to [n X (vertical or horizontal motion unit)]
inches.
[Description] 0 ≤n ≤255
ESC = n
[Name] Select peripheral device
[Format] ASCII ESC = n
Hex 1B 3D n
Decimal 27 61 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Selects the device to which the host computer sends data, using n
asfollows:
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
Off 00 0 Printer disabled.
0 On 01 1 Printer enabled.
1 - - - Undefined.
2 - - - Undefined.
3 - - - Undefined.
4 - - - Undefined.
5 - - - Undefined.
6 - - - Undefined.
7 - - - Undefined.
ESC ? n
[Name] Cancel user-defined characters
[Format] ASCII ESC ? n
Hex 1B 3F n
Decimal 27 63 n
[Range] 32 ≤n ≤126
[Description] Cancels user-defined characters.

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ESC @
[Name] Initialize printer
[Format] ASCII ESC @
Hex 1B 40
Decimal 27 64
[Description] Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode to
the mode that was in effect when the power was turned on.
ESC D n1...nk NUL
[name] Set horizontal tab positions
[Format] ASCII ESC D n1...nk NUL
Hex 1B 44 n1...nk 00
Decimal 27 68 n1...nk 0
[Range] 1 ≤n ≤255
0≤k ≤32
[Description] Sets horizontal tab positions.
●n specifies the column number for setting a horizontal tab position from
the beginning of the line.
●k indicates the total number of horizontal tab positions to be set.
ESC E n
[Name] Turn emphasized mode on/off
[Format] ASCII ESC E n
Hex 1B 45 n
Decimal 27 69 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Turns emphasized mode on or off.
●When the LSB of n is 0, emphasized mode is turned off.
●When the LSB of n is 1, emphasized mode is turned on.
ESC J n
[Name] Print and feed paper
[Format] ASCII ESC J n
Hex 1B 4A n
Decimal 27 74 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper
[n X (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches.

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ESC R n
[Name] Select an international character set
[Format] ASCII ESC R n
Hex 1B 52 n
Decimal 27 82 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤10
[Description] Selects an international character set n from the following table:
n Character set
0 U.S.A.
1 France
2 Germany
3 U.K
4 Denmark Ⅰ
5 Sweden
6 Italy
7 Spain
8 Japan
9 Norway
10 Denmark Ⅱ

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ESC V n
[Name] Turn 90° clockwise rotation mode on/off
[Format] ASCII ESC V n
Hex 1B 56 n
Decimal 27 86 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤1, 48 ≤n ≤49
[Description] Turns 90° clockwise rotation mode on off. N is used follows:
n Function
0,48 Turn off 90°clockwise rotation mode
1,49 Turns on 90°clockwise rotation mode
ESC ＼nL nH
[Name] Set relative print position
[Format] ASCII ESC ＼nL nH
Hex 1B 5C nL nH
Decimal 27 92 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤nL ≤255
0≤nL ≤255
[Description] Sets the print starting based on the current position by using the
horizontal or vertical motion unit.
●This command sets the distance from the current position to
[(nL + nH X 256)X(horizontal or vertical motion unit)].
ESC a n
[Name] Select justification
[Format] ASCII ESC a n
Hex 1B 61 n
Decimal 27 97 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤2, 48 ≤n ≤50
[Description] Aligns all the data in one line to the specified position.
N selects the type of justification as follows:
n Justification
0,48 Left justification
1,49 Centering
2,50 Right justification
ESC c 5 n
[Name] Enable/disable panel FEED buttons
[Format] ASCII ESC c 5 n
Hex 1B 63 35 n
Decimal 27 99 53 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Enables or disables the panel buttons.
●When the LSB of n is 0, the panel FEED buttons are enabled.
●When the LSB of n is 1, the panel FEED buttons are disabled.

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ESC d n
[Name] Print and feed paper n lines
[Format] ASCII ESC D n
Hex 1B 64 n
Decimal 27 100 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper n line.
●This command sets the print starting position to the beginning of the line.
●This command does cot affect the line spacing set by ESC 2 or ESC 3.
●The maximum paper feed amount is 40 inches. Even if a paper feed
amount of more than 40 inches is set, the printer feeds the paper only
40 inches.
●When label mode is selected and a paper feed amount that exceeds the
length of one label is set, the printer feeds the label paper to the next print
starting position.
ESC t n
[Name] Select character code table.
[Format] ASCII ESC t n
Hex 1B 74 n
Decimal 27 116 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤5, n = 11, 255
[Description] Selects a page n from the character code table.
n Pages
0 0 : PC437 [U.S.A., standard Europe]
1 1 : Katakana
2 2 : PC850 [Multilingual]
3 3 : PC860 [Portuguese]
4 4 : PC863 [Canadian-French]
5 5 : PC865 [Nordic]
11 11 : PC858 [Euro]
255 Space page
[Default] n = 0
ESC { n
[Name] Turns upside-down printing mode on/off
[Format] ASCII ESC { n
Hex 1B 7B n
Decimal 27 123 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Turns upside-down printing mode on or off.
●When the LSB of n is 0, upside-down printing mode is turned off.
●When the LSB of n is 1, upside-down printing mode is turned on.

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FS p n m
[Name] Print non-volatile bit image
[Format] ASCII FS p n m
Hex 1C 70 n m
Decimal 28 112 n m
[Range] 1 ≤n ≤255 , 0 ≤m ≤3 , 48 ≤m ≤51
[Description] Prints a non-volatile bit image n using the mode specified by m
m Mode Vertical dot density Horizontal dot density
0,48 Normal 180 180
1,49 Double-width 180 90
2,50 Double-height 90 180
3,51 Quadruple 90 90
•n is the number of the non-volatile bit image.
(defined using the FS q command)
•m specifies the bit image mode.
FS q n [xL xH yH d1 …dk]1…[xL xH yL yH d1…dk]n
[Name] Define non-volatile bit image
[Format] ASCII FS q n [xL xH yH d1 …dk]1…[xL xH yL yH d1…dk]n
Hex 1C 71 n [xLxHyHd1…dk]1…[xLxHyLyHd1…dk]n
Decimal 28 113 n [xLxHyHd1…dk]1…[xLxHyLyHd1…dk]n
[Range] 1 ≤n ≤255
0≤nL ≤255
0≤xH ≤3 (when 1 ≤xL+xH×256≤1023)
0≤yL ≤1 (when 1≤yL+yH×256≤288)
0≤d ≤255
k=(xL+xH×256) ×(yL+yH×256)×8
Total defined data area=2M bits(256K bytes)
[Description] Define the non-volatile bit image specified by n
•n specifies the number of the defined non-volatile bit image
•xL, xH specifies(xL + xH×256)×8 dots in the horizontal direction
for the non-volatile bit image you are defining.
•yL, yH specifies (yL + yH×256)x8 dots in the vertical direction for
the non-volatile bit image you are defining.
GS ! n
[Name] Select character size
[Format] ASCII GS ! n
Hex 1D 21 n
Decimal 29 33 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
Where1≤Number of times of character height ≤2
1≤Number of times of character width ≤2
[Description] Selects the character height using bits 0 to 1 and selects the
character width using bits 4 to 7, as follows:

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Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function
0
1
2
3
Character height selection. See Table 2.
4
5
6
7
Character width selection. See Table 1
Table 1 : Character width Selection Table 2 : Character height Selection
Hex Decimal Width Hex Decimal Height
00 0 1 (normal) 00 0 1 (normal)
10 16 2 (double-width) 01 1 2 (double-height)
GS * x y d1...d (x X y X 8)
[Name] Define downloaded bit image
[Format] ASCII GS * x y d1...d (x X y X 8)
Hex 1D 2A x y d1...d (x X y X 8)
Decimal 29 42 x y d1...d (x X y X 8)
[Range] 1 ≤x ≤255
1≤y ≤48 where, x X y ≤1536
0≤d ≤255
[Description] Defines a downloaded bit image using the dots specified by x and y.
●x indicates the number of dots in the horizontal direction.
●y indicates the number of dots in the vertical direction.
GS / m
[Name] Print downloaded bit image
[Format] ASCII GS / m
Hex 1D 2F m
Decimal 29 47 m
[Range] 0 ≤m ≤3,48 ≤m ≤51
[Description] Prints downloaded bit image in mode m.
The modes selectable by m as follows:
m Mode Vertical Dot Density Horizontal Dot Density
0,48 Normal 200 DPI 200 DPI
1,49 Double-width 200 DPI 100 DPI
2,50 Double-height 100 DPI 200 DPI
3,51 Quadruple 100 DPI 100 DPI
GS :
[Name] Start or ends macro definition.
[Format] ASCII GS :
Hex 1D 3A
Decimal 29 58
[Description] Starts or ends macro definition.

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GS B n
[Name] Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off
[Format] ASCII GS B n
Hex 1D 42 n
Decimal 29 66 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Turns white/black reverse printing mode on or off.
●When the LSB of n is 0, white/black reverse printing mode is turned off.
●When the LSB of n is 1, white/black reverse printing mode is turned on.
GS H n
[Name] Select printing position of HRI characters
[Format] ASCII ESC H n
Hex 1D 48 n
Decimal 29 72 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤3 , 48 ≤n ≤51
[Description] Selects the printing position of HRI characters when printing bar code.
n selects the printing position as follows:
N Printing position
0,48 Not printed
1,49 Above bar code
2,50 Below bar code
3,51 Both above and below the bar code
●HRI indicates Human Readable interpretation.
[Default] n = 0
GS I n
[Name] Transmit printer ID
[Format] ASCII ESC I n
Hex 1D 49 n
Decimal 29 73 n
[Range] 1 ≤n ≤3 , 49 ≤n ≤51
[Description] Transmits the printer ID specified by n as follows:
n Printer ID Specification ID(hexadecimal)
1,49 Printer model ID STP-103 / STP-103P 30
2,50 Type ID 02
3,51 ROM version ID Depends on ROM version 10

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GS L nL nH
[Name] Setleftmargin
[Format] ASCII GS L nL nH
Hex 1D 4C nL nH
Decimal 29 76 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤nL ≤255
0≤nH ≤255
[Description] Sets the left margin using nL and nH.
●The left margin is set to
[(nL + nH X 256) X (horizontal motion unit6)] inches.
Printable area
Left Margin Printing area width
GS P x y
[Name] Set horizontal and vertical motion units
[Format] ASCII GS P x y
Hex 1D 50 x y
Decimal 29 80 x y
[Range] 0 ≤x ≤255
0≤y ≤255
[Description] Sets the horizontal and vertical motion units to 1/x inch, respectively.
When x is set to 0, the default setting value is used.
When y is set to 0, the default setting value is used.
GS W nL nH
[Name] Set printing area width
[Format] ASCII GS W nL nH
Hex 1D 57 nL nH
Decimal 29 87 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤nL ≤255
0≤nH ≤255
[Description] Sets the printing area width to the area specified by nL and nH.
●The printing area width is set to
[(nL + 256 X nH) X horizontal motion unit] inches.
Printable area
Left Margin Printing area width

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GS ^ r t m
[Name] Execute macro
[Format] ASCII GS ^ r t m
Hex 1D 5E r t m
Decimal 29 94 r t m
[Range] 0 ≤r ≤255
0 ≤t ≤255
0≤m ≤1
[Description] Executes a macro.
●r specifies the number of times to execute the macro.
●t specifies the waiting time for executing the macro.
The waiting time is t X 100 msec for every macro execution.
●m specifies macro executing mode.
●When the LSB of m = 0:
The macro executes r times continuously at the interval specified by t.
●When the LSB of m = 1:
After waiting for the period specified by t, the LED indicator blinks and the
printer waits for the PAPER FEED button to be pressed. After the button
is pressed, the printer executes the macro once, The printer repeats the
operation r times.
GS a n
[Name] Enabled/disable Automatic Status Back(ASB)
[Format] ASCII GS a n
Hex 1D 61 n
Decimal 29 97 n
[Range] 0 ( n ( 255
[Description] Enables or disables ASB and specifies the status items to include,
usingnasfollows:
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Status for ASB
0 Off 00 0 Not used.
Off 00 0 On-line/off-line status disabled1
On 02 2 On-line/off-line status enabled
Off 00 0 Error status disabled2
On 04 4 Error status enabled
Off 00 0 Paper roll sensor status disabled3
On 08 8 Paper roll sensor status enabled
4~7 - - - Undefined

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First byte (printer information)
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Status for ASB
0 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
1 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
2 Off 00 0 Not used.
Off 00 0 On-line3
On 08 8 Off-line
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to on
Off 00 0 Cover is closed5
On 20 32 Cover is open
Off 00 0 Paper is not being fed by using the paper feed
button
6
On 40 64 Paper is being fed by using the paper feed button
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
Second byte (printer information)
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Status for ASB
0 - - - Undefined
1 - - - Undefined
2 - - - Undefined
3 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
4 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
5 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
6 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
Third bytes (paper sensor information
Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Status for ASB
Off, Off 00 0 Paper roll near-end sensor: paper adequate0,1
On, On 03 3 Paper roll near-end sensor: paper near end
Off, Off 00 0 Paper roll end sensor: paper present2,3
On, On 0C 12 Paper roll end sensor: paper not present
4 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
5,6 - - - Undefined
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
Fourth byte (paper sensor information)
Bit Off/on Hex Decimal Status for ASB
0~3 - - - Undefined
4 off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
5,6 - - - Undefined
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to off
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GS b n
[Name] Turns smoothing mode on/off
[Format] ASCII GS b n
Hex 1D 62 n
Decimal 29 98 n
[Range] 0 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Turns smoothing mode on or off.
●When the LSB of n is 0, smoothing mode is turned off.
●When the LSB of n is 1, smoothing mode is turned on.
GS f n
[Name] SelectfontforHuman Readable interpretation (HRI) characters.
[Format] ASCII GS f n
Hex 1D 66 n
Decimal 29 102 n
[Range] n = 0, 1, 48, 49
[Description] Selects a font for the HRI characters used when printing a bar code.
n selects a font from the following table:
n Font
0,48 Font A (12 * 24)
1,49 Font B (9 * 24)
GS h n
[Name] Set bar code height
[Format] ASCII GS h n
Hex 1D 68 n
Decimal 29 104 n
[Range] 1 ≤n ≤255
[Description] Sets the height of the bar code.
nspecifiesthenumber of dots in the vertical direction.
[Default] n = 162
①GS k m d1...dk NUL ②GS k m n d1...dn
[Name] Print bar code
[Format] ①ASCII GS k m d1...dk NUL
Hex 1D 6B m d1...dk 00
Decimal 29 107 m d1...dk 0
②ASCII GS k m n d1...dn
Hex 1D 6B m n d1...dn
Decimal 29 107 m n d1...dn
[Range] ①0≤m ≤6 (k and d depends on the bar code system used)
②65 ≤m ≤73 (n and d depends on the bar code system used)
[Description] Selects a bar code system and prints the bar code.
M selects a bar bode system as follows:

Rev. 1.00 - 20 -
STP-103
m Bar Code System Number of Characters Remarks
0 UPC-A 11≤k≤12 48≤d≤57
1
2 JAN 13(EAN) 12≤k≤13 48≤d≤57
3 JAN8(EAN) 7≤k≤8 48≤d≤57
4 CODE39 1≤k 48≤d≤57,65≤d≤90,32,
36,37,43,45,46,47
5 ITF 1≤k (even number) 48≤d≤57
①
6 CODABAR 1≤k 48≤d≤57,65≤d1≤68,
36,43,45,46,47,58
m Bar Code System Number of Characters Remarks
65 UPC-A 11≤n≤12 48≤d≤57
66
67 JAN13(EAN) 12≤n≤13 48≤d≤57
68 JAN8(EAN) 7≤n≤8 48≤d≤57
69 CODE39 1≤n≤255 48≤d≤57,65≤d≤90,32,
36,37,43,45,46,47
70 ITF 1≤n≤255 (even number) 48≤d≤57
71 CODABAR 1≤n≤255 48≤d≤57,65≤d1≤68
36,43,45,47,58
72 CODE93 1≤n≤255 0≤d≤127
②
73 CODE128 2≤n≤255 0≤d≤127
[When CODE93 (m=72) is used :]
●The printer prints an HRI character (□) as start character at the beginning of
the HRI character string.
●The printer prints an HRI character (□) as a stop character at the end of
the HRI character string.
●The printer prints HRI characters (■+ an alphabetic character) as a control
character (<00>H to <1F>H and <7F>H) :
Control character Control character
ASCII Hex Decimal
HRI
character ASCII Hex Decimal
HRI
character
NUL 00 0 ■U DLE 10 16 ■P
SOH 01 1 ■A DC1 11 17 ■Q
STX 02 2 ■B DC2 12 18 ■R
ETX 03 3 ■C DC3 13 19 ■S
EOT 04 4 ■D DC4 14 20 ■T
ENQ 05 5 ■E NAK 15 21 ■U
ACK 06 6 ■F SYN 16 22 ■V
BEL 07 7 ■G ETB 17 23 ■W
BS 08 8 ■H CAN 18 24 ■X
HT 09 9 ■I EM 19 25 ■Y
LF 0A 10 ■J SUB 1A 26 ■Z
VT 0B 11 ■K ESC 1B 27 ■A
FF 0C 12 ■L FS 1C 28 ■B
CR 0D 13 ■M GS 1D 29 ■C
SO 0E 14 ■N RS 1E 30 ■D
SI 0F 15 ■O US 1F 31 ■E
DEL 7F 127 ■T