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