Cashino PTP-III User manual

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80mm mini portable thermal printer
PTP-III TECHNICAL MANUAL

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Table of Contents
1.Command List................................................................................................................4
2.Control Commands ........................................................................................................5
HT.....................................................................................................................................5
LF......................................................................................................................................5
CR.....................................................................................................................................5
ESC SP n...........................................................................................................................6
ESC ! n..............................................................................................................................6
ESC $ nL nH.....................................................................................................................6
ESC % n............................................................................................................................7
ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y x1)]...[xk d1...d(y xk)]....................................................7
ESC m nL nH d1...dk.....................................................................................................9
ESC - n............................................................................................................................12
ESC 2 ..............................................................................................................................12
ESC 3 n ...........................................................................................................................12
ESC ? n ...........................................................................................................................13
ESC @.............................................................................................................................13
ESC D n1...nk NUL ........................................................................................................13
ESC E n...........................................................................................................................14
ESC G n ..........................................................................................................................15
ESC J n............................................................................................................................15
ESC R n...........................................................................................................................15
ESC M n.....................................................................................................................16
ESC V n...........................................................................................................................16
ESC a n ...........................................................................................................................17
ESC d n ...........................................................................................................................17
ESC t n............................................................................................................................18
ESC { n ...........................................................................................................................19
FS p n m..........................................................................................................................19
FS q n [xL xH yL yH d1...dk]1...[xL xH yL yH d1...dk]n..............................................20
GS ! n..............................................................................................................................23
GS x y d1...d(x y 8)................................................................................................24
GS / m .............................................................................................................................25
GS B n.............................................................................................................................26
GS f n..............................................................................................................................27
GS H n.............................................................................................................................27
GS L nL nH.....................................................................................................................27
GS h n .............................................................................................................................28
①GS k m d1...dk NUL②GS k m n d1...dn ................................................................28
①GS k m v r d1...dk NUL②GS k m v r nLnH d1...dn .............................................32
GS x n .............................................................................................................................32
GS v 0 m xLxH yL yH d1....dk......................................................................................32
GS w n.............................................................................................................................34

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GS ‘ .................................................................................................................................34
FS ! n...............................................................................................................................35
FS &................................................................................................................................36
FS ...................................................................................................................................36
ESC = n...........................................................................................................................36
FS 2 c1 c2 d1...dk............................................................................................................37
ESC c 5 n(for buttons).....................................................................................................37
DC2 T..............................................................................................................................37

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1.Command List
Type
Command
Name
Print
Command
LF
Print and line feed
CR
Print and carriage return
HT
JMP to the next TAB position
ESC D n
Set horizontal tab positions
ESC J n
Print and Feed n dots paper
ESC d n
Print and Feed n lines
Line spacing
Command
ESC 2
Select default line spacing
ESC 3 n
Set line spacing
ESC a n
Select justification
ESC $ nL nH
Set absolute print position
Character
Command
ESC ! n
Select print mode(s)
ESC M
Select characters font
GS ! n
Set or Cancle the double width and height
GS B
Turn white/black reverse printing mode
ESC V n
Turn 90°clockwise rotation mode on/off
ESC G n
Turn on/off double-strike mode
ESC E n
Set or Cancle bold font
ESC SP n
Set the space between chars
ESC - n
Set the underline dots(0,1,2)
ESC % n
Select/Cancel user-defined characters
ESC & n
Define user-defined characters
ESC ? n
Cancle user-defined characters
FS 2
Define user-defined Kanji characters
Bit Image
Command
ESC *
Select bit-image mode
GS *
Define downloaded bit image
GS /
Print downloaded bit image
GS ‘
Print line section on a horizontal
FS p n m
Print NV bitmap
FS q n
Define NV bitmap
Init Command
ESC @
Initialize printer
Status
Command
GS r n
Transmit status
GS a n
Enable/Disable ASB
Bar Code
Command
GS H
Select printing position of human readable characters
GS h
Set bar code height
GS w
Set bar code width
GS f
Select font for HRI characters
GS k
Print bar code
GS k
Print QR code

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2.Control Commands
HT
[Name] Horizontal tab
[Format] ASCII HT
Hex 09
Decimal 9
[Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position.
[Notes]
This command is ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has
been set.
If the next horizontal tab position exceeds the printing area, the printer
sets the printing position to [printing area width + 1].
Horizontal tab positions are set with ESC D.
If this command is received when the printing position is at [printing
area width + 1], the printer executes print buffer-full printing of the
current line and horizontal tab processing from the beginning of the
next line.
[Reference] ESC D
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.
[Note] This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
[Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3
CR
[Name] Print and carriage return
[Format] ASCII CR
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.

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[Notes] This command line feed is ignored with a serial interface model.
Sets the print starting position to the beginning of the line.
[Reference] LF
ESC SPn
[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×
0.125 mm (n×0.0049”)].
[Notes] The right-side character spacing for double-width mode is twice the
normal value. When characters are enlarged, the right-side character
spacing is n times normal value.
This command does not affect the setting of Kanji characters
This command sets values independently in standard mode.
[Default] n = 0
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 follows:
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)×0.125 mm].
[Notes] Settings outside the specified printable area are ignored.

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In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used.
[Reference] ESC \, GS $, GS \
Bit
Off/On
Hex
Decimal
Function
0
Off
00
0
Character Font A (12×24).
On
01
1
Character Font B (9×17).
1
Off
00
0
Turn white/black reverse printing mode not selected.
On
02
2
Turn white/black reverse printing mode selected.
2
Off
00
0
Turn on/off upside-down printing mode not selected.
On
04
4
Turn on/off upside-down printing mode selected.
3
Off
00
0
Emphasized mode not selected.
On
08
8
Emphasized mode selected.
4
Off
00
0
Double-height mode not selected.
On
10
16
Double-height mode selected.
5
Off
00
0
Double-width mode not selected.
On
20
32
Double-width mode selected.
6
Off
00
0
Turn Deleteline mode on/off not selected.
On
40
64
Turn Deleteline mode on/off selected.
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-
-
-
Undefined.
ESC % n
[Name] Select/cancel user-defined character set
[Format] 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 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.
[Notes] When the user-defined character set is canceled, the built-in
character set is automatically selected.
n is available only for the least significant bit.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC &, ESC ?
ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y x1)]...[xk d1...d(y xk)]
[Name] Define user-defined characters
[Format] ASCII ESC &y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y x1)]...[xk d1...d(y
xk)]
Hex 1B 26 y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y x1)]...[xk d1...d(y

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xk)]
Decimal 27 38 y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y x1)]...[xk d1...d(y
xk)]
[Range] y = 3
32 c1 c2 126
0 x 12 (when Font A (12×24) is selected)
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 number of dots in the horizontal direction.
[Notes] The allowable character code range is from ASCII code <20>H to
<7E>H (95 characters).
It is possible to define multiple characters for consecutive character
codes. If only one character is desired, use c1 = c2.
d is the dot data for the characters. The dot pattern is in the
horizontal direction from the left side. Any remaining dots on the right
side are blank.
The data to define user-defined characters is (y×x) bytes.
Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or 0 not to print a dot.
This command can define different user-defined character patterns
for each font. To select a font, use ESC !
User-defined characters and a downloaded bit image cannot be
defined simultaneously. When this command is executed, the
downloaded bit image is cleared.
The user-defined character definition is cleared when:
1) ESC @ is executed.
2) GS is executed.
3) ESC ? is executed.
4) The power is turned off.
[Default] The internal character set
[Reference] ESC %, ESC ?
[Example]
When Font A (12×24) is selected.

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d1= <0F>H d4 = <30>H d7 = <40>H . . . .
d2 = <03>H d5 = <80>H d8 = <40>H . . . .
d3 = <00>H d6 = <00>H d9 = <20>H . . . .
ESC m nL nH d1...dk
[Name] Select bit-image mode
[Format] ASCII ESC m nL nH d1...dk
Hex 1B 2A m nL nH d1...dk
Decimal 27 42 m nL nH d1...dk
[Range] m = 0, 1, 32, 33
0 nL 255
0 nH 3

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0 d 255
[Description] Selects a bit-image mode using m for the number of dots specified by
nL and nH, as follows:
m
Mode
Vertical Direction
Horizontal Direction
Number
of
Dots
Dot Density
Dot
Density
Number of Data
(K)
0
8-dot single-density
8
67.7 dpi
101.6 dpi
nL + nH ×256
1
8-dot double-density
8
67.7 dpi
203.2 dpi
nL + nH ×256
32
24-dot single-density
24
203.2 dpi
101.6 dpi
(nL + nH×256)3
33
24-dot double-density
24
203.2 dpi
203.2 dpi
(nL + nH ×256)3
[Notes] If the value of m is out of the specified range, nL and nH the data
following are processed as normal data.
The nL and nH indicate the number of dots in the bit image in the
horizontal direction. The number of dots is calculated by nL + nH
256.
If the bit-image data input exceeds the number of dots to be printed
on a line, the excess data is ignored.
d indicates the bit-image data. Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a
dot or to 0 not to print a dot.
After printing a bit image, the printer returns to normal data
processing mode.
This command is not affected by print modes (emphasized,
double-strike, underline, character size, or white/black reverse
printing), except upside-down printing mode.
The relationship between the image data and the dots to be printed is
described in Figure 3.11.3.
When 8-dot bit image is selected:

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3.11.3
When 24-dot bit image is selected:

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3.11.3
ESC - n
[Name] Turn underline mode on/off
[Format] 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 n：
n
Function
0, 48
Turns off underline mode
1, 49
Turns on underline mode (1 dot thick)
2, 50
Turns on underline mode (2 dots thick)
[Notes] The printer can underline all characters (including right-side character
spacing), but cannot underline the space set by HT.
The printer cannot underline 90clockwise rotated characters and
white/black inverted characters.
When underline mode is turned off by setting the value of n to 0 or 48,
the following data is not underlined, and the underline thickness set
before the mode is turned off does not change. The default underline
thickness is 1 dot.
Changing the character size does not affect the current underline
thickness.
Underline mode can also be turned on or off by using ESC !. Note,
however, that the last received command is effective.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC !
ESC 2
[Name] Select default line spacing
[Format] ASCII ESC 2
Hex 1B 32
Decimal 27 50
[Description] Selects 3.75 mm (30×0.125 mm) line spacing.
[Notes] The line spacing can be set independently in standard mode.
[Reference] ESC 3
ESC 3 n
[Name] Set line spacing

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[Format] ASCII ESC 3 n
Hex 1B 33 n
Decimal 27 51 n
[Range] 0 n 255
[Description] Sets the line spacing to [n×0.125 mm].
[Notes] The line spacing can be set independently in standard mode.
In standard mode, the vertical motion unit (y) is used.
[Default] n = 30
[Reference] ESC 2
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.
[Notes] This command cancels the patterns defined for the character codes
specified by n. After the user-defined characters are canceled, the
corresponding patterns for the internal characters are printed.
This command deletes the pattern defined for the specified code in
the font selected by ESC !.
If a user-defined characters have not been defined, the printer
ignores this command.
[Reference] ESC &, ESC %
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.
[Notes] The DIP switch settings are not checked again.
The data in the receive buffer is not cleared.
ESC D n1...nk NUL
[Name] Set horizontal tab positions
[Format] ASCII ESC D n1...nk NUL

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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.
[Notes] The horizontal tab position is stored as a value of [character width
n]measured from the beginning of the line. The character width
includes the right-side character spacing, and double-width
characters are set with twice the width of normal characters.
This command cancels the previous horizontal tab settings.
When setting n = 8, the print position is moved to column 9 by
sending HT.
Up to 32 tab positions (k = 32) can be set. Data exceeding 32 tab
positions is processed as normal data.
Transmit [n]k in ascending order and place a NUL code 0 at the end.
When [n]k is less than or equal to the preceding value [n]k-1, tab
setting is finished and the following data is processed as normal
data.
ESC D NUL cancels all horizontal tab positions.
The previously specified horizontal tab positions do not change, even
if the character width changes.
The character width is memorized for each standard mode.
[Default] The default tab positions are at intervals of 8 characters (columns 9,
17, 25,...) for Font A (12×24).
[Reference] HT
ESC E n
[Name] Turn emphasized mode on/off
[Format] ASCII ESC En
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.
[Notes] Only the least significant bit of n is enabled.
This command and ESC ! turn on and off emphasized mode in the
same way. Be careful when this command is used with ESC !.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC !

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ESC G n
[Name] Turn on/off double-strike mode
[Format] ASCII ESC G n
Hex 1B 47 n
Decimal 27 71 n
[Range] 0 n 255
[Description] Turns double-strike mode on or off.
When the LSB of n is 0, double-strike mode is turned off.
When the LSB of n is 1, double-strike mode is turned on.
[Notes] Only the lowest bit of n is enabled.
Printer output is the same in double-strike mode and in emphasized
mode.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC E
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×0.125 mm
(0.0049”)].
[Notes] After printing is completed, this command sets the print starting
position to the beginning of the line.
The paper feed amount set by this command does not affect the
values set by ESC 2 or ESC 3.
In standard mode, the printer uses the vertical motion unit (y).
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 15
[Description] Selects international character set n from the following table:
n
Character set
0
U.S.A
1
France

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2
Germany
3
U.K
4
Denmark I
5
Sweden
6
Italy
7
Spain I
8
Japan
9
Norway
10
Denmark II
11
Spain II
12
Latin America
13
Korea
14
Slovenia/Croatia
15
China
[Default] n = 0
ESC M n
[Name] Select character font
[Format] ASCII ESC M n
Hex 1B 4D n
Decimal 27 77 n
[Range] n 
[Description] Selects the character font.
n
Function
0
Simplified Chinese character font（12）
1
Simplified Chinese character font（9）
[Notes]  ESC 2 can also select character font types.However the setting of
the last received command is effective.
[Reference] ESC ! ,ESC @
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 as follows:
n
Function
0,48
Turns off 90clockwise rotation mode

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1,49
Turns on 90clockwise rotation mode
[Notes] This command affects printing in standard mode. However, the
setting is always effective.
When underline mode is turned on, the printer does not underline 90
clockwise-rotated characters.
Double-width and double-height commands in 90rotation mode
enlarge characters in the opposite directions from double-height and
double- width commands in normal mode.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC !, ESC 
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 justification as follows:
n
Justification
0,48
Left justification
1, 49
Centering
2, 50
Right justification
[Notes] The command is enabled only when processed at the beginning of
the line in standard mode.
This command executes justification in the printing area.
This command justifies the space area according to HT, ESC $ .
[Default] n = 0
[Example]
Left justification
Centering
Right justification
ABC
ABCD
ABCDE
ABC
ABCD
ABCDE
ABC
ABCD
ABCDE
ESC d n
[Name] Print and feed n lines
[Format] ASCII ESC d n
Hex 1B 64 n
Decimal 27 100 n

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[Range] 0 n 255
[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds n lines.
[Notes] This command sets the print starting position to the beginning of the
line.
This command does not affect the line spacing set by ESC 2 or ESC
3.
The maximum paper feed amount is 1016 mm (40 inches). If the
paper feed amount (n line spacing) of more than 1016 mm (40
inches) is specified, the printer feeds the paper only 1016 mm (40
inches).
[Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3
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, 16 n 19, n = 255
[Description] Selects page n from the character code table.
N
Code Page
N
Code Page
0
CP437 [U.S.A., Standard Europe]
26
Thai
1
Katakana
27
CP720[Arabic]
2
CP850 [Multilingual]
28
CP855
3
CP860 [Portuguese]
29
CP857[Turkish]
4
CP863 [Canadian-French]
30
WCP1250[Central Eurpoe]
5
CP865 [Nordic]
31
CP775
6
WCP1251 [Cyrillic]
32
WCP1254[Turkish]
7
CP866 Cyrilliec #2
33
WCP1255[Hebrew]
8
MIK[Cyrillic /Bulgarian]
34
WCP1256[Arabic]
9
CP755 [East Europe，Latvian 2]
35
WCP1258[Vietnam]
10
Iran
36
ISO-8859-2[Latin 2]
11
reserve
37
ISO-8859-3[Latin 3]
12
reserve
38
ISO-8859-4[Baltic]
13
reserve
39
ISO-8859-5[Cyrillic]
14
reserve
40
ISO-8859-6[Arabic]
15
CP862 [Hebrew]
41
ISO-8859-7[Greek]
16
ＷCP1252 Latin I
42
ISO-8859-8[Hebrew]
17
WCP1253 [Greek]
43
ISO-8859-9[Turkish]
18
CP852 [Latina 2]
44
ISO-8859-15 [Latin 3]
19
CP858 Multilingual Latin Ⅰ+Euro)
45
Thai2
20
Iran II
46
CP856
21
Latvian
47
Cp874

19
22
CP864 [Arabic]
23
ISO-8859-1 [West Europe]
24
CP737 [Greek]
25
WCP1257 [Baltic]
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] Character Code Tables
ESC { n
[Name] Turns on/off upside-down printing mode
[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 LSBof n is 1, upside-down printing mode is turned on.
[Notes] Only the lowest bit of n is valid.
This command is enabled only when processed at the beginning of a
line in standard mode.
In upside-down printing mode, the printer rotates the line to be
printed by 180and then prints it.
[Default] n = 0
[Example]
FS p n m
[Name] Print NV bit image
[Format] ASCII FS p n m
Hex 1C 70 n m
Decimal 28 112 n m

20
[Range] 1 n 255
0 m 3 , 48 m 51
[Description] Prints NV bit image n using the mode specified by m.
m
Mode
Vertical Dot Density
Horizontal Dot Density
0，48
Normal
203.2 dpi
203.2 dpi
1，49
Double-width
203.2 dpi
101.6 dpi
2，50
Double-height
101.6 dpi
203.2 dpi
3，51
Quadruple
101.6 dpi
101.6 dpi
n is the number of the NV bit image (defined using the FS q
command).
m specifies the bit image mode.
[Detail] NV bit image is a bit image defined in non-volatile memory by
FS q and printed by FS p.
This command is not effective when the specified NV bit image has
not been defined.
In standard mode, this command is effective only when there is no
data in the print buffer.
This command is not affected by print modes (emphasized,
underline, character size, white/black reverse printing, or 90rotated
characters, etc.), except upside-down printing mode.
If the downloaded bit-image to be printed exceeds one line, the
excess data is not printed.
This command feeds dots (for the height n of the NV bit image) in
normal and double-width modes, and (for the height n 2 of the NV
bit image) in doubleheight and quadruple modes, regardless of the
line spacing specified by ESC 2 or ESC 3.
After printing the bit image, this command sets the print position to
the beginning of the line and processes the data that follows as
normal data.
[References] ESC , FS q, GS /
FS q n [xL xH yL yH d1...dk]1...[xL xH yL yH d1...dk]n
[Name] Define NV bit image
[Format] ASCII FS q n [xL xH yL yH d1...dk]1...[ xL xH yL yH
d1...dk]n
Hex 1C 71 n [xL xH yL yH d1...dk]1...[ xL xH yL yH
d1...dk]n
Decimal 28 113 n [xL xH yL yH d1...dk]1...[ xL xH yL yH
d1...dk]n
[Range] 1 n 255
0 xL 255
0 xH 3 (when 1 (xL xH 256) 1023