Custom Audio Electronics TK300II Installation manual

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TK300II
COMMAND REFERENCE
COMMAND REFERENCE
KPM300
KUBE II
KUBE-L

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2 Command Reference

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Command description
Each command reported in this manual is described as shown in the following picture. In the first heading line
(grey colour) is reported the hexadecimal command value. In the second heading line are listed the printers on
which it is possible to use the command (for example printer AAAA).
The next fields give all the information useful to use the command.
[Name] Command title
[Format] ASCII, hexadecimal and decimal command value.
[Range] Limits of the values the command and its variables can take
[Description] Description of command function
[Notes] Additional information about command use and settings .
[Default] Default value of the command and its variables.
[Reference] Pertaining commands related to described command.
[Example]
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0
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Printers: AAAA, BBBB,
CCCC
[
Name]
Print and carriage return
P
[
Format]
ASCII
A
A
CR
Hex
H
0D
Decimal
D
1
3
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Ran
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[
Description]
When autofeed
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is “CR enabled”, thi
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otherwise it is disregarded.
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o
[
Notes]
This command sets the print position
T
T
T
AAAA, BBBB
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A
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•
This command sets the print p
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CCCC
CC
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
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This command is immediat
is full.
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• This status is transmitted when
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[Reference] $0A
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Example
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s
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m
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ctions in the same wa
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the line.
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the line.
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uence is received
.
1° HEADING: Command title
2° HEADING: Printers that use the command
Information valid for printers
AAAA, BBBB, CCC
Information valid for printers
AAAA, BBBB
Information valid for printer
CCCC
XXYY
The information reported in the picture are aligned with line X or line Y:
LINE X Description valid for all the printers listed in the second heading line.
LINE Y Description valid for a specific printer (written in bold).
LEGEND
$ indicates the representation of the command hexadecimal value (for example $40 means
HEX 40).
{ } indicates an ASCII character not performable.
n, m, t, x, y are optional parameters that can have different values.
Introduction
Command Reference 3

1.2 Print direction
The printer has two printing direction which can be selected by means of the control characters: normal e
reverse.
PAPER OUTFEED DIRECTION
Normal Mode Reverse Mode
1234567890
abcdefghilmnopqrs
ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRS
ABCDEFGHILMNOPQRS
abcdefghilmnopqrs
1234567890
Introduction
4 Command Reference

2 ESC/POSTM EMULATION
The following table lists all the commands for function management in ESC/POS Emulation of the printer. The
commands can be transmitted to the printer at any moment, but they will only be carried out when the commands
ahead of them have been executed. The commands are carried out when the circular buffer is free to do so.
COMMAND DESCRIPTION TABLE Tab.1
Com. HEX Com. ASCII Description
PRINT COMMANDS
$0A LF Print and line feed
$0D CR Print and carriage return
$1B $4A ESC J Print and feed paper
$1B $64 ESC d Print and feed paper n lines
$1C $82 FS { } Print date
$1C $83 FS { } Print time
LINE SPACING COMMANDS
$1B $30 ESC 0 Select 1/8-inch line spacing
$1B $32 ESC 2 Select 1/6-inch line spacing
$1B $33 ESC 3 Set line spacing using minimum units
CHARACTER COMMANDS
$18 CAN Cancel current line trasmitted
$1B $20 ESC SP Set character right-side spacing
$1B $21 ESC ! Set print mode
$1B $25 ESC % Select/cancel user-defined character set
$1B $26 ESC & Define user-defined characters
$1B $2D ESC - Turn underline mode on/off
$1B $3F ESC ? Cancel user-defined characters
$1B $45 ESC E Select emphasized mode
$1B $47 ESC G Select double-strike mode
$1B $4D ESC M Select character font
$1B $52 ESC R Select international character set
$1B $56 ESC V Select print mode 90° turned
$1B $74 ESC t Select character code table
$1B $7B ESC { Set/cancal upside-down character printing
$1B $C1 ESC { } Set/cancel cpi mode
$1D $21 GS ! Select character size
$1D $42 GS B Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off
PRINT POSITION COMMANDS
$08 BS Back space
$09 HT Horizontal tab
$1B $24 ESC $ Set absolute position
$1B $28 $76 ESC ( v Set relative vertical print position
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$1B $44 ESC D Set horizontal tab position
$1B $5C ESC \ Set relative print position
$1B $61 ESC a Select justification
$1D $4C GS L Set left margin
$1D $57 GS W Set printing area width
BIT-IMAGE COMMANDS
$1B $2A ESC * Select image print mode
$1D $2A GS * Define downloaded bit image
$1D $2F GS / Print downloaded bit image
$1D $76 $30 GS v 0 Print raster image
VERIPRINT ® COMMANDS
$1C $8A FS { } Delete the disk contents
$1C $8B FS { } Print images saved in SD/MMC card
$1F $46 US F Enable/disable scanner
$1F $4D $57 US M W Request for paper width stored
$1F $4D $77 US M w Request for paper width detection
STATUS COMMANDS
$10 $04 DLE EOT Real-time status transmission
$1B $76 ESC v Transmit printer status
$1D $72 GS r Transmit status
$1D $E0 GS { } Enable / disable automatic FULL STATUS back
$1D $E1 GS { } Reading of length paper (cm) available before virtual paper end
$1D $E2 GS { } Reading number of cuts performed from the printer
$1D $E3 GS { } Reading of length (cm) of printed paper
$1D $E5 GS { } Reading number of power up
BARCODE COMMANDS
$1C $B0 FS { } Sets barcode reader status
$1C $B1 FS { } Get barcode reader status
$1C $B2 FS { } Barcode reader trigger
$1D $28 $6B GS ( k Print two-dimensional barcode
$1D $48 GS H Select printing position of HRI characters
$1D $66 GS f Select font for HRI characters
$1D $68 GS h Select barcode height
$1D $6B GS k Print barcode
$1D $77 GS w Select horizontal size (enlargement) of barcode
MACRO FUNCTION COMMANDS
$1D $3A GS : Set start/end of macro definition
$1D $5E GS ^ Execute macro
MECHANISM CONTROL COMMANDS
$1B $69 ESC i Total cut
$1B $6D ESC m Partial cut
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$1C $C1 FS { } Paper recovery after cut
$1D $56 GS V Select cut mode
MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS
$1B $63 $35 ESC c 5 Enable/Disable keys panel
$1B $3D ESC = Select device
$1B $40 ESC @ Initialize printer
$1B $70 ESC p Generate pulse
$1C $3C FS < Change printer emulation to SVELTA
$1C $6C FS l Reload paper
$1C $80 FS { } Read date/time of the real time clock
$1C $81 FS { } Set date/time of the real time clock
$1C $84 FS { } Set user-defined date/time formats
$1C $90 FS { } Get number of stored logo
$1C $91 FS { } Get pictures header list
$1C $92 FS { } Get pictures header info
$1C $93 FS { } Print logo
$1C $94 FS { }
Save the image received from serial port into the flash
$1C $C0 FS { } Hardware reset
$1D $49 GS I Transmit printer ID
$1D $50 GS P Set horizontal and vertical motion units
$1D $E6 GS { } Virtual paper end limit
TICKET MANAGEMENT COMMANDS
$1D $7C GS { } Set printing density
$1D $E7 GS { } Set notch distance
$1D $F0 GS { } Set printing speed
$1D $F6 GS { } Ticket align at print
$1D $F8 GS { } Ticket align at cut
ESC/POS™ Emulation
Command Reference 7

Given below are more detailed descriptions of each command.
$08
Printers: KPM300
VeriPrint, KUBE II VeriPrint, KUBE-L VeriPrint, TK300II VeriPrint
[Name] Back space
[Format] ASCII BS
Hex 08
Decimal 8
[Range]
[Description] Moves print position to previous character.
[Notes] Can be used to put two characters at the same position.
[Default]
[Reference]
[Example]
$09
Printers: KPM300 VeriPrint, KUBE II VeriPrint, KUBE-L VeriPrint, TK300II VeriPrint
[Name] Horizontal tab
[Format] ASCII HT
Hex 09
Decimal 9
[Range]
[Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position.
[Notes] • Ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has been set.
• If the command is received when the printing position is at the right margin, the printer
executes print buffer full printing and horizontal tab processing from the beginning of the
next line.
• Horizontal tab position are set using $1B $44
[Default]
[Reference] $1B $44
[Example]
$0A
Printers: KPM300 VeriPrint, KUBE II VeriPrint, KUBE-L VeriPrint, TK300II VeriPrint
[Name] Print and line feed
[Format] ASCII LF
Hex 0A
Decimal 10
[Range]
[Description] Prints the data in the buffer and feeds one line based on the current line spacing.
[Notes] • Sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
• If the buffer is empty, the printing feeds of (character height + spacing gap) dot.
[Default]
[Reference] $1B $32, $1B $33, $0D
[Example]
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8 Command Reference

$0D
Printers: KPM300 VeriPrint, KUBE II VeriPrint, KUBE-L VeriPrint, TK300II VeriPrint
[Name] Print and carriage return
[Format] ASCII CR
Hex 0D
Decimal 13
[Range]
[Description] When autofeed is “CR enabled”, this command functions in the same way as $0A, oth-
erwise it is disregarded.
[Notes] • Sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
[Default] See “Autofeed in setup” parameter.
[Reference] $0A
[Example]
$10 $04
Printers: KPM300 VeriPrint, KUBE II VeriPrint, KUBE-L VeriPrint, TK300II VeriPrint
[Name] Real-time status transmission
[Format] ASCII DLE EOT n
Hex 10 04 n
Decimal 16 4 n
[Range] 1 ≤n ≤4; n=17; n=20; n=21
[Description] Transmits the selected printer status specified by nin 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 = 17 transmit print status
n = 20 transmit FULL STATUS
n = 21 transmit printer ID
n = 22 transmit EXTENDED FULL STATUS
[Notes] • Immediately executed even when the data buffer is full.
• This status is transmitted whenever data sequence $10 $04 n is received.
[Default]
[Reference] See tables below.
[Example] n=1: Printer 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 - - - RESERVED
3 Off 00 0 On-line.
On 08 8 Off-line.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On
5 - - - RESERVED
6 - - - RESERVED
7 Off 00 0 LF key released
On 80 128 LF key pressed
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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
2 Off 00 0 Cover closed
On 04 4 Cover opened
3 Off 00 0 Paper isn’t feeded by FEED. key
On 08 8 Paper is feeded by FEED. key
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On
5 Off 00 0 Paper present
On 20 32 Printing stop due to paper end
6 Off 00 0 No error
On 40 64 Error
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off
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 - - - RESERVED
3 Off 00 0 Cutter ok
On 08 8 Cutter error
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On
5 Off 00 0 No unrecoverable error.
On 20 32 Unrecoverable error
6 Off 00 0 No auto-recoverable error
On 40 64 Auto-recoverable error
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off
n=4: Paper roll 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
2,3 Off 00 0 Paper present..
On 0C 12 Near paper end.
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On
5, 6 Off 00 0 Paper present
On 60 96 Paper not present
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off
n=17: Print 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 Paper drag motor off
On 04 4 Paper drag motor on
3 - - - RESERVED
4 On 10 16 Not used. Fixed to On
5 Off 00 0 Paper present
On 20 32 Paper absent
6 - - - RESERVED
7 Off 00 0 Not used. Fixed to Off
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10 Command Reference