SATO M-5900RV manual

M-5900R V Direct Thermal Printer Operator and T echnical Reference Manual PN 9001081 Re v . C ®[...]

SA T O America, Inc. 10350-A Nations Ford Rd. Charlotte, NC 28273 Main Phone: (704) 644-1650 T echnical Support Hotline: (704) 644-1660 Fax: (704) 644-1661 http:www .satoamerica.com  Copyright 2000 SA TO America, Inc. W arning: This equipment complies with the requirements in P art 15 of FCC rules for a Class A computing device. Operation of t[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual i Preface M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual The M-5900R V Operator and T echnical R eference Manual contains basic information about the printer such as setup, installation, cleaning and maintenance. It also contains complete instructions on how to use the o[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual ii ®[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual iii T able of Contents Section 1. Overview Page 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 2 Compatibility ........................................................................................[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual iv T able of Contents Section 4. Programming Reference Page 7 Command Default Settings ........................................................................... 4-1 1 8 Command Codes .........................................................................................[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual v T able of Contents Section 4. Programming Reference Page 9 Memory Card Option Commands ................................................................ 4-82 Clear Card Memory ................................................................................. 4-82 Expand Mem[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual vi T able of Contents Appendices Page APPENDIX A: Command Code Quick Reference ............................................... A-1 APPENDIX B: Bar Code Specifications Bar Code Symbologies ......................................................................................[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 1-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C 1.1 Introduction This Operator's Manual will help you understand the basic operations of the M-5900R V printer such as setup, installation, configuration, cleaning and maintenance. The SA TO M-5900R V Direct Thermal Printer is a complete, high-performance on- [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 1-2 Section 1. Printer Overview 1.2 Compatibility STEP PROCEDURE 1. First try printing the label with DSW -8 in the OFF position. If it prints all the fields correctly but the print quality needs improvement, try adjusting the Print Darkness using the front panel pote[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C S A T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 1-3 Section 1. Printer Overview STEP PROCEDURE 4. If the field placement is incorrect or if the printer "beeps" indicating it did not accept the command stream, place DSW2-8 in the ON position, cycle power to make the printer recognize the new switch settin[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 1-4 Section 1. Printer Overview General Printer Specifications GAP EYE- MARK 3 mm 3 mm .1 18 in. .1 18 in. 1.5 mm .06 in. 1.5 mm .06 in. .1 18 in. 3 mm 14 mm .55 in. LABEL FEED SA TO Standard Label h c t a B e z i S ) r e p a p g n i k c a b g n i d u l c n i . n i 6 [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C S A T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 1-5 Section 1. Printer Overview General Printer Specifications N O I T A C I F I C E P S V R 0 0 9 5 - M a i d e M e p y T a i d e M s u o u n i t n o C r o k c o t S g a T , d l o F - n a F , s l e b a L t u C e i D d n i W n i - e c a F , ) m m 0 5 1 ( . n i 6 D O [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 1-6 Section 1. Printer Overview 1.4 Character Fonts N O I T A C I F I C E P SV R 0 0 9 5 - M s t n o F x i r t a M t n o f U) H s t o d 9 x W s t o d 5 ( t n o f S) H s t o d 5 1 x W s t o d 8 ( t n o f M) H s t o d 0 2 x W s t o d 3 1 ( t n o F U Xa c i t e v l e H )[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C S A T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 1-7 Section 1. Printer Overview 1.5 Bar Codes N O I T A C I F I C E P SV R 0 0 9 5 - M s e i g o l o b m y S ) l a t n e m e l p p u S N A E / C P U ( d n a l k o o B 3 1 - N A E , 8 - N A E R A B A D O C 9 3 e d o C 3 9 e d o C 8 2 1 e d o C 5 f o 2 d e v a e l r e [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 1-8 Section 1. Printer Overview 1.6 Physical Specifications 1.7 Optional Accessories N O I T A C I F I C E P SV R 0 0 9 5 - M 69 145.l.9854 Tm(69 145.o626 0 Td(F)Tj-0i563 0 Td(-)Tj-07.9854 Tm(69 145.l.9854 Td(-)Tj-0 -1.2 TD87(69 145.m626 0 Td?[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C S A T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-1 This section is provided to assist you in taking the M-5900R V Printer from the shipping container to the application environment. The following information is provided in this section:  Unpacking and P arts Identification  Setting Up the M-5900R V  Prin[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-2 Section 2. Installation and Configuration 2.2 Unpacking and Parts Identification Unpack the printer as follows:  Place the box upright on a solid, flat surface.  Open the box and remove any loose items and the first layer of packing material.  Carefully li[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-3 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Unpacking and Parts Identification (Cont) 2.3 Setting Up the M-5900RV Consider the following when setting up the printer:  Locate a solid flat surface to set the printer . Make sure there is enough room at the top and r[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-4 Section 2. Installation and Configuration 2.4 Printer Features RIGHT SIDE ACCESS DOOR OPERA TION P ANEL PRINT HEAD AND TEAR BAR LEFT SIDE ACCESS P ANEL POTENTIOMETERS AND DIP SWITCHES LABEL OUT SLOT REAR P ANEL F ANFOLD MEDIA FEED SLOT RIGHT SIDE ACCESS DOOR LEFT S[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-5 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Features LABEL UNWIND ARM PRINT HEAD ASSEMBL Y SHOWN IN CLOSED POSITION LABEL UNWIND GUIDE PRINT HEAD ASSEMBL Y SHOWN IN OPEN POSITION GREEN PLASTIC LEVER GUARDS MARKED "PUSH" "PULL" F ANFOLD ME[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-6 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Printer Features LABEL UNWIND ARM LABEL TENSION BAR LABEL UNWIND GUIDE ACCESSOR Y COVER ADJUST ABLE LABEL EDGE GUIDE BOTTOM HALF NOTCH/ GAP SENSOR REFLECTIVE EYE-MARK SENSOR PRINT HEAD FRAME FRAME PLA TEN TOP HALF NOTCH/ GA[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-7 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C 2.5 Operation Panel The M-5900R V Operation P anel has an LCD screen, user input keys and user adjustable potentiometers and dip switches, which are located underneath a flip-down cover on the operation panel. The power sw[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-8 Section 2. Installation and Configuration 2.6 Rear Panel T wo slots for PCMCIA Memory Cards (up to 2MB each) Ethernet, RS232C, RS422/485, Coax/T winax or Centronics Parallel Universal Serial Bus T o turn the printer on or of f Connect to 1 15V 50/60 Hz.with cable p[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-9 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C 2.7 Loading Labels or T ags CA UTION: If your labels are less than the full width of the print head, the outside edge will eventually wear out a small portion of the print head, resulting in an area that will not print. Sp[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-10 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Loading Labels or T ags STEP PROCEDURE Continued from previous page 7. Close the Print Head Assembly by pushing down at the front of the plate atop the assembly (green plastic piece marked "P USH") until the asse[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-11 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Loading Labels or Tags PRINT HEAD SHOWN IN OPEN POSITION PRINT HEAD SHOWN IN CLOSED POSITION LA TCH OPEN LA TCH CLOSED[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-12 Section 2. Installation and Configuration LABEL UNWIND ARM LABEL TENSION BAR ADJUST ABLE LABEL EDGE GUIDE LABEL UNWIND GUIDE Loading Labels or T ags LABELS OUT[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-13 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C 2.8 Dip Switch Settings T wo DIP switches (DSW2 & DSW3) are located underneath a flip-down cover on the operation panel. These switches can be used to set:  Sensor T ype  Head Check Mode  Hex Dump Mode  R [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-14 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Dip Switch Settings DSW2 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW2 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW2 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW2 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW2 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW2-2 SETTING Of f Gap On Eye-Mark DSW2-3 SETTING Of f Disabl[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-15 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C DSW2 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW2-6 Reserved Reserved DSW2 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW2 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW2-7 SETTING Off Standard On Non-Std. DSW2-8 SETTING Of f Normal Operation On Orig.M-5900 Dip Switch Settings [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-16 Section 2. Installation and Configuration DSW3 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW3 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW3 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW3-3 SETTING Of f Enable On Disable DSW3-4 SETTING Of f Enable On Disable DSW3-5 SETTING Of f Disabled On Enabled Label Sensor Selection[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-17 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C DSW3 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW3-6 DSW3-7 SETTING Off Off T ype 4 Off On T ype 3 On Off T ype 2 On On T ype 1 External Signal T ype Selection (DSW3-6 and DSW3-7): Selects the type of output signal. See page 5-13 for a des[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-18 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Dip Switch Settings RS232 T ransmit/Receive Setting DSW1 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DSW1-4 SETTING Off 1 Stop Bit On 2 Stop Bits Stop Bit Selection (DSW1-4): Selects the number of stop bits to end each byte transmission. DSW1-[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-19 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Switch Selections All switches are placed in the Off position (default) for shipping. This will result in the following operating configuration: Communications: (1) 8 data bits, no parity , 1 Stop bit, 9600 Baud Protocol:[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-20 Section 2. Installation and Configuration 2.10 Printer Adjustments The LCD P anel on the M-5900R V is used in conjunction with the LINE and FEED sw itc he s by the operator to manually enter printer configuration settings. Many of the settings can also be controll[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-21 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Adjustments When the printer is powered on, the readout should display the following message: The LC D P an el will di splay th e Onlin e statu s o n t he top lin e of the dis play . The bot tom lin e will contain[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-22 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Printer Adjustments There are four Speed settings on the printer . The setting is listed on the bottom line of the display . The current setting is indicated by an underline under one of the speed settings. T o change the [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-23 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Adjustments T o change the setting perform the following steps: STEP PROCEDURE 1. Use the LINE key to step the underlined cursor to either the positive (+) or the negative (-) selection. A positive selection incre[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-24 Section 2. Installation and Configuration STEP PROCEDURE 1. Use the LINE key to step the underlined cursor to either No or Y es. 2. Once the correct setting is underlined, press the FEED key to accept the setting and terminate the user mode of operation and return[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-25 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Advanced Mode Refer to the pages 2-26 through 2-36 for details of each setting Press FEED Key to recycle back through the ADV ANCED MODE SETUP Section or press the LINE key to select the Counters Section. For the Counters[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-26 Section 2. Installation and Configuration This setting determines if a zero is printed with a slash or without a slash. This setting can also be controlled via software commands. When YES is selected, the U, S, M, WB, WL, XU, XS, XM, XB, XL and vector fonts will h[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-27 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C V ertical Offset Setting V ertical Offset is the distance down from the leading edge, (the edge of the label that comes out of the printer first) to the first vertical print position. It is always a positive setting since[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-28 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Advanced Mode hor. offset h: +0000 Horizontal Offset is the distance that the label image is shifted either to the right or left on the label. The image is shifted to the left (towards the inside edge of the label) for a p[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-29 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Advanced Mode Printable Area 1.5 mm .06 in. 1.5 mm .06 in. Eye-Mark Sensor LABEL Feed Direction 1.5 mm .06 in. 3 mm .12 in. 1.5 mm .06 in. 1.5 mm .06 in. LABEL Feed Direction 1.5 mm .06 in. 3 mm .12 in. 1.5 mm .06 in. 1.5[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-30 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Sensor Threshold Level g ap [x.xv] input [x.xv] Advanced Mode The M-5900R V printer determines the location of the leading edge of the label by measuring the difference between light levels when it sees either a label edge[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-31 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Advanced Mode STEP PROCEDURE 1. Insert a label still attached to the backing into the sensor and close the head. R ecord the voltage shown on the top line of the LCD panel. This line should have the message "GAP"[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-32 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Advanced Mode Sensor Threshold Level (Cont) "Eye-Mark" (R eflective) Sensor: When setting the "Eye-Mark" threshold, the voltage must be measured with nothing but the label over the sensor and then again[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-33 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Advanced Mode Calendar Set c alend ar en abled n o yes C alend ar 00/00/00 00:00 STEP PROCEDURE 1. Y ear: The first display shown will have the two digit year selection underlinded. Press the LINE key to scroll through th[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-34 Section 2. Installation and Configuration Advanced Mode Ignore Carriage Return/Line Feed This setting is an entry provided to ignore a Carriage Return or Line F e ed command in the data stream. There are two Darkness (or heat range) settings. If you are printing l[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-35 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Advanced Mode Counters The Advance Mode Counters is provided for reading and clearing internal counters. These counters allow the user to keep track of the number of centimeters of label material that has passed through t[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-36 Section 2. Installation and Configuration[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-37 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Printing T est Labels LARGE LABEL SMALL LABEL STEP PROCEDURE 3 . If SMALL is underlined, the Print Size message will be displayed. Y ou must enter the size of the label. The minimum label size that can be selected is 4 cm[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-38 Section 2. Installation and Configuration 2-13 Hex Dump Diagnostic Labels In addition to the Printing T est Labels, the printer contents of the receive and print buffers can be examined using the Hex Dump T est Labels. Print Buf fer Hex Dump The contents of the Pr[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-39 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C LINE NUMBERS DA T A IN ASCII FORMA T DA T A IN HEXADECIMAL FORMA T PRINT BUFFER HEX LABEL RECEIVE BUFFER HEX LABEL Hex Dump Diagnostic Labels[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-40 Section 2. Installation and Configuration 2.14 Potentiometer Adjustments Three potentiometers are located underneath a snap-on cover on the front panel. These are used to fine tune your printer as follows:  Print P otentiometer to adjust print darkness/lightnes[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-41 Section 2. Installation and Configuration PN 9001081 Re v . C Pitch After the pitch has been set, it is sometimes desirable to make minor adjustments. This can be done using the PITCH potentiometer ont the front panel. This potentiometer is set at the factory so that it has a range [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 2-42 Section 2. Installation and Configuration ®[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 3-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C 3.1 Introduction The following information is presented in this section:  Adjusting the Print Quality  Cleaning the Print Head and Platen  R eplacing the Print Head 3.2 Adjusting the Print Quality The M-5900R V printer is equipped with two different metho[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 3-2 Section 3. Adjustments and Maintenance PN 9001081 Re v . C Print Potentiometer If necessary , use the PRINT potentiometer on the operator panel to make fine adjustments for print darkness. It provides a continuous range of adjustment, allowing you to make precise changes. Use a small [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 3-3 Section 3. Adjustments and Maintenance PN 9001081 Re v . C 3.3 Cleaning the Print Head and Platen Supplies needed: SA TO SA070 Cleaning Kit (or equivalent) STEP PROCEDURE 1. T urn OFF the P ower Switch 2. Raise the printer side door . Figs. P age 3-4 3. Open the PRINT HEAD ASSEMBL Y [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 3-4 Section 3. Adjustments and Maintenance PN 9001081 Re v . C Cleaning the Print Head and Platen RAISE THE PRINTER SIDE DOOR OPEN THE PRINT HEAD ASSEMBL Y PRINT HEAD Apply SA TO Thermal Print Head and Platen Cleaner to a cotton swab and gently wipe across the print head CAUTION: Be extre[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 3-5 Section 3. Adjustments and Maintenance PN 9001081 Re v . C Cleaning the Print Head and Platen Supplies needed: SA TO SA070 Cleaning Kit (or equivalent) STEP PROCEDURE 1. T urn OFF the P ower Switch 2. Raise the printer side door . Fig. Page 3-4 3. Open the PRINT HEAD ASSEMBL Y by pul[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 3-6 Section 3. Adjustments and Maintenance PN 9001081 Re v . C 3.4 Replacing the Print Head The print head on the M-5900R V is a user-replaceable item. This section explains how a defective print head can be easily removed and replaced. Contact you local SA TO representative for informati[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 3-7 Section 3. Adjustments and Maintenance PN 9001081 Re v . C Replacing the Print Head REMOVE THE GREEN PLASTIC LEVER GUARD REMOVE ONL Y THE MIDDLE SCREW Hold down on the front edge of the print head assembly while pulling forward on plastic lever marked "PULL" PRINT HEAD AND [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 3-8 Section 3. Adjustments and Maintenance PN 9001081 Re v . C Replacing the Print Head STEP PROCEDURE 7. While holding the print head firmly from the sides, carefully disconnect the cable at the back of the print head. Set the damaged print head and tear bar aside. Fig. P age 3-8 8. Care[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C 4.1 Introduction This section presents the commands that are used with the SA TO Series printers to produce labels with logos, bar codes and alphanumeric data. All of the RISC commands use the same syntax. Some commands reference a physical point on the label usin[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-2 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Commands with this format tell the printer to perform a specific action which is dependent upon the following data, like print X labels, where the value for X is contained in the data. <ESC>{Command}{P arameter} These co[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-3 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C 4.4 Using Basic It may be useful to test your printer using a BASIC program on a PC. Y ou may also write your actual production programs in BASIC. Whatever the reason, if you will be working in BASIC, some of the following hints ma[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-4 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Printing with the Parallel Port 40 LPRINT E$;"H400";E$;"V100";E$;"XL1SA TO"; 50 LPRINT E$;"Q1"; 60 LPRINT E$;"Z"; Printing with the RS232 Port: 5 REM RS232 Example 10 E$=CHR$(27) 20 [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-5 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C 4.5 The Print Area The maximum print area for the M-5900R V is listed in T able 4.1 on P age 4-6. Most of your label applications will not require labels that fill the entire print area, therefore it is important to understand how [...]

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SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-7 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C There are two methods available to make sure your printed output will appear correctly on your label. They are as follows: 1. Send the Base R eference P oint command as part of your data to the printer to set a new base reference p[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-8 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C The Command Code subsection contains a sample label output for each command code. These samples reflect how the printed information would appear on a five inch wide label. If you want to test any of the sample label outputs and are [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-9 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C The image is moved horizontally to the right 2 inches (406 dots) so that it can be printed on a 2 inch wide label. F or more information, see the Base R eference P oint command description. The Print Area[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-10 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C 4.6 Rotated Fields The M-5900R V printer can rotate each print field in 90 0 increments using the R otate command. There are two variations of this command.  <ESC>% - The field rotates, but the base reference point for the[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-11 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C COMMAND DEF AUL T NOTE Character Expansion 1 (1) Print Darkness 2 (1) Print Speed DSW2-8 On 6 ips (2) Print Speed DSW2-8 Of f 4 ips (2) Proportional Spacing Enabled (1) Cutter Command Disabled (1) Print Rotation 0 0 (1) V ertical [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-12 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C 4.8 Command Codes The following pages contain all the RISC printer Command Codes. The commands must be sent to the printer in an organized fashion in order for the label(s) to print. The purpose of this section is to: 1. Explain th[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-13 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Bar Codes Command Structure 1:3 narrow/wide bar ratio: <ESC> Babbcccd 2:5 narrow/wide ratio: <ESC> BDabbcccd 1:2 narrow/wide bar ratio: <ESC> Dabbcccd a = Bar Code Symbol 0 Codabar 1 Code 39 2 Interleaved 2 of 5 [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-14 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Input <ESC>A <ESC>H0025<ESC>V0025<ESC>B103100*CODE 39* <ESC>H0155<ESC>V0130<ESC>XS*CODE 39* <ESC>H0025<ESC>V0200<ESC>BD20210045676567 <ESC>H0075<ESC>V0[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-15 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Output[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-16 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C UCC-128 Without Incrementing < ESC>A <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC> B107150101234567000000001 <ESC>Q2<ESC>Z With Incrementing <ESC>A <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC> F001+001 <ESC&[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-17 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Special Notes 1. UPC and EAN bar codes are not af fected by the different types of narrow to wide ratios. Instead, the <ESC>D command adds descender bars to these codes where needed to meet UPC specifications. The <ESC>[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-18 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Bar Codes, Expansion Command Structure <ESC> BW aabbb aa = Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and spaces will be increased (01-12) bbb = Bar height by dot (004-600 dots) Example: <ESC> BW02100 Placement: Im[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-19 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Bar Codes, V ariable Ratio Command Structure < ESC>BT abbccddee a = Bar Code Symbol 0 Codabar 1 Code 39 2 Interleaved 2 of 5 5 Industrial 2 of 5 6 Matrix 2 of 5 bb = Narrow space in dots (01-99) cc = Wide space in dots (01-9[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-20 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Special Notes 1. This command must be immediately followed by the <ESC>BW Bar Code Expansion command (see Page 4-18). 2. Y ou may use only one variable ratio bar code per label. 3. If the data specified in this command is inc[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-21 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Base Reference Point Command Structure <ESC> A3H-aaaaVbbbb - = This character is optional. When present, it specifies that the horizontal offset is in the negative direction. If it is left out the offset direction is positiv[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-22 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Special Notes 1. Use of this command will set the V ertical/Horizontal Offset setting of the printer configuration until a new Base Reference Point command is issued or the setting is changed from the operator panel. See Section 2:[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-23 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Characters, Custom-Designed Command Structure Store Command: <ESC> T abcc Recall Command: <ESC> Kab90cc a = 1 16x16 matrix 2 24x24 matrix b = Specifies the character encoding method for the data stream H Hexadecimal ch[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-24 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Output Special Notes 1. When printing the custom character using the Recall command, the character is affected by the following commands: Character Expansion (see Page 4-25) Character Pitch (see Page 4-28) Line Feed (see Pa[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-25 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Characters Expansion Command Structure <ESC>Laabb aa = Multiple to expand horizontally (01-12) bb = Multiple to expand vertically (01-12) Example: <ESC> L 0305 Placement: Preceding the data to be expanded Default: <[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-26 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Special Notes 1. This command will expand the following fonts: Fonts U, S, M, XU, XS, XM, OA, & OB (see Page 4-36) and fonts WB, WL, XB and XL (see Page 4-40). 2. This command will also affect the following commands: Character [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-27 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Character , Fixed Spacing Command Structure <ESC> PR Example: See Above Placement: Preceding the data Default: The default is Proportional Spacing Command Function T o reset the proportional spacing and place the printer bac[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-28 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Command Structure <ESC> Paa aa = Number of dots between characters (00-99) Example: <ESC>P03 Placement: Preceding the text to be printed Default: <ESC> P02 Command Function T o designate the amount of spacing (in [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-29 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Special Notes 1. This command is affected by the <ESC>L Character Expansion command (see Page 4-25). The character pitch is actually the product of the current horizontal expansion multiple and the designated pitch value. Ex[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-30 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Character , Proportional Spacing Command Structure <ESC> PS <ESC> PR Example: See Above Placement: Preceding the data to be proportional spaced Default: <ESC>PS Command Function T o specify the printing of proport[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-31 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Clear Print Job(s) & Memory Command Structure <ESC> *a a = If the "a" parameter is not included with this command and the printer is in the multi-buffer mode, this command clears all print jobs in the printer m[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-32 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Continuous Forms Printing Command Structure None The printer locates the end of an adhesive label by sensing the backing between labels or through the use of an eye-mark (black rectangle on the reverse side of the backing). It loca[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-33 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Copy Image Area Command Structure <ESC> WDHaaaaVbbbbXccccYdddd aaaa = Horizontal position of the top left corner of the area to be copied bbbb = V ertical position of the top left corner of the area to be copied cccc = Horiz[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-34 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Special Notes 1. Use the Print Position commands (V and H) to locate the new area for the duplicate image (see Page 4-61). 2. Position of the new target area must not be inside the original image. 3. If you use the Rotate command, [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-35 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Cutter Command Command Structure <ESC> ~aaaa aa = Number of labels to print between each cut (01-9999) Example: <ESC> ~0002 Placement: Following the Print Quantity command <ESC>Q Default: <ESC> <~>000[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-36 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Fonts U, S, M, OA, OB, XU, XS & XM Command Structure Font XU: <ESC> XU Font U: <ESC> U Font XS: <ESC> XS Font S: <ESC> S Font XM: <ESC> XM Font M: <ESC> M Font OA: <ESC> OA Font OB: <[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-37 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Output Special Notes 1. Characters may be enlarged through the use of the Character Expansion command (see Page 4-25). 2. Character spacing may be altered through the use of the Character Pitch command (see Page 4-28). The[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-38 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Font, V ector 0 Standard 1 Standard open (outlined) 2 Gray (mesh) pattern 1 3 Gray (mesh) pattern 2 4 Gray (mesh) pattern 3 5 Standard open, shadow 1 6 Standard open, shadow 2 7 Standard mirror image 8 Italic 9 Italic open, shadow [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-39 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Output Special Notes 1. The Pitch command can be used with V ector fonts. 2. If th font size designation is out of the specified range, a default value of 50 is used. 3. The font width and height values include asenders, d[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-40 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Fonts WB, WL, XB & XL Command Structure Font WB: <ESC> WBa Font XB: <ESC> XBa Font WL: <ESC> WLa Font XL: <ESC> XLa Example: <ESC> WB1 123456 Placement: Preceding the data to be printed Default: No[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-41 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Output 1. Auto-smoothing (when enabled) is only effective if the character expansion rate is at least (3) times in each direction. 2. Characters may be enlarged through the use of the <ESC>L Character Expansion comma[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-42 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Form Feed Printer Input <ESC>A (space) <ESC>Z Printer Output Blank label or tag Command Structure <ESC>A (space) <ESC>Z Example: See above Placement: Separate data stream sent to printer Default: None Comman[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-43 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Form Overlay , Recall Command Structure <ESC>/ Example: See above Placement: Must be preceded by all other data and placed just before the Print Quantity command (<ESC>Q). Default: None Command Function T o recall the [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-44 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Form Overlay , Store Command Structure <ESC> & Example: See above Placement: Must be preceded by all other data and placed just before the Stop command (<ESC>Z). Default: None Command Function T o store a label imag[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-45 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Graphics, Custom Command Structure <ESC> Gabbbccc(data) a = Specifies format of data stream to follow B Binary format H Hexadecimal format bbb = Number of horizontal 8 x 8 blocks (001-248) ccc = Number of vertical 8 x 8 bloc[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-46 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C 1. Do not use ASCII <CR> or <LF> characters (carriage return or line feed) as line delimiters within the graphics data or the actual image will not be printed as specified. 2. A custom graphic cannot be enlarged by the [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-47 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Graphics, PCX Command Structure <ESC> GPaaaaa, (data) aaaaa = Number of bytes to be downloaded Example: <ESC> GP32000 , ... data... Placement: Anywhere within the job data stream Default: None Command Function T o allo[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-48 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Job ID Store Command Structure <ESC> IDaa aa = Job ID assigned (01 to 99) Example: <ESC> ID09 Placement: Immediately following the <ESC>A in the job data stream. Default: None Command Function T o add an identific[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-49 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Journal Print Command Structure <ESC> J Example: See above Placement: Immediately following the <ESC>A Default: None Command Function T o print text in a line by line format on a label. Bys specifying this command, you[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-50 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Lines and Boxes Command Structure Line <ESC> FW aabcccc aa = Width of horizontal line in dots (01-99) b = Line orientation H Horizontal line V V ertical line cccc = Length of line in dots (see Note 2 for max length) Box: <[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-51 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Lines and Boxes Printer Output Special Notes 1. It is recommended that all lines and boxes be specified in the normal print direction. X O B / E N I L H T G N E L V R 0 0 9 5 - M l a t n o z i r o H c c c c 6 9 8 0 o t 1 0 0 0 l a[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-52 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Line Feed Command Structure <ESC> Eaaa aaa = Number of dots (001-999) between the bottom of the characters on one line to the top of the characters on the next line. Example: <ESC> E010 Placement: Preceding the text tha[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-53 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Line Feed Special Notes 1. This command can be used for text and for bar codes. 2. It is effective only for the current data stream. 3. When printing lines or boxes in the same data stream with the Line Feed command, the Lines and[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-54 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Mirror Image Command Structure <ESC>Hhhhh<ESC>Vvvvv<ESC> RMaaaa,bbbb hhhh = Horizontal position of the top left corner of the area to be mirrored (see Print Position commands on Page 4-61) vvvv = V ertical positio[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-55 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Special Notes 1. If V ertical and Horizontal position is not specified in the command, all data preceding the command will be mirrored. 2. This command can be used with the <ESC>% Rotate Fixed Base Reference Point command (s[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-56 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Off-Line/Pause Command Structure <ESC>@,nn...n nn...n = Optional message to be displayed on the LCD. Maximum of 32 characters Example: See above Placement: Anywhere in the print job location between <ESC>A and <ESC&g[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-57 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Postnet Command Structure <ESC> BPn...n n...n = 5 digits (Postnet-32 format) 6 digits (Postnet-37 format) 9 digits (Postnet-52 format) 1 1 digits (Postnet-62, Delivery Point format) Example: <ESC> BP123456789 Placement[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-58 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Print Darkness Command Structure <ESC> #Ea a = Print darkness value (see Note 2 for allowable setting) Example: <ESC> #E2 Placement: Must be placed immediately after <ESC>A and immediately before <ESC>Z in i[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-59 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Print Length, Expanded Command Structure <ESC> AX Sets the print length to 14" (356 mm) <ESC> AR Resets the maximum print length to 7" (178 mm) Example: See above Placement: Must follow the Start Code command[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-60 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Special Notes 1. AX is effective until AR is sent to reset the printer to its standard print length or until the printer is repowered. 2. It may be included in an independent data stream to specify the size of the maximum print are[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-61 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Print Position Command Structure Horizontal Position: <ESC> Haaaa V ertical Position: <ESC> Vbbbb aaaa = Number of dots horizontally from the base reference point (1 to maximum) see Note 2. bbbb = Number of dots vertic[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-62 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Print Position (1) Limited by the number of digits in the command field (2) When a Memory Card is used to expand the print length, the card capacity is used instead of the internal memory , not in addition to the internal memory . [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-63 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Print Quantity Command Structure <ESC> Qaaaaaa aaaaaa = T otal number of labels to print (1-999999) Example: <ESC> Q500 Placement: Just preceding <ESC>Z unless <ESC>NUL exists, then preceding that. This com[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-64 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Print Speed Command Structure <ESC> CSa a = Designates the speed selection See Note 2 for allowable settings Example: <ESC> CS5 Placement: Must be placed immediately after <ESC>A and immediately before <ESC>[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-65 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Repeat Label Command Structure <ESC> C Example: See above Placement: Must be placed immediately after <ESC>A and immediately before <ESC>Z in its own separate data stream. Default: None Command Function T o print[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-66 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Replace Data (Partial Edit) Command Structure <ESC> 0 (<ESC>zero) Example: See above Placement: Must follow <ESC>A and precede all other print data Default: None Command Function T o replace a specified area of th[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-67 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Replace Data (Partial Edit) Special Notes 1. Specify the exact same parameters for the image to be replaced as were specified in the original data stream, including rotation, expansion, pitch, etc. This will ensure that the new da[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-68 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Reverse Image Command Structure <ESC> (aaaa,bbbb a = Horizontal length in dots of reverse image area b = V ertical height in dots of reverse image area See Note 6 for field ranges Example: <ESC> (100,50 Placement: This [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-69 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Reverse Image Special Notes 1. A reverse image area is af fected by the rotate commands. Therefore, always assume the printer is in the normal print orientation when designing and sending the Reverse Image command. 2. If using rev[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-70 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Rotate, Fixed Base Reference Point Command Structure <ESC> %a a = 0 Sets print to normal direction 1 Sets print to 90 0 CCW 2 Sets print to 180 0 rotated (upside down) 3 Sets print to 270 0 CCW Example: <ESC> %3 Placeme[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-71 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Rotate, Fixed Base Reference Point Printer Output Special Notes 1. Do not combine this command and the <ESC>R Rotate command (see Page 4-72) in the same data stream. 2. The specified values are valid until another Rotate (&l[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-72 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Rotate, Moving Base Reference Point Command Structure Normal Direction <ESC> N Rotated Direction <ESC> R Example: See above Placement: Preceding any printed data to be rotated Default: <ESC> N Command Function The[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-73 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Rotate, Moving Base Reference Point Special Notes 1. Do not combine this command and the <ESC>% Rotate command (see Page 4-70) in the same data stream. 2. A custom graphic is not af ftected by this command. Therefore always [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-74 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Sequential Numbering Command Structure <ESC> Faaaabcccc,dd,ee aaaa = Number of times to repeat the same data (0001-9999) b = Plus or minus symbol (+ for increments; - for decrements) cccc = V alue of step for sequence (0001-9[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-75 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Output Special Notes 1. The value specified for Print Quantity (see Page 4-63) should be equal to the number of different sequential values desired multiplied by the number of repeats specified. Example: T o print 2 sets e[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-76 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Start/Stop Label Command Structure Start Command <ESC> A Stop Command <ESC> Z Example: See above Placement: <ESC>A must precede data <ESC>Z must follow data Default: None Command Function For all print jobs,[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-77 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Calendar Increment This command requires the Calendar option. Command Structure <ESC> WPabbb a = Y Y ears M Months D Days h Hours bbb = Numeric data: Y ears (1-9), Months (01-99) W eeks (01-99), Days (001-999), Hours (001-99[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-78 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Calendar Increment Special Notes 1. This command requires the Calendar Option. See your SA TO representative for more details. 2. Once the year increments past "99" it will wrap back to "00". 3. This command can[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-79 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Calendar Print This command requires the Calendar option. Command Structure <ESC> W A(elements) (elements) = YYYY 4 digit Y ear (1981-2080) YY 2 digit Y ear (00-91) MM Month (01-12) DD Day (01-31) HH 12 Hour Clock (00-1 1) h[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-80 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Calendar Print Special Notes 1. This command requires the Calendar Option. See your SA TO representative for more details. 2. The date and time elements may be placed in any order for printing. 3. Use a slash (/) to separate date e[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-81 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Calendar Set Command Structure <ESC> WT aabbccddee aa = Y ear (01-99) bb = Month (01-12) cc = Day (01-31) dd = Hour (00-23) ee = Minute (00-59) Example: <ESC> WT910131 1200 Placement: This command must be sent in an in[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-82 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Clear Card Memory Command Structure <ESC> * a,bb a = Memory card section to be cleared G T o clear SA TO graphics files from memory card P T o clear PCX graphics files F T o clear formats from the memory [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-83 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Expand Memory Area This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> EXa a = Memory Designation 0 Use Printer Memory 1 Use Memory Card Slot 1 2 Use Memory Card Slot 2 Example: <ESC[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-84 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Expand Memory Area V R 0 0 9 5 - M h t g n e L t n i r P d r a d n a t S s t o d 4 2 4 1 . n i 0 . 7 m m 8 7 1 X A > C S E < h t i w d e d n a p x E d n a m m o C s t o d 8 4 8 2 . n i 0 . 4 1 m m 6 5 3 d[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-85 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Fonts, T rueT ype Recall This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> BJRabbccddeeeeff...f <ESC> BJT aa,bb,cc,dd,ee,ffff,gggg aa = Font ID (0 thru 9 or 00 thru 99) bb = Hor[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-86 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Fonts, T rueT ype Store This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure Begin Download <ESC> BJ(aa...abb..b Download <ESC> BJDcccccddddee...e End Download <ESC> BJ) aa..a = 40 [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-87 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Format/Field Recall This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> YR,aa <ESC> /D,bb,cc...c aa = Format number to be recalled (01-99) bb = Field number to be recalled (01-99)[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-88 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Format/Field Store This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> YS,aa <ESC> /N,bb,cc{.......} aa = Format number to be stored (01-99) bb = Field number to be stored (01-99) [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-89 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Graphics, Custom Recall This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> GRaaa aaa = Graphics storage number (001-999) Example: <ESC> GR1 1 1 Placement: The Recall command is s[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-90 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Graphics, Custom Store This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> Glabbbcccddd{data} a = Specifies character format of the data H Hex data B Binary data bbb = Number of horizont[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-91 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Graphics, Custom Store Special Notes 1. This command requires the Memory Card option. See your SA TO representative for details. 2. The maximum storage capacity is 999 graphics, up to the capacity of the memor[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-92 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Graphics, PCX Recall Command Structure <ESC> PY aaa aa = Storage area number (001 thru 099) Example: <ESC> PY001 Placement: This command must be placed within its own data stream specifying the plac[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-93 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Graphics, PCX Store This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC>Pl aaa,bbbbb,{data} aaa = Storage area number (001 thru 999) bbbbb = Size of PCX file in bytes {data} = Data Examp[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-94 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Initialize This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> BJFaaaaaaaa aaaaaa = Eight character alphanumeric user ID Example: <ESC>BJFsatocard Placement: Immediately following [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-95 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Slot Select This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> CCa a = Memory Card Slot 1 Slot 1 2 Slot 2 Example: <ESC> CC1 Placement: Immediately following the <ESC>A Sta[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-96 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Function Status This command requires the Memory Card option. Command Structure <ESC> BJS Example: <ESC>BJS Placement: After the <ESC>CC Slot Select command. Default: None Command Function Causes the p[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-97 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Custom Protocol Command Codes Download Command Structure <ESC> LD,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h.,i a = Replacement character for STX in ASCII or hex format b = Replacement character for ETX in ASCII or hex format c = Replacement character[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-98 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C Custom Protocol Command Codes Download Special Notes 1. Commas must be used to separate the parameters. If a parameter is omitted between two commas, the default Non-Standard Protocol Command codes for that parameter will be used. [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-99 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes Data Matrix, Data Format Command Structure <ESC> BXaabbccddeeefffghh aa = Format ID, 01-06 or 1 1-16. The values 07 and 17 will not be accepted by the printer . bb = Error correction level, 00, 01,[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-100 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes Data Matrix, Data Format 5. The character set or each Format ID is: l e v e L C C E ) b b ( ) a a ( D I t a m r o F 1 02 03 04 05 06 0 0 0 ) 0 0 0 C C E ( 0 0 52 5 44 9 33 1 40 1 31 7 2 5 0 ) 0 5 0 C C E[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-101 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes Data Matrix, Print Data This command is used to create two-dimensional symbologies supported by M-5900RV printers Command Structure <ESC> DCxx...x xx...x = Data, maximum of 500 characters Example:[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-102 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes Data Matrix, Sequential Numbering This command is used to create two-dimensional symbologies supported by M-5900RV printers Command Structure <ESC> FXaaabcccdddeee aaa = Number of duplicate labels [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-103 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes Data Matrix, Sequential Numbering Label Set #2 Special Notes 1. The maximum number of <ESC>FX Sequential Numbering commands that can be used in one job is eight. 2. In the example above, four tota[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-104 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes Maxicode This command is used to create two-dimensional symbologies supported by M-5900RV printers Command Structure <ESC> BV a,b,c,ddddddddd,eee,fff,gggg...<ESC> a = Position of Maxicode sym[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-105 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes Maxicode Special Notes 1. The Secondary Message field (ee...e) must contain exactly 84 characters. If a smaller message is specified, the field must be padded with "exclamation point" characte[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-106 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes PDF417 This command is used to create two-dimensional symbologies supported by M-5900RV printers Command Structure <ESC> BK aabbcddeef ff fnn...n aa = Minimum module dimension (03-09 dots). Will no[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-107 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C T wo-Dimensional Bar Codes PDF417 Special Notes 1. When the code words per line and the number of rows per symbol ("dd" and "ee") are set to all zeroes, the printer will calculate the optimum configuration. 2.[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 4-108 Section 4. Programming Reference PN 9001081 Re v . C ®[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C This section presents the interface specifications for the M-5900R V printer . These specifications include detailed information on how to properly interface your printer with your host system.  Interface T ypes RS232C Serial Centronics P arallel Universal Seri[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-2 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Interface T ypes USB INTERF ACE ETHERNET INTERF ACE RS232C SERIAL INTERF ACE CENTRONICS P ARALLEL INTERF ACE TWINAX/COAX INTERF ACE CENTRONIC S P ARALLEL provides a means of communicating with IBM PCs and compatibles or anything [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-3 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C 5.3 The Receive Buffer The M-5900R V printer has the ability to receive a data stream from the host in one of two ways. The receive buffer may be configured to accept one print job at a time or multiple print jobs. The single jo[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-4 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C The Receive Buffer The receiving buffer will not be able to receive more data again until a "Buffer Available" condition occurs. This takes place when the receiving buffer has emptied so that only 56K bytes of data are [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-5 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Pin Assignments RS232C Interface Signals Ready/Busy/Flow Control R eady/Busy is the hardware flow control for the serial interface on the M-5900R V printer . By raising/lowering the voltage level on Pin 20 of the RS232 port, the[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-6 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C T S O HN O I T C E N N O C R E T N IR E T N I R P G F) d n u o r G e m a r F ( G F 1 D T) a t a D e v i e c e R ( D R 3 ) d n e S o t t s e u q e R ( S T R 4 ) d n e S o t r a e l C ( S T C 5 ) y d a e R t e S a t a D ( R S D 6 *[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-7 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C T S O HN O I T C E N N O C R E T N IR E T N I R P G F) d n u o r G e m a r F ( G F 1 D R) a t a D t i m s n a r T ( D T 2 D T) a t a D e v i e c e R ( D R 3 ) d n e S o t t s e u q e R ( S T R 4 ) d n e S o t r a e l C ( S T C 5[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-8 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Bi-Directional Communications (Cont) T S O HN O I T C E N N O C R E T N IR E T N I R P G F) d n u o r G e m a r F ( G F 1 D R) a t a D t i m s n a r T ( D T 2 D T) a t a D e v i e c e R ( D R 3 ) d n e S o t t s e u q e R ( S T R[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-9 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Status Response If a CA N (18 hexadecimal) command is received, it will stop the print job and clear all data from the receive and print buffers. A delay of five milliseconds or more is required before any new data can be downlo[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-10 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Status Byte Definition, Bi-Com Protocol I I C S AX E HN O I T I N I F E D E N I L - F F O 00 3s r o r r E o N 22 3l l u F r a e N r e f f u B A T A D R O F G N I T I A W , E N I L - N O A1 4s r o r r E o N C3 4l l u F r a e N r [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-11 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C 5.5 Centronics Parallel Interface Electrical Specifications Printer Connector Cable Connector Cable Length Signal Level DA T A STREAMS AMP 57-40360 (DDK) or equivalent AMP 57-30360 (DDK) or equivalent 10 ft. or less High = +2.4[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-12 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C NOT E: T he sign als o n pins 1, 3 4 an d 6 ea ch hav e an ope n colle cto r o utp ut. Thes e pins n orm ally m ea sure +.07V max imu m whe n a t rue con diti on exis ts. I f a f alse co ndi tion oc curs , th e volta ge will d r[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-13 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C End Print (Label F eed Stop) Star t Pr in t (Label F eed Stop) 20 milliseconds +5V TYPE 1 0V +5V TYPE 2 0V +5V TYPE 3 0V +5V TYPE 4 0V External Output Signal T ypes[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 5-14 Section 5. Interface Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C ®[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C This section has been devised to help you if you are unable to produce output on the M-5900R V . Use this section to make sure the basics have been checked before deciding you are unable to proceed any further . This section covers the following:  Initial Check[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-2 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C 1. Is the IBM parallel printer cable connected securely to your parallel port (DB -25S F emale) on the PC and the Centronics connector on the printer? WARNING: Never connect or disconnect interface cables (or use a switch box) with power [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-3 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C 6. While checking the Hex Dump printout, do you notice 0D 0A (Carriage R eturn and Line F eed) characters throughout? The command string should be continuous. No CR or LF characters are allowed between the Start Command (<ESC>A and[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-4 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C 6.4 Using the RS232C (Serial) Interface 1. Is the RS232C Serial cable command securely to your serial port on the PC (DB -25S Male) and to the RS232C connector on the printer? WARNING: Never connect or disconnect interface cables (or use [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-5 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C 6.5 Error Signals E G A S S E M D C L P E E B L A N G I S E S U A C E L B I S S O PN O I T C A E N I H C A M R O R R E g n o L 1d r a o B t i u c r i C n i a M e v i t c e f e D r e d i v o r P e c i v r e S r u o y t c a t n o C e c i v[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-6 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C 6.6 Diagnosing and Correcting Specific Problems s m o t p m y S e s u a C e l b i s s o P n o i t c A r e w o P n i a M t o n s i l e n a P y a l p s i D d e t a n i m u l l i d e t c e n n o c t o n e l b a c r e w o P o t d e t c e n n [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-7 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C Diagnosing and Correcting Specific Problems s m o t p m y S e s u a C e l b i s s o P n o i t c A d e e F l e b a L e d i s o t e d i s m o r f s e v o m l e b a L y l t c e r r o c n i d e d a o l s l e b a Ly l r e p o r p s l e b a l [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-8 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C Diagnosing and Correcting Specific Problems s m o t p m y S e s u a C e l b i s s o P n o i t c A s m e l b o r P t n i r P y r a n i d r o a r t x E k r a d o o t s i e g a m i t n i r Pg n i t t e s s s e n k r a d t n i r p r e p o r p[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-9 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C Diagnosing and Correcting Specific Problems s m o t p m y S e s u a C e l b i s s o P n o i t c A s m e l b o r P t n i r P y r a n i d r o a r t x E n o i t i s o p t r a t s t n i r p r e p o r p m I ) y l l a c i t r e v ( t u p m i a[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page 6-10 Section 6. Troubleshooting PN 9001081 Re v . C Diagnosing and Correcting Specific Problems s m o t p m y S e s u a C e l b i s s o P n o i t c A ) l a n o i t p O ( r e s n e p s i D d e s n e p s i d t o n s i l e b a L g n i k c a b / l e b a l f o g n i d a o l r e p o r p m I r e[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION P AG E A Start Code. Begins all print jobs. Page 4-76 A(space)Z Form Feed . Feeds a blank tag or label. Page 4-42 A R Normal Print Length . This command resets the printer to Page 4-59 the Standard print length (7 inches). A X Expanded Print[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-2 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C BDabbcccd Bar Codes . Prints a 2:5 ratio bar code except for UPC, Page 4-13 EAN, Code 93, Code 128 and UCC128 symbols, which are fixed width bar codes. For values a, bb, ccc and d see instructions for Babb[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-3 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C BW aabbb Bar Codes. Expansion. W orks together with the BT Page 4-18 command to specify an expansion factor and the bar code height for the particular symbol being printed. aa = Expansion factor by which t[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-4 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C Faaaabcccc Sequential Numbering. Allow the printing of sequencing Page 4-74 ddee fields (text, bar codes) where all incrementing is done within the printer . aaaa = Number of times to repeat the same data [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-5 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C Gabbbccc(data) Custom Graphics. Allows the creation and printing of Page 4-45 graphic images using a dot-addressable matrix. a = Specifies format of data stream to follow B Binary H Hexadecimal bbb = Numbe[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-6 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C O A Font type. Specifies the OCR-A font with dot matrix. Page 4-36 OB Font type. Specifies the OCR-B font with dot matrix. Page 4-36 Paa Character Pitch. Designates the number of dots between Page 4-28 cha[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-7 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C Vbbbb V ertical Position. Specifies a field's vertical location Page 4-61 down the length of the label from the current base reference point. The units of measurement are dots. V R 0 0 9 5 - M n o i t[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-8 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C %a Rotate. Fixed Base Reference Point. Rotates printing in Page 4-70 90 0 increments without changing the base reference point. a = 0 Sets print to normal direction 1 Sets print to 90 0 CCW 2 Sets print to[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-9 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C *a Clear Print Job(s) and Memory . Clears individual memory Page 4-31 and buffers. a = When not included in command, clears print jobs in Multi-Buffer mode a = If included in command, specifies memory sect[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-10 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C Memory Card Option Commands BJ(aa..abb..b Start T rueT ype Font Storage. Prepares the Memory Card to accept TrueT ype font data aa...a = 40 byte font description bb...b = 10 byte data field Download T rue[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-11 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C GRcc Recall Custom Graphics. Recalls for printing the graphic Page 4-89 image stored by the GI command. cc = Storage number (01-99) Plaa,bbbbb, Store PCX Graphics File. Stores a PCX graphic file Page 4-93[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page A-12 Appendix A. Command Quick Reference INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION PN 9001081 Re v . C ®[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C BAR CODE SYMBOLOGIES This section contains detailed information on the printing of bar codes on the M-5900R V printers. Information on printing the following bar code sybologies is provided.  Codabar  Code 39  Interleaved 2 of 5  UPC -A/EAN-13  EAN-8[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-2 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Codabar Command Structure 1:3 ratio <ESC> B0bbcccd (data) d 2:5 ratio <ESC> BD0bbcccd (data) d 1:2 ratio <ESC> D0bbcccd (data) d bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) d[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-3 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Code 39 Command Structure 1:3 ratio <ESC> Blbbccc* (data) * 2:5 ratio <ESC> BD1bbccc*(data) * 1:2 ratio <ESC> D1bbccc* (data) * bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) * =[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-4 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Interleaved T wo of Five (I 2/5) Command Structure 1:3 ratio <ESC> B2bbccc (data) 2:5 ratio <ESC> BD2bbccc*(data) 1:2 ratio <ESC> D2bbccc* (data) bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-5 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C UPC-A/EAN-13 Command Structure <ESC> B3bbccc (data) <ESC> D3bbccc(data) <ESC> BD3bbccc(data) bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) (data) = Bar code data (numeric); must[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-6 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Calculating the Mod 10 Check Digit If you wish to encode the UPC-A data "01234567890", follow these steps to find the correct check digit. 1. First add all the numbers in the ODD positions. i.e., 0 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 0 [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-7 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C EAN-8 Command Structure <ESC> B4bbccc (data) <ESC> D4bbccc (data) b b = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) (data) = Bar code data (numeric); must be exactly 8 digits. Character [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-8 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Industrial T wo of Five Command Structure 1:3 ratio <ESC> B5bbccc (data) 2:5 ratio <ESC> BD5bbccc (data) 1:2 ratio <ESC> D5bbccc (data) bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-9 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Matrix T wo of Five Command Structure 1:3 ratio <ESC> B6bbccc (data) 2:5 ratio <ESC> BD6bbccc (data) 1:2 ratio <ESC> D6bbccc (data) bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600)[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-10 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C CODE 128 Command Structure <ESC> BGbbcccdd (data) b b = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) d d = Start code to specify initial subset of bar code data >G Subset A Start code >[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-11 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C MSI Command Structure 1:3 ratio <ESC> BAbbccc (data) d 2:5 ratio <ESC> BDAbbccc (data) d 1:2 ratio <ESC> DAbbccc (data) d bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) (data) =[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-12 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C CODE 93 Command Structure 1:3 ratio: <ESC> BCbbcccdd (data) bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) dd = Length of data (number of digits, 00-99) (data) = Bar code data (alphanumeri[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-13 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C UPC-E Command Structure <ESC> BEbbccc (data) <ESC> DEbbccc(data) b b = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) (data) = Bar code data (numeric); must be exactly 6 digits. Character [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-14 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C BOOKLAND (UPC/EAN Supplements) Command Structure <ESC> BFbbccc (data) b b = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) (data) = Bar code data (numeric); must be exactly 2 or 5 digits Charac[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-15 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C UCC-128 Command Structure <ESC> BIbbcccd (data) b b = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12) ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600) d = Placement of human readable text 0 None 1 T ext at top of bar code 2 T ext at bottom of b[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-16 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C UCC-128 (Cont) Example Without incrementing <ESC>A <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC> B104150101234567000000001 <ESC>Q2<ESC>Z With incrementing <ESC>A <ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC>[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-17 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Postnet Command Structure <ESC> BP (data) data = 5 digits ZIP = 6 digits for Postnet 37 = 9 digits for ZIP + 4 = 1 1 digits for Delivery Point Bar Code Character Set 1-9 (numeric only) Notes 1. Frame bits and check digits [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-18 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Data Matrix Command Structure Data Format <ESC> BXaabbccddeeefffghh a a = Format ID, 01-06 or 1 1-16. The values 07 and 17 will not b e accepted by the printer . b b = Error correction level. 00, 01, 04 -14 or 20. All oth[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-19 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Data Matrix (Cont) Character Set Notes See AIM USA T echnical Specification Data Matrix for information on the structure of this symbology . l e v e L C C E ) b b ( ) a a ( D I t a m r o F 1 02 03 04 05 06 0 0 0 ) 0 0 0 C C E ( [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-20 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C Maxicode Command Structure <ESC> BV a,b,c,ddddddddd,eee,fff,gggg....<ESC> a = Position of Maxicode symbol within the set, when used in a structured append format 1-8 b = T otal number of Maxicode symbols in the set,[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-21 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C PDF417 Command Structure <ESC> BFaabbcddeeffffnnn...n a a = Minimum module dimension (03-09 dots). Will not print if values of 01, 02 or greater than 10 are specified. b b = Minimum module pitch dimension (04-24 dots). Wil[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-22 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C CODE 128 Character T able The Code 128 T able lists 105 data values for the three subsets: A, B, and C. Each subset column displays either a single column of data or a double column of data.  If the subset column displays a [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-23 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C CODE 128 Character T able E U L A V T E S B U S A T E S B U S B T E S B U S C E U L A V T E S B U S A T E S B U S B T E S B U S C 0P SP S0 06 3D D 6 3 1! 1 07 3E E 7 3 2" " 2 08 3F F 8 3 3# # 3 09 3G G 9 3 4$ $ 4 00 4H[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page B-24 Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications PN 9001081 Re v . C CODE 128 Character T able (Cont) E U L A V T E S B U S A T E S B U S B T E S B U S C E U L A V T E S B U S A T E S B U S B T E S B U S C 2 7( > S B( > h2 79 89 > M E9 > y9 8 3 7) > T H) > i3 70 9: > B U S: [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page C-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C Custom-Designed Character Example The following example is presented to help you understand the use of the Custom-Designed Characters command. It demonstrates the design and printing of an "arrow" in a 16 x 16 matrix. 1. Determine which matrix to use. [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page C-2 Appendix C. Custom Characters and Graphics PN 9001081 Re v . C 3. T ransfer the image into two bit map representations and then into hexadecimal or binary format. ROW BIT MAP HEX 1 0000 0001 0000 0000 0 1 00 2 0000 001 1 1000 0000 03 80 3 0000 01 1 1 1 100 0000 07 C0 4 0000 1111 111 [...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page C-3 Appendix C. Custom Characters and Graphics PN 9001081 Re v . C Note that the data stream is only half as long as the hexadecimal format. This is because we can send the binary equivalent of "11111111" (represented above in its hexidecimal value of FF H ), for example, using [...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page C-4 Appendix C. Custom Characters and Graphics PN 9001081 Re v . C CUSTOM GRAPHICS EXAMPLE The following example is presented to help you understand the use of the Custom Graphics command. It demonstrates the design and printing of an "diskette" in a 48 x 48 matrix. 1. Determin[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page C-5 Appendix C. Custom Characters and Graphics PN 9001081 Re v . C 3. T ransfer the image into a bit map representation and then into hexadecimal format: BIT MAP 1 2 34 56 HEXADECIMAL FORMA T 12 3 456 111 1111 1 111 1111 1 11111 111 1111 1111 1 1111 111 1111 1111 F F F F F F F F F F F F 1[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page C-6 Appendix C. Custom Characters and Graphics PN 9001081 Re v . C 4. Using the hexadecimal data, send the following code to print the graphic image as designed. <ESC>A<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC> GH006006 Note: Spaces shown in the hexidecimal listing above are for e[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page C-7 Appendix C. Custom Characters and Graphics PN 9001081 Re v . C PRINT#1, CHR$(&H03);CHR$(&HC0);CHR$(&H00);CHR$(&H00);CHR$(&H00); PRINT#1, CHR$(&H00);CHR$(&H03);CHR$(&HC0);CHR$(&H00);CHR$(&H00); PRINT#1, CHR$(&H00);CHR$(&H00);CHR$(&H03[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page C-8 Appendix C. Custom Characters and Graphics PN 9001081 Re v . C PCX GRAPHICS EXAMPLE A graphics file in a PCX format may also be transmitted to the printer . The file must not be larger than 32K bytes (DOS file size reported in a DIR listing). F or example, the WIZ.PCX image shown bel[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page D-1 PN 9001081 Re v . C Introduction This section contains instructions for using the following M-5900R V optional features:  Label R ewinder  Label Cutter  Label Dispenser  PCMCIA Memory Cards  Calendar Label Rewinder The rewinder is an external unit that allows for labels[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page D-2 Appendix D. Optional Accessories PN 9001081 Re v . C Label Cutter The label cutter consists of an internal mechanism that will cut labels or tags as they exit from the printer . The cutter can be used to print labels of various lengths using continuous form label/tag stock or to easil[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page D-3 Appendix D. Optional Accessories PN 9001081 Re v . C Label Dispenser The M-5900R V Label Dispenser Option is an external mechanism that provides the ability to print labels in the "demand" mode. It is attached to the front of the printer . When the label dispense is installe[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page D-4 Appendix D. Optional Accessories PN 9001081 Re v . C PCMCIA Memory Cards The M-5900R V printer comes equipped with an interface connection for memory cards and is an integral part of the main PC board. Optional PCMCIA memory cards are available which will allow the printer memory to b[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page D-5 Appendix D. Optional Accessories PN 9001081 Re v . C Plug-In Interface Cards Several Plug-In Interface Cards are available for this printer . See Section 5 for types. F ollow the instructions supplied with the card(s) for installation. PCMCIA Memory Cards SLIDE LOCK T O THE LEFT AND S[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page D-6 Appendix D. Optional Accessories PN 9001081 Re v . C ®[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page E-1[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page E-2 Appendix E. Custom Protocol Command Codes PN 9001081 Re v . C Reset If the custom Protocol Command codes are incorrect or if the printer does not respond to commands using the custom set, the Alternate Protocol Control Codes can be restored by the following procedure. 1. T urn the pri[...]

SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page E-3 Appendix E. Custom Protocol Command Codes PN 9001081 Re v . C Download Procedure (Cont) 6. After the command has been sent, the unit will beep and print a status label. If it does not beep and print the label, the printer did not accept the data. 7. If the printer does not beep and p[...]

SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page E-4 Appendix E. Custom Protocol Command Codes PN 9001081 Re v . C Printer Output A Protocol Command code status label will be printed as a result of a sucessful download of a custom set of Protocol Commend codes. STX = 7B ETX = 7D ESC = 25 ENQ = 23 CAN = 26 NULL = 2A OFFLINE = 7E AUT O ON[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C SA T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page F-1 The F actory Reset Mode allows you to: • Factory T est Print • EEProm Clear All • Clear Head Counters • Clear Cutter Counter F ACT OR Y TEST PRINT Factory Resets . Appendix[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C Page F-2 Appendix F . Factory Resets SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Factory T est Print F A CT OR Y MODE C OUNTER cLEAR NON F A CT OR Y TES T PRINT STEP PROCEDURE 1. R ecord all current dip switch positions, then place all switches in the OFF position. 2. Place the DSW2-5 in the ON or up position. 3. Pla[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C S A T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page F-3 Appendix F . Factory Resets EEPROM Clear All T o reset the printer to the factory settings, perform the following steps. Caution: Resetting the printer will clear all registers. F A CT OR Y MODE C OUNTER cLEAR NON STEP PROCEDURE 1. R ecord all current dip switch [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C Page F-4 Appendix F . Factory Resets SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Clear Counter Heads F A CT OR Y MODE C OUNTER cLEAR NON STEP PROCEDURE 1. R ecord all current dip switch positions, then place all switches in the OFF position. 2. Place the DSW2-5 in the ON or up position. 3. Place the print head in the[...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C S A T O M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual Page F-5 Appendix F . Factory Resets Clear Cutter Counter F A CT OR Y MODE C OUNTER cLEAR NON STEP PROCEDURE 1. R ecord all current dip switch positions, then place all switches in the OFF position. 2. Place the DSW2-5 in the ON or up position. 3. Place the print head in [...]

PN 9001081 Re v . C Page F-6 Appendix F . Factory Resets SA TO M-5900RV Operator and T echnical Reference Manual ®[...]