Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer manual

Dot Impact Printer ST AR Command Specications Rev . 0.70 Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Special Products Operating Division[...]

Contents 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1-1 2. COMMAND FUNCTION LIST 2-1 3. COMMAND DET AILS 3-1 3-1 Explanation of T erms 3-1 3-2 Exception processing 3-2 3-3 Standard Command Details 3-3 3-3-1 Font style and character set 3-3 ESC GS t n 3-3 ESC R n 3-4 ESC / N 3-4 ESC 6 3-5 ESC 7 3-5 ESC M 3-6 ESC P 3-6 ESC : 3-7 ESC SP n 3-7 3-3-2 Character Expansion Se[...]

ESC GS R n1 n2 3-32 3-3-7 Download 3-33 ESC & NUL n1 n2 [m d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 (d6 d7)] n2 - n1 + 1 3-33 ESC & m n1 n2 [d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d8 d9 d10 .... ak dk] n2 - n1 + 1 3-36 ESC % N 3-39 3-3-8 Bit Image Graphics 3-40 ESC K n NUL d1 d2 … dn 3-40 ESC L n1 n2 d1 d2 … dk 3-41 ESC ^ m n1 n2 d1 d2 … dk 3-42 3-3-9 Logo 3-45 ESC FS q n [x1 1[...]

4. CHARACTER CODE T ABLE 4-1 5. APPENDIX 5-1 5-1 StatusSpecications 5- 1 5-1-1 ENQ Command Status 5-1 5-1-2 EOT Command Status 5-1 5-1-3 Automatic Status 5-2 5-1-4 PrinterStatusT ransmissionSpecicationwhenusingEthernetandWirelessLANInterfaces 5- 7 5-2 Expansion Position 5-9 5-2-1 7 x 9 Fonts [...]

1-1 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ThisspecicationsdocumentdescribesthecommandspecicationsfortheST ARMODEondotimpactprinters. Information contained herein applies to models with the following conditions. • Dot impact printers • Printer head: 72 DPI (vertical di[...]

2-1 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 2. COMMAND FUNCTION LIST • Standard Commands Class Commands Name Font Style and Character Set ESC GS t Specify code page ESC R Specify international character set ESC / Specify/cancel slash zero ESC 6 SwitchtoIBMcharacterset#2(onlywithstandardspecications) ESC 7 Switch[...]

2-2 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 Class Commands Name Horizo ntal ESC RS A Set print region Direct ion ESC I Set left margin Positi on ESC Q Set right margin HT Moveprintpositiontohorizontaltabposition ESC D Set/cancelhorizontaltabposition ESC GS a Specify position alignment ESC GS A Specifyabsolutepo[...]

2-3 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 Class Commands Name Others RS Ringbuzzer CAN Cancel print data and initialize commands DC3 Printer deselect DC1 Select printer ESC @ Command initialization ESC U Select printing direction ESC GS # Set memory switch ESC # Set memory switch ESC ? LF NUL Reset printer and execute self print Note 1 Ka[...]

3-1 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3. COMMAND DET AILS 3-1 Explanation of T erms •Receptionbuffer Thebufferforstoringdata(receptiondata)receivedfromthehost,asitiscalledthereceptionbuf fer . Receptiondataistemporarilystoredinthereceptionbuffer ,then?[...]

3-2 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-2 Exception processing 1)Undenedcodes Codesfrom <00>Hto <1F>Haretargeted.When codesnot denedas commandsinthis regionare received,they are discarded. (Ex.)  If processing the data string of &l[...]

3-3 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3 Standard Command Details 3-3-1 Font style and character set ESC GS t n [Name] Select code page [Code] ASCII ESC GS t n Hexadecimal 1B 1D 74 n Decimal 27 29 1 16 n [Dened Area] ndiffersdependingonthespecications.(Seethetablebelow .) [Initial V alue] Memory[...]

3-4 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC R n [Name] Specify international character set [Code] ASCII ESC R n Hexadecimal 1B 52 n Decimal 27 82 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 14 n = 64 [Initial V alue] Memory switch setting [Function] Speciesinternationalcharactersaccordingtothevalueofn. n Interna[...]

3-5 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC 6 [Name] Switch to IBM character set #2 [Code] ASCII ESC 6 Hexadecimal 1B 36 Decimal 27 54 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Switches from IBM character set #1 to #2.  Thesubsequent<80>Hto<9F>Hcodesarehandledascharacterdat[...]

3-6 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC M [Name] Specify 7 x 9 font (half dots) (default) [Code] ASCII ESC M Hexadecimal 1B 4D Decimal 27 77 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Species7x9(half)dotfont.  Setsthenumberofprintabledigitsinonelineto[totalha[...]

3-7 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC : [Name] Specify 5 x 9 font (3P-1) [Code] ASCII ESC : Hexadecimal 1B 3A Decimal 27 58 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Species5x9(3pulse=1)dotfonts.  Setsthenumberofprintabledigitsinonelineto[totalhalf?[...]

3-8 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-2 Character Expansion Settings SO [Name] Specifydouble-wideexpandedcharacters [Code] ASCII SO Hexadecimal 0E Decimal 14 [Dened Area] --- [InitialV alue] Canceldouble-wideexpandedcharacters [Function] Prints ANK characters and Kanji characters with characters expan[...]

3-9 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC W n [Name] Specify/cancelexpandeddouble-wideprinting [Code] ASCII ESC W n Hexadecimal 1B 57 n Decimal 27 87 n [Dened Area] n=0,1,48,49 [InitialV alue] n=0(Horizontaldouble-wideprintingcancelled) [Function] Species/cancelshorizon[...]

3-10 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-3 Print mode ESC E [Name] Select emphasized printing [Code] ASCII ESC E Hexadecimal 1B 45 Decimal 27 69 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] Emphasized printing cancelled. [Function] Speciesemphasizedprintingforsubsequentdata. When in emphasized printing, data is print[...]

3-1 1 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC – n [Name] Specify/cancel underling mode [Code] ASCII ESC - n Hexadecimal 1B 2D n Decimal 27 45 n [Dened Area] n=0,1,48,49 [Initial V alue] n = 0 (Underline cancelled) [Function] Speciesunderlineaccordingtothevalueofn. n Function 0, 48 [...]

3-12 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC 4 [Name] Specifywhite/blackinversionandredcolorprinting [Code] ASCII ESC 4 Hexadecimal 1B 34 Decimal 27 52 [Dened Area] --- [InitialV alue] White/blackinversioncancelled/blackcolorprintingspecied [Function] The following shows the details of thi[...]

3-13 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC GS 4 m n [Name] Selectred/blacksubstitutefunction[ESC4/5setting] [Code] ASCII ESC GS 4 m n Hexadecimal 1B 1D 34 m n Decimal 27 29 52 m n [Dened Area] m=1,2,49,50 When m = 1, 49 n = 0 to 3, 255 When m = 2, 50 n = 0, 2 to 5 When m = 83 n = 0, 1 [Initial[...]

3-14 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 Whenm=83(“S”)Red/blackadornmentof ANKspacecharacters(20H). m n Red adornment of ANK space characters (20H). 83 0 Adorn 83 1 Do not adorn This parameter species whether to adorn red/black for ANK space characters in red[...]

3-15 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 SI [Name] Select upside-down printing [Code] ASCII SI Hexadecimal 0F Decimal 15 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] Upside-down printing cancelled [Function] Speciesupside-downprinting  Thiscommandisenabledonlywhenatthetopoftheline.Therefore,[...]

3-16 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC RS i n [Name] Specify/cancel character rotated mode [Code] ASCII ESC RS i n Hexadecimal 1B 1E 69 n Decimal 27 30 105 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 2 48 ≤ n ≤50(“0”≤ n ≤“2”) [Initial V alue] Character rotation cancelled (n = 0) [Function] Speciesdirec[...]

3-17 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-4 Line Spacing LF [Name] Line feed [Code] ASCII LF Hexadecimal 0A Decimal 10 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] Set line feed to 1/6 inch [Function] Afterprintingdatainthelinebuffer ,paperisfedaccordingtothecurrentlysetlinefeedamount.[...]

3-18 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC a n [Name] Feed paper n lines [Code] ASCII ESC a n Hexadecimal 1B 61 n Decimal 27 97 n [Dened Area] 1 ≤ n ≤ 127 [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Afterprintingdatainthelinebuffer ,paperisfedaccordingto(currentlysetlinefeedamount[...]

3-19 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC z 0 [Name] Set line feed to 1/12 inch [Code] ASCII ESC z 0 Or ESC z “0” Hexadecimal 1B 7A 00 1B 7A 30 Decimal 27 122 0 27 122 48 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] 1/6 inch [Function] Setssubsequentlinefeedamountsto1/12inch. ESC z 1 [Name] Set line feed to 1/6[...]

3-20 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC A n [Name] Denen/72inchpitchlinefeed [Code] ASCII ESC A n Hexadecimal 1B 41 n Decimal 27 65 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 85 [Initial V alue] n = 12 (1/6 inch line feed) [Function] Deneslinefeedamountforonelineasn/72inch.  T oenab[...]

3-21 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC 3 n [Name] Set line feed to n/216 inch line feed pitch (approximate value) [Code] ASCII ESC 3 n Hexadecimal 1B 33 n Decimal 27 51 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Initial V alue] n = 36 (1/6 inch) [Function] Setssubsequentlinefeedamountstoavalueapproximate?[...]

3-22 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC J n [Name] Execute n/72 inch paper feed one time [Code] ASCII ESC J n Hexadecimal 1B 4A n Decimal 27 74 n [Dened Area] 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Afterprintingdatainthelinebuffer ,paperisfedn/72ofaninchintheforwa[...]

3-23 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-5 Page Control Commands FF [Name] Form feed [Code] ASCII FF Hexadecimal 0C Decimal 12 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Thiscommandperformsthefollowingoperationsaftertheprinterprintstheprintingdatainthelinebuffer .  Op[...]

3-24 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC C n [Name] Set page length to n lines [Code] ASCII ESC C n Hexadecimal 1B 43 n Decimal 27 67 n [Dened Area] 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 [Initial V alue] 1/6 inch x 42 [Function] This command sets the length of one page to [currently set line feed amount x n] lines The current position is the top[...]

3-25 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 VT [Name] Feedpapertoverticaltabposition [Code] ASCII VT Hexadecimal 0B Decimal 1 1 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Thiscommandperformspaperfeedsuptothenextverticaltabpositionaftertheprinterprintsthedata?[...]

3-26 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC N n [Name] Setbottommargintonlines [Code] ASCII ESC N n Hexadecimal 1B 4E n Decimal 27 78 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255 (Not full page length) [Initial V alue] n = 0 [Function] Thiscommandsetsthebottommarginpositionto(currentlinefeed?[...]

3-27 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-6 Horizontal Direction Printing Position ESC RS A n [Name] Set print region [Code] ASCII ESC RS A n Hexadecimal 1B 1E 41 n Decimal 27 30 65 n [Dened Area] Specication1 0≤ n ≤ 3  Specication2 0≤ n ≤ 5 [Initial V alue] MSW Setting [Function] Aft[...]

3-28 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC l n [Name] Set left margin [Code] ASCII ESC l n Hexadecimal 1B 6C n Decimal 27 108 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ (right margin -2) ≤ 255 [Initial Setting] n = 0 [Function] This command sets the left margin (current ANK character pitch x n) using the left edge as a reference after prin[...]

3-29 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC Q n [Name] Set right margin [Code] ASCII ESC Q n Hexadecimal 1B 51 n Decimal 27 81 n [Dened Area] 2 ≤ n ≤maximumprintabledigits≤ 255 [InitialV alue] Maximumprintabledigits [Function] Thiscommandsetstheprintableregion(current ANK?[...]

3-30 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 HT [Name] Movehorizontaltab [Code] ASCII HT Hexadecimal 09 Decimal 9 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Moveprintpositiontonexthorizontaltabposition.  Thecurrentpositionmovestothenexttabpositionwhenatthehoriz[...]

3-31 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC GS a n [Name] Specify position alignment [Code] ASCII ESC GS a n Hexadecimal 1B 1D 61 n Decimal 27 29 97 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 2 48 ≤ n ≤50(“0”≤ n ≤“2”) [Initial V alue] n = 0 [Function] Thisspeciespositionalignmentforalldata?[...]

3-32 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC GS A n1 n2 [Name] Specifyabsoluteposition [Code] ASCII ESC GS A n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 1D 41 n1 n2 Decimal 27 29 65 n1 n2 [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ n2 ≤ 255 [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Movestheprintingpositiontothe(n1+n2x256)pos[...]

3-33 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-7 Download ESC & NUL n1 n2 [m d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 (d6 d7)] n2 - n1 + 1 [Name] Registerdownloadcharacters(vertical1bytefont) [Code] ASCII ESC & NUL n1 n2 [m d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 (d6 d7)] n2 - n1 + 1 Hexadecimal 1B 26 00 n1 n2 [m d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 (d6 d7)] n2 - n1 + 1 Decimal 27 38 [...]

3-34 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 [Ex.]  Whenselecting7x9fonts,anddeningthecharacterto21H: ESC & NUL n1 n2 m d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 Code (Hexadecimal) 1B 26 00 21 21 80 3E 40 88 00 88 40 3E   (1whenprintingcorrespondingbits,and0fornoprint) d1 d2 d3 d4 d5[...]

3-35 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 [Ex.]  Whenselecting5x9fonts,anddeningthecharacterto21H: ESC & NUL n1 n2 m d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 Code (Hexadecimal) 1B 26 00 21 21 00 38 45 45 45 7E   (1whenprintingcorrespondingbits,and0fornoprint) 㩷 MSB LSB d1 d2 d3 d4 d5[...]

3-36 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC & m n1 n2 [d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d8 d9 d10 .... ak dk] n2 - n1 + 1 [Name] Denedownloadcharacters(vertical2bytefont) [Code] ASCII ESC & m n1 n2 [d1 d2 d3 d4.........dk-1 dk..] n2 - n1 + 1 Hexadecimal 1B 26 m n1 n2 [d1 d2 d3 d4 .........dk-1 dk] n2 - n1 + 1 Decimal 2[...]

3-37 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 Relationship of character pattern data and print head. [Ex.]  Whenselecting7x9fonts,anddeningthecharacterto21H: ESC & m c1 c2 d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d8 d9 d10 d1 1 d12 d13 d14 Code (Hexadecimal) 1B 26 02 21 21 1F 00 20 00 44 00 00 00 44 00 20 00 1F 00 ?[...]

3-38 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 [Ex.:]  Whenselecting9x9fonts,anddeningthecharacterto21H: ESC & m c1 c2 x d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d8 d9 d10 d1 1 d12 d13 d14 d15 d16 d17 d18 Code (Hex.) 1B 26 02 21 21 1C 00 00 80 22 00 00 80 22 00 00 80 22 00 00 80 3F 00  (1whenprintingcorre[...]

3-39 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC % N [Name] Specify/cancel download characters [Code] ASCII ESC % n Hexadecimal 1B 25 n Decimal 27 37 n [Dened Area] n=0,1,48,49 [Initial V alue] Cancel download character [Function] Species/cancelsdownloadcharacteraccordingtonvalue. n 0, 48 Canc[...]

3-40 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-8 Bit Image Graphics ESC K n NUL d1 d2 … dn [Name] Standarddensitybitimage [Code] ASCII ESC K n NUL d1 d2 .. dn Hexadecimal 1B 4B n 00 d1 d2 .. dn Decimal 27 75 n 0 d1 d2 .. dn [Dened Area] 1 ≤n≤totaldotcount 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 [Initial V alue] --- [Functio[...]

3-41 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC L n1 n2 d1 d2 … dk [Name] Doubledensitybitimage [Code] ASCII ESC L n1 n2 d1 d2 .. dk Hexadecimal 1B 4C n1 n2 d1 d2 .. dk Decimal 27 76 n1 n2 d1 d2 .. dk [Dened Area] 1 ≤ (n1 + n2 x 256) ≤ total half dot count k = n1 + n2 x 256 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 [Initial V alue] --- [Func[...]

3-42 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC  m n1 n2 d1 d2 … dk  m n1 n2 d1 d2 … dk m n1 n2 d1 d2 … dk [Name] 9/16/18bitimagegraphics [Code] ASCII ESC ^ m n1 n2 d1 d2 .. dk Hexadecimal 1B 5E m n1 n2 d1 d2 .. dk Decimal 27 94 m n1 n2 d1 d2 .. dk [Dened Area] Spec.1 0 ≤ m ≤1(“0”≤ m ≤?[...]

3-43 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 The following drawing shows the relationship of the print head needle wires and the data. 1.Whenm=0,1(9-dotbitimage) dn: 1 to 8 pin data dn + 1: 9 pin data 2.Whenm=2,3(16-dotbitimage) dn: 1 to 8 pin data dn + 1: 9 to 16 pin data 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

3-44 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3.Whenm=4,5(18-dotbitimage) dn: 1 to 8 pin data dn + 1: 9 to 16 pin data dn +2: 17 to 18 pin data 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 11 13 15 8 10 12 14 16 Pin Number b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 MSB LSB b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 MSB LSB 17 18 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 MSB LSB[...]

3-45 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-9 Logo ESC FS q n [x1 1 x12 y1 1 y12 d1…dk]1…[xn1 xn2 yn1 yn2 d1…dk] n [Name] Register logo [Code] ASCII ESC FS q n [x1 1 x12 y1 1 y12 d1 .. dk]1 .. [xn1 xn2 yn1 yn2 d1 .. dk]n Hexadecimal 1B 1C 71 n [x1 1 x12 y1 1 y12 d1 .. dk]1 .. [xn1 xn2 yn1 yn2 d1 .. dk]n Decimal 27 28 1 13 n [x11 x12[...]

3-46 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 Relationships of logo and registered data xn = xn1 + xn2 x 256, yn = yn1 + yn2 x 256 Dataspecicationorder(exampleoftheabove) d[1 1] d[12] • • • • d[x1] d[21] d[22] • • • • d[x2] • • • • • • • • • • • d[n1] d[n2] • • • • d[xn] Data[...]

3-47 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC FS p n m [Name] Print logo [Code] ASCII ESC FS p n m Hexadecimal 1B 1C 70 n m Decimal 27 28 1 12 n m [Dened Area] 1 ≤ n ≤ 255 (When printing normally) 0 ≤ m ≤ 3 48 ≤ m ≤51(“0”≤ m ≤“3”) [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Printsthelogooft[...]

3-48 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-1 1 Cutter Control ESC d n [Name] Paper cut instruction [Code] ASCII ESC d n Hexadecimal 1B 64 n Decimal 27 100 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 3 48 ≤ n ≤51(“0”≤ n ≤“3”) [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Thiscommandexecutestheauto-cutaccording?[...]

3-49 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-12 External Device Drive ESC BEL n1 n2 [Name] Set external drive device 1 pulse width [Code] ASCII ESC BEL n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 07 n1 n2 Decimal 27 7 n1 n2 [Dened Area] 1 ≤ n1 ≤ 127 1 ≤ n2 ≤ 127 [Initial V alue] n1 = 20 (Energizing time: 200 msec) n2 = 20 (Delay time: 200 mse[...]

3-50 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 BEL [Name] External device 1 drive instruction [Code] ASCII BEL Hexadecimal 07 Decimal 7 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Executes the external device drive conditions set according to the ESC BEL (external device drive pulse width setting command).  Aswithotherc[...]

3-51 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 SUB [Name] External device 2 drive instruction (real time) [Code] ASCII SUB Hexadecimal 1A Decimal 26 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Drivesexternaldevice2.Theenergizingtimeanddelaytimearexedat200mseach. The printer executes t[...]

3-52 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC GS EM DC1 m n1 n2 [Name] Setexternalbuzzerdrivepulsecondition [Code] ASCII ESC GS EM DC1 m n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 1D 19 1 1 m n1 n2 Decimal 27 29 25 17 m n1 n2 [Dened Area] 1 ≤ m ≤ 2 49 ≤ m ≤ 50 0 ≤ n1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ n2 ≤ 255 [Initial V alue] n1 = 0, n2 = 0 [F[...]

3-53 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC GS EM DC2 m n1 n2 [Name] Executeexternalbuzzerdrive [Code] ASCII ESC GS EM DC2 m n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 1D 19 12 m n1 n2 Decimal 27 29 25 18 m n1 n2 [Dened Area] 1 ≤ m ≤ 2 49 ≤ m ≤ 50 1 ≤ n1 ≤ 20 n2 = 0 [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Repeatedlydrivesthe?[...]

3-54 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-13 Status ENQ [Name] Inquire ENQ status [Code] ASCII ENQ Hexadecimal 05 Decimal 5 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Thiscommandiseffectiveonlywhenusinganinterfacecapableofbi-directionaldatacommunications.  Whenthiscommand[...]

3-55 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC ACK SOH [Name] Inquire status [Code] ASCII ESC ACK SOH Hexadecimal 1B 06 01 Decimal 27 6 1 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Thiscommandiseffectiveonlywhenusinganinterfacecapableofbi-directionaldatacommunications. When this comman[...]

3-56 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ETB [Name] Update ETB status (check after printing) [Code] ASCII ETB Hexadecimal 17 Decimal 23 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] Spec. 1 --- Spec. 2 ETB countr = 0 [Function] Thiscommandiseffectiveonlywhenusinganinterfacecapableofbi-directionaldatac[...]

3-57 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC RS E n [Name] Initialize ASB ETB counter , and ETB status. [Code] ASCII ESC RS E n Hexadecimal 1B 1E 45 n Decimal 27 30 69 n [Dened Area] n=0  n=48(“0”) [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Clears the ASB ETB counter to zero and clears the ETB status of the auto-stat[...]

3-58 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-14 Kanji Characters (only on models that carry Kanji characters) ESC p [Name] SpecifyJISJapanesecharactermode(Japanesespecicationsonly) [Code] ASCII ESC p Hexadecimal 1B 70 Decimal 27 1 12 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] Select JIS Japanese character mode [F[...]

3-59 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC $ n [Name] Specify/cancelJISJapanesecharactermode(Japanesespecicationsonly) [Code] ASCII ESC $ n Hexadecimal 1B 24 n Decimal 27 36 n [Dened Area] n=0,1,48,49 [Initial V alue] Memory switch setting [Function] Speciesandcancelsth[...]

3-60 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC s n1 n2 [Name] SettwobyteKanjicharactersleft/rightspaces [Code] ASCII ESC s n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 73 n1 n2 Decimal 27 1 15 n1 n2 [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n1 ≤ 255 0 ≤ n2 ≤ 255 (However , n1 + n2 + character width ≤printableregion) [Initial V alue]  •J[...]

3-61 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC r c1 c2 d1...dk [Name] Register Chinese download characters [Code] ASCII ESC r c1 c2 d1 .. dk Hexadecimal 1B 72 c1 c2 d1 .. dk Decimal 27 1 14 c1 c2 d1 .. dk [Dened Area] 0 ≤ d ≤ 255 k = 32  c1andc2differaccordingtospecicationsandcodetype(see?[...]

3-62 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 Theyaredesignedasshownbelowanddataissentsequentially . The font of Chinese download characters is composed of 16 x 16 dot patterns.  Bitsthatcorrespondtothedotstoprintare“1,”andthebitsthatcorrespondtothedotsth[...]

3-63 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC u 1 [Name] Specify 16 x 16 dot [single density] Kanji characters. [Code] ASCII ESC u 1 Or ESC u “1” Hexadecimal 1B 75 01 1B 75 31 Decimal 27 1 17 1 27 1 17 149 [Dened Area] --- [InitialV alue] Specifytwo-byte16x16dot(singledensity)Kanjicharacters. [F[...]

3-64 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC x 1 [Name] SpecifytwobyteKanjicharacters(cancelexpandedKanjicharacters) [Code] ASCII ESC x 1 Or ESC x “1” Hexadecimal 1B 78 01 1B 78 31 Decimal 27 120 1 27 120 49 [Dened Area] --- [InitialV alue] Specifytwo-byte16x16dot(singledensit[...]

3-65 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC w 1 [Name] Specifytwo-byte16x16dotKanjicharacters[SingleDensity] (Default) [Code] ASCII ESC w 1 Or ESC w “1” Hexadecimal 1B 77 01 1B 77 31 Decimal 27 1 19 1 27 1 19 49 [Dened Area] --- [InitialV alue] Specifytwo-byte16x16dot(single?[...]

3-66 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 <RelationshipofChineseCharacterSizeSelection> * See 5. Appendix 5-2 Expansion Position for details on the differences of dot congurations of [single density] and [doubledensity]in two-byte16x 16dot?[...]

3-67 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-3-15 Others RS [Name] Ringbuzzer [Code] ASCII RS Hexadecimal 1E Decimal 30 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Issuesashortbuzzersoundfromtheprinter . CAN [Name] Cancel print data and initialize commands [Code] ASCII CAN Hexadecimal 18 Decimal 24 [D[...]

3-68 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 DC3 [Name] Printer deselect [Code] ASCII DC3 Hexadecimal 13 Decimal 19 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] Select printer [Function] Deselects printer . All received data is discarded until the next DC1 (printer select) is received. DC1 [Name] Select printer [Code] ASCII DC1 Hexadecimal 1 1 D[...]

3-69 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC @ [Name] Command initialization [Code] ASCII ESC @ Hexadecimal 1B 40 Decimal 27 64 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Initializeseachcommandafterprintingdatainthelinebuffer . DIPSW and memory switch re-read is not performed.  Thefollowin[...]

3-70 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC GS # m N n1 n2 n3 n4 LF NUL [Name] Set memory switch [Code] ASCII ESC GS # m N n1 n2 n3 n4 LF NUL Hexadecimal 1B 1D 23 m N n1 n2 n3 n4 0A 00 Decimal 27 29 35 m N n1 n2 n3 n4 10 0 [Dened Area] m=87,84,44,43,45(m=“W”,“T”,“,”,“+”,?[...]

3-71 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC # N m n1 n2 n3 n4 LF NUL [Name] Set memory switch [Code] ASCII ESC # N m n1 n2 n3 n4 LF NUL Hexadecimal 1B 23 N m n1 n2 n3 n4 0A 00 Decimal 27 35 N m n1 n2 n3 n4 10 0 [Dened Area] m=44,43,45(m=“,”,“+”,“-“) 48 ≤ N ≤57(”0”≤ N ?[...]

3-72 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC ? LF NUL [Name] Reset printer and execute self print [Code] ASCII ESC ? LF NUL Hexadecimal 1B 3F 0A 00 Decimal 27 63 10 0 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Hardware resets the printer and executes on self print. After sending this command, the next data is not sent until [...]

3-73 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-4 Black Mark Related Commands TheStarblackmarkrelatedcommandsaretocontrolthetopofform(blackmark)functions. Thiscommandsareeffectiveonlywhenblackmarkfunctionisvalid. <Blackmarkspecications> 1. T op of form (bl[...]

3-74 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC d n [Name] Paper cut instruction [Code] ASCII ESC d n Hexadecimal 1B 64 n Decimal 27 100 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 3 48 ≤ n ≤51(“0”≤ n ≤“3”) [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Thiscommandexecutestheauto-cutaccordingtothenspeci?[...]

3-75 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 FF [Name] Performs T OF operation [Code] ASCII FF Hexadecimal 0C Decimal 12 [Dened Area] --- [Initial V alue] --- [Function] Thiscommandperformsthefollowingoperationsaftertheprinterprintstheprintingdatainthelinebuffer .  Operationsare[...]

3-76 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC FF n1 n2 [Name] Settopofformamountafterdetectingblackmark [Code] ASCII ESC FF n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 0C n1 n2 Decimal 27 12 n1 n2 [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n1 x 256 + n2 ≤2047(however ,lessthatthelengthbetweenmarks) [Initial V alue] Memory swi[...]

3-77 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC GS ( F p1 p2 a m n1 n2 [Name] Settopofformamountinblackmarkcontrol [Code] ASCII ESC GS ( F p1 p2 a m n1 n2 Hexadecimal 1B 1D 28 46 p1 p2 a m n1 n2 Decimal 27 29 40 70 p1 p2 a m n1 n2 [Dened Area] p1=4,p2=0 a = 1, 2 m = 0, 48 0 ≤ n1 + n2 x 256 ≤[...]

3-78 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC RS m n [Name] Enable,disableblackmarkdetection [Code] ASCII ESC RS m n Hexadecimal 1B 1E 6D n Decimal 27 30 109 n [Dened Area] n=0,1,2,48,49,50 [Initial V alue] Memory SW [Function] Switchesttoenable/disableblackmark(BM)detection?[...]

3-79 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-5 USB Related Commands The following commands control USB interface functions.[...]

3-80 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3-6 2-Color Printing Command Details ESC RS C n [Name] Select/cancel 2-color printing mode [Code] ASCII ESC RS C n Hexadecimal 1B 1E 43 n Decimal 27 30 67 n [Dened Area] 0 ≤ n ≤ 1 48 ≤ n ≤49(“0”≤ n ≤“1”) [Initial V alue] DIP switch [Function] n Select/canc[...]

3-81 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 ESC 4 [Name] Specifywhite/blackinversionandredcolorprinting [Code] ASCII ESC 4 Hexadecimal 1B 34 Decimal 27 52 [Dened Area] --- [InitialV alue] White/blackinversioncancelled/blackcolorprintingspecied [Function] The following shows the details of thi[...]

4-1 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 4. CHARACTER CODE T ABLE Seethecharactercodespecications[...]

5-1 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 5. APPENDIX 5-1 Status Specications Thisfunctioniseffectiveonlywhenusinganinterfacecapableofbi-directionaldatacommunications. Refer to your printer ’s product specication manual to verify if the interface cable on?[...]

5-2 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 5-1-3 Automatic Status Autostatusis agroupof statesthatareautomatically returnedfromtheprinter tothehost whentheprinter ’ sstatushas changed.Automaticstatus iscomposed of“Header 1,”“Header 2”and [...]

5-3 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 2. Header 2 Header 2 is the 1 byte length information transmitted from the second byte of the auto status.The table below shows the composition of the Header 2. Header2representstheautostatusversion(calledautomatic[...]

5-4 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 3. Printer Status Printer status is the status of the printer sent from the 3 rd byteoftheautomaticstatus. Fortheprinterstatus,(thenumberofbytesaddedinHeader1minustwo)isreturned. Printer status is always updated or new information. (No log e[...]

5-5 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 <Printerstatus4SensorInformation(SixthByte)> Bit Contents Status By model “0” “1” BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700 7 Fixedat“0” - - - - - - 6 NotUsed(Fixedat“0”) - - - - - - 5 Black Mark Detection Status White detection Black detection [...]

5-6 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 4. Cautions Do not use ENQ, EOT , ESC, ACK and SOH when auto status is valid.Invalidate the automatic status in advance using the DIPSW (memory switch) or the ESC RS a n command to query these. 5. How to Identify Statuses Command/Functions Status bit7 bit6 bit5 bit4 bit3 bit2 bit[...]

5-7 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 5-1-4 Printer Status T ransmission Specication when using Ethernet and Wireless LAN Interfaces ThefollowingexplainstheprinterstatustransmissionspecicationwhenusingEthernetandwirelessLANinterfaces. 1) T ransmission Format: • When transmitting only S[...]

5-8 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 B. Classicationcharacter1(1Byte)  Sends“:”(3AH). C. DataT ype(1byte)  Indicatesthedatatypeoftheprinterstatus,andsends“B”(binarytype,42H). D. Statuslength(2bytes)  2bytevalueind[...]

5-9 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 5-2 Expansion Position 5-2-1 7 x 9 Fonts 5-2-2 5 x 9 (2P-1) Fonts 㩷 㩷 㩷 Head Pin No. Head Pin No. Normal Dot Normal 7 x 9 Double high 7 x 9 Bit Image Half Dot #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 Head Pin No. 㩷 Head Pin No. Normal Dot 㩷 Normal 5 x[...]

5-10 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 5-2-2 Japanese Character Fonts #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #1 Normal Dot Half Dot Head Pin No. #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #1 Head Pin No. ANK 7 x 9 First Pass First Pass Second Pass Third Pass Fourth Pass 1/144 Inch 1/72 Inch Two-byte Kanji 16 x 16 (Double-density) 㩷 㩷 Normal[...]

6-1 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 6. SPECIAL APPENDIX COMMAND LIST BY MODEL • Standard Commands Class Commands Model Name BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700 Font Style and Character Set ESC GS t ○Spec.1 ○Spec.1 ○Spec.1 ○Spec.1 ○Spec.2 ESC R ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ESC / ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ESC 6 ○ [...]

6-2 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 Class Commands Model Name BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700 Horizontal ESC RS A - - - ○Spec.1 ○Spec.2 Direction ESC I ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Position ESC Q ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ HT ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ESC D ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ESC GS a ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ESC GS A - - - ○ ○ ESC GS R - - -[...]

6-3 ST ARCommandSpecications Rev . 0.70 Class Commands Model Name BD100 SP2000 BD500 SP500 SP700 Others RS ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ CAN ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ DC3 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ DC1 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ESC @ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ESC U ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ESC GS # - - ○ ○ ○ ESC # ○ ○ Ignored Ignored Ignored ESC ? ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ?[...]

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