User's Manual

Chapter 4: Programming Commands110
Revision D 12/09
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Macros
These commands are used to select and perform a user-dened sequence of printer operations.
Select or cancel macro denition
ASCII GS :
Hexadecimal 1D 3A
Decimal 29 58
Starts or ends macro denition. Macro denition begins when this command is received during normal operation and ends
when this command is received during macro denition. The macro denition is cleared, during denition of the macro
when the execute macro (1D 5E) command is received.
Normal printing occurs while the macro is dened. When the power is turned on the macro is not dened.
The dened contents of the macro are not cleared by the initialize printer (1B 40), thus, the initialize printer (1B 40)
command may be used as part of the macro denition.
If the printer receives a second select or cancel macro denition (1D 3A) command immediately after previously receiving
a select or cancel macro denition (1D 3A) the printer remains in the macro undened state.
Formulas
The contents of the macro can be dened up to 2048 bytes.
Exceptions
If the macro denition exceeds 2048 bytes, excess data is not stored.
Execute macro
ASCII GS ^ r t m
Hexadecimal 1D 5E r t m
Decimal 29 94 r t m
Value of r: The number of times to execute the macro.
Value of t: The waiting time for executing the macro.
Executes a macro. After waiting for a specied period the printer waits for the paper feed button to be pressed. After the
button is pressed, the printer executes the macro once. The printer repeats this operation the number of specied times.
When the macro is executed by pressing the paper feed button (m = 1), paper cannot be fed by using the paper feed button.
Formulas
The waiting time is t x 100 ms for every macro execution.
m species macro executing mode when the LSB (least signicant bit) m = 0
The macro executes r times continuously at the interval specied by t when the LSB (least signicant bit) of m = 1.
Exceptions
If this command is received while a macro is being dened, the macro denition is aborted and the denition is cleared.
If the macro is not dened or if r is 0, nothing is executed.