Specifications

Programmer's Guide POSjet
®
1500 Codes and Commands
Nov-10 Rev N Page 177
Function Begin Multi-Drop Control
ASCII [SOH] <n>
Hexadecimal 01H <n>
Decimal <1> <n>
IPCL none
Where <n> is the printer address. Addresses of A, B, or C are configurable.
Description The printer must be addressed in multi-drop mode. [SOH] <n> is the addressing command. If the
printer is configured with an address of ‗A,‘ it operates when addressed. When any other address
is sent to the printer, it enters print suppress mode. An address of ‗Z‘ is a universal address that
activates the printer.
Function Set Control Feature Commands
ASCII [ESC] y <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 79H <n>
Decimal <27> <121> <n>
IPCL &%Y0-9 or &%YX <m
1
> <m
2
> <m
3
> (for numbers greater than nine)
EPOS [ESC] y <n>
Where <n> = 2 Reinitializes the printer and forces POSjet
®
1500 mode
3 Reinitializes the printer and forces extended EPOS mode
4 Disables IPCL commands
5 Enables IPCL commands
6 Disables inquire processing (All command preprocessing is disabled.)
7 Enables inquire processing
8 Enables extended diagnostics
9 Print Current Configuration
10 Not used
11 Overlays the current character chart with Group 2 OCR MA Characters
12 Replaces the OCR characters with normal characters
13 Not used
14 Forces head maintenance
15 Print Current totals
16 Enable Test Font
17 Requests the printer to enter remote OFF
18 Requests the printer to exit remote OFF
20 Print alignment settings
Description The [ESC] y <n> command enables and disables command set features.
It is possible that the IPCL commands will interfere with print data. If this occurs, the IPCL can
be disabled with an [ESC] y <4> command.
Note 1 Once IPCL commands are disabled, the Enable IPLC command will not be a valid IPCL code.
Note 2 [ESC] y <0>, <1>, <2>, and <3> allow the printer to switch between emulation modes. When the
switch takes place, the current print buffer is printed, and the printer reinitializes. These
commands do not permanently change the configuration. A power on reset restores the mode that
was configured in menu mode. A reset by command or from the INIT pin does not restore the
mode.
Note 3 [ESC] y <6> and <7> enable and disable the inquire process. These commands are not processed
as they are received, but are buffered then processed. The buffering process allows inquire
commands sent after a disable to be answered. In addition, inquires sent after an enable may not
be answered. (See additional notes 3 and 4 on the next page).