Setup guide

6–21RibbonMinder
RibbonMinder Host Data Stream Commands
In addition to controlling the RibbonMinder feature from the printer’s control
panel, you can also control RibbonMinder from the host computer by
sending control code sequences to the printer.
NOTE: The host commands “Set Job Rate,” “When Worn Action,” and
“Enable/Disable” supply values to the RibbonMinder features. For
proper operation, if you are using these commands, you must send
them to the printer prior to printing data. You can either send these
commands directly from the host computer, or you can embed them
in your print job before the print data.
Following are brief descriptions of the host commands that control
RibbonMinder. For more information, refer to the Impact Printers
Programmer’s Reference Manual.
NOTE: If your printer is set to Serial Matrix emulation, substitute ESC for
the Special Function Control Character (SFCC) in the control code
sequences below.
Set Job Rate
Command: SFCC r J NNNN E
where — NNNN is the JOB RATE value between 0 and 1000 expressed as a
decimal number having between one and four digits. Each individual digit of
the value is represented by the corresponding hex code. For example, if the
JOB RATE value is 341, NNNN will be the ASCII characters 3 (33 hex),
4 (34 hex), and 1 (31 hex). The control code sequence will be
CHR$(1);“rJ341E”;
Examples of ASCII Hex values: 01 72 4A 33 34 31 45
When Worn Action
Command: SFCC r A x
where — the value of x determines the printer action as follows:
STOP PRINTER S (Hex 53)
AUD/VIS ALARM A (Hex 41)
VISUAL ALARM V (Hex 56)
Examples of ASCII Hex values: 01 72 41 53