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RS-T80 Programming Manual
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3 Programming Process Guide
Because the different printing status and error can be transmitted by Auto Status Back
(ASB) command, it is recommended that you can use ASB command to inquiry status. ASB
command is effective when power on the printer and can be directly sent to inquiry the
status.
The recommended programming process is shown as below:
1) Inquiry the printer status
Make sure that the printer status is normal before sending data to print.
2) Intitialize the printer
Make sure that the previous setting does not affect the current printing.
3) Setup the print content
Setup the print content such as character property, bitmap property and barcode property
etc for the needed printing effect.
4) Send the data for printing (including the setup command befor printing)
If the printing data is bitmap data, please do not send the status inquiry command before
sending printing data.
5) Inquiry the printer status after printing
If ASB is enabled, the printer will return the printer status automatically.