Specifications

Chapter 7— IPL Command Reference
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Pin 11/20 Protocol, Set (continued)
When a pin is set to flow control, the pin is high when there is room in the
data buffer. The pin is held low when the data buffer is full.
When a pin is set to ready/busy, the pin is high when the printer status is
ready. The pin is held low when the printer is in one of these conditions:
• Offline
• Buffer full
• No label stock
• Ribbon fault
• Label at strip pin
• Printhead hot
Postamble, Set
Purpose: Sets the postamble character.
Syntax: <EOT>n
where n specifies the postamble character.
Printers:
Printer Default Values for n Notes
All n = <NUL> Any ASCII character
When n = <NUL>, the printer
does not send a postamble
character.
All printers support this command
the same way.
Preamble, Set
Purpose: Sets the preamble character.
Syntax: <SOH>n
where n specifies the preamble character.
Printers:
Printer Default Values for n Notes
All n = <NUL> Any ASCII character
When n = <NUL>, the printer does
not send a postamble character.
All printers support this command
the same way.