Specifications

Programmers Guide TH230/TH230+

ESC =

Function:

Select peripheral device

Code ASCII: ESC = n

Code HEX: 0x1B 0x3D n

Range:

1 ≤ n ≤ 3

Default: n = 1

Description:

Selects the device to which the host computer sends data, using n as

follows:

n Function

Enables the printer

Enables the customer display

3 Enables the printer and customer

display

Notes:

• When the printer is disabled, it ignores all received data and commands

with the exception of ESC = and real-time commands.

• If ASB is enabled when the printer is disabled by this command, the

printer transmits the ASB status message whenever the status changes.

ASB is specified by GS a.

• Settings of this command are effective until the printer is reset, the

power is turned off or ESC @ is executed (only when printer was

enabled by ESC =; otherwise the command ESC @ is send only to the

display),

• After ESC @ the default value (n = 1 = printer) is selected (only when

printer was enabled by ESC =; otherwise the command ESC @ is send

only to the display),

• This command is igored if the interface card of the printer is not

equipped with a customer display connector,