Specifications

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^KD
Date/Time Format (for Real Time Clock)
Description: The ^KD command is used to select the format in which the Real Time
Clock’s date and time information is printed on a configuration label, displayed on
the “Printer Idle” LCD front panel display, and displayed while setting the date and
time.
Format: ^KDa
Parameters:
a = value of time/date format
Accepted Values:
0 = normal version number string
1 = MM/DD/YY (24-hour clock)
2 = MM/DD/YY (12-hour clock)
3 = DD/MM/YY (24-hour clock)
4 = DD/MM/YY (12-hour clock)
Default Value: 0
Comments: If the Real Time Clock hardware is not present, the display mode will
be set to “Version Number.”
If the display mode is set to “Version Number” and the Real Time Clock hardware is
present, the date/time format shown on the configuration label and on the LCD front
panel display when setting the data/time will be set to value 1.
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