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1. POSTEK 15 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL Byte 0 1 Expressed as a hexadecimal number For ASCII characters the high byte is 0x00 and the low byte is the ASCII code For Chinese characters use GB code Byte 2 Character overall width equal to the character actual width character gap Value 0x00 OxFF pixels Byte 3 Character actual width Value 0x00 OxFF in bytes Font data N Nth character data format Byte 0 Character image data The length is byte 3 p2 Example bytel byte2 Parameter Data Hexadecimal Byte 2 16 10 Byte 3 14 OE p2 16 10 B4 Command reference FE Command Ends form store Description This command is used to end a form store sequence started by the FS command Syntax FE lt LF gt Example FS FORMA FE POSTEK 16 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference FI Command Print form list Description This command prints a list of forms currently downloaded to the printers Flash memory or RAM from the host Syntax FI lt LF gt Example FI Printout If the printer has not stored any forms it will print FORM INFORMATION NO FORM STORED Form Information No Form Stored If the printer has stored forms with names FORMA FORMB and FORMC FORMA is stored in RAM and FORMB and FORMC are stored in Flash memory It will print FORM INFORMATION 3 SOFT FONT ST
2. 40 Decreases each time by 4 according to Octonary number system computation Example 1234 1230 1224 6H Decreases each time by 1 according to hexadecimal base computation Example 1234 122E 1228 3X Increase each time by 3 according to a user defined pattern Example In user defined rule TEZDOKLU046MNY37 the starting value is T062 followed by T062 TO6K T060 MSG Displays a text string on the printers LCD display or KDU Display Example N FK TEST FS TEST CO 6 N 1 Enter Code T100 100 0 4 1 1 N Label T300 100 0 4 1 1 N CO FE The above command will store a form named TEST to the printer If the following command is sent to printer it will printout FR TEST 7 1000 W2 Printout Label 1000 Label 1001 H Command Print Darkness Description Use this command to control the print darkness This value does not represent the temperature of the TPH It is a relative value The lightest print darkness is achieved with a value of 0 and the greatest print darkness POSTEK 13 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference is achieved with a value of 20 Syntax Dp1 lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl value range 0 20 default is 8 Example N H10 T100 100 0 3 1 1 N DARKNESS 10 Wl EI Command Print a detailed soft font list Description This command will cause the printer to pr
3. 8 bit data Character set 7 bit data Character set p1 8 Code page pl 7 0 English 437 0 USASCII 1 Latin 1 850 1 British 2 Slavic 852 2 German 3 Portugal 860 3 French 4 Canadian French 4 Danish 863 5 Nordic 865 5 Italian 6 Spanish 7 Swedish 8 Swiss POSTEK 21 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Example N I7 5 001 T50 30 0 3 1 1 N 100 Wl This example will use the 7 bit Italian character set Printout 100 JB JF Command Disable Enable back feed Description This command is used to adjust the stop position of the label The back feed setting is disabled as the factory default Syntax JB lt LF gt JF p1 lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Feed distance using dots Example JF14 LE Command Line draw by exclusive OR operation Description This command draws a line using an exclusive OR operation Syntax LEp1 p2 p3 p4 lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 Horizontal X start position in dots P2 Vertical Y start position in dots P3 Horizontal length in dots P4 Vertical height in dots Example N LESO 30 100 10 LE100 20 5 110 Wi POSTEK 22 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Printout L LO Command Line draw by OR operation Description This command draws a line using an OR operation Syntax LOp1 p2 p3 p4 lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 Horizontal X start position in do
4. Example RSO 0 0 2 0 Result This example sets the number of retries to 2 POSTEK 41 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference CF command Rename Stored Fonts Syntax CFpl p2 p3 Parameter explanation pl Where to find the font options 1 or 0 meaning Flash or SDRAM p2 Font ID you want to use in the T command from A Z p3 Name of the font stored for example arial BF command Set Barcode Font Type and Size Syntax BF pl p2 p3 Parameter explanation pl should be the same with what was defined in the CF command P2 the font width unit in dots P3 the font height unit in dots Note Each BF command corresponds to only one B command and it should be placed right before the B command g command Designate the Spacing Between Neighboring Characters Syntax gpl Parameter explanation pl Length of the spacing unit in dots Note Each g command corresponds to only one T command and it should be placed right before the T command Fonts usually have initial spacing value set after the g command does not overwrite the initial value but is added to the initial value Final spacing initial spacing pl Examples Examplel Printing truetype fonts 18 001 N CFI A arial g10 T0500 500 3 A 64 64 N 123456 gl0 T0500 500 0 A 64 64 N 123456 g10 T0500 500 1 A 64 64 N 123
5. Printout 1 English display Barcode Label Printer TX3 Version POSTEK_PPLEZ3TX6 15 PartNumer 00 8112 011 Internal FLASII 4MB Internal RAM 8MB Label Page Count pcs 114 Printed Line Count 8 Serial Port 19200 N 8 1 Parellel Port Centronics Print Mode THERMAL TRANSFER Vedia Sensor Mode See through Ribbon Sensor Enable Tear Off Disable Cutter Disable Manual Peeling Disable Print Darkness 10 MAC Address 00 LB E7 00 76 DB IP Address 199 9 9 196 Printer MASK 255 255 255 0 Printer Gateway 0 0 0 0 TCP Port 9100 215 936 900 36 311 Internal Fonts The Font 1 ASCII AaBbCc0123456789 The Font 2 ASCII AaBbCc0123456789 The Font 3 ASCII AaBbCc0123456789 The Font 4 ASCII AaBbCc0123456789 The Font 5 ASCII ABC POSTEK 34 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference 2 Chinese character display TX3 POSTEK PPLI2TX6 15 Y Rm OSS Be SOT SF HE clk ZEN at T tt KEE usus RED EE 10 tt 00 1B E7 00 76 DB t 199 9 9 196 Pl HERE 255 255 255 0 JX 0 0 0 0 9100 936 900 36 311 m EZ a geo ES DA IA 2 AAA MERA eS a EE Sy o2 Hi The Font 1 ASCII AaBbCc0123456789 The Font 2 ASCII AaBbCc0123456789 The Font 3 ASCII AaBbCc0123456789 The Font 4 ASCII AaBbCc0123456789 The Font 5 ASCII ABC The
6. The backslash character designates that the following character s is literal and will be encoded into the data field Please refer to the following Examples Character input To Print Input ec Ne M 0x00 Ox7F x00 Ax7F Note All commands and names are case sensitive POSTEK 2 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL Introduction B2 Fonts Based on their storage mediums the command set has defined 3 kinds of Fonts Internal Fonts Soft Fonts Externally Stored Fonts 1 Internal fonts Five kinds of internal fonts reside within the printers ROM and unlike soft fonts they cannot be deleted Each font has a unique ID number ID Font Size Comment 1 20 cpi 6 pts 2 17 cpi 7 pts 3 14 5 cpi 10 pts 4 13 cpi 12 pts 5 5 6 cpi 24 pts Uppercase characters only 2 Soft Fonts Soft fonts can be downloaded from the host through application software If the internal font cannot meet the requirements soft fonts are another possible solution Advantages of Soft Fonts Saves memory space graphics occupy more memory space Better performance may be called repeatedly May carry out the automatic Increase Decrease function Similar to internal fonts they can be scaled rotated or reversed May be saved into either RAM or Flash memory permanent storage May be deleted when no longer required or the storage capacity is insufficient Soft f
7. Cl 3 digit numeric Co 3 digit numeric Po Suppose the current mode is 3 PostalCode should be Alphanumeric within 6 characters A Z or 0 9 If the current mode is 2 then PostalCode should be numeric with 9 digits Note The control character RS is used for detaching the data stream formats denoted by _IE GS is used for separating the data fields denoted by _1D EOT indicates the end of the data stream denoted by 04 The maximum capacity of the data is 93 characters 138 if all numeric characters UPS standard format is as follow Message Header gt RS Transportation Data Format Header 01GSyy lt yy denotes the number of the year gt Package n x GS lt n x gt Package Weight GS lt weight gt Address Validation GS lt validation gt Ship to Street Address GS lt street address gt POSTEK POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Ship to City GS lt city gt Ship to State GS lt state gt RS RS End of Message EOT Mandatory Data for UPS must be assigned Tracking Number lt tracking number gt SCAC GS lt SCAC gt UPS Shipper Number GS lt shipper number gt Julian Day of Pickup GS lt day of pickup gt Shipment ID Number GS lt shipment ID number gt Example N b10 10 M 4 0 1Z000A7 amp dajc_iaj 3 5 amp fe s fk LA KFalkdgjoiu12815 w35 dfoi38 amp 4 WI Printout obs O we es te KOR Ss ee ly ape he S v t i gt oe b
8. Command reference Example FK TEST FS TEST CO 6 N 1 Enter Start No T20 50 0 4 1 1 N Label T120 50 0 4 1 1 N CO FE N Q20 0 FR TEST 100 W2 3 Printout Label Label Label Label Label Label WA Command Print Automatic only used in form 100 100 100 101 101 101 Description Use this command in a stored form sequence to automatically print the form as soon as all variable data has been supplied Syntax WApl p2 lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Number of label sets Range 1 65535 p2 Number of copies of the same label Range 1 65535 Example FK TESTI FS TEST1 CO 6 N 1 Enter Start No T20 50 0 4 1 1 N Label POSTEK 26 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference T120 50 0 4 1 1 N CO WA2 FE N Q20 0 FR TEST1 100 Printout Label 100 Label 101 Q Command Set Form and Gap Length black line perforation Description Use this command to set the form and gap length black line thickness or perforation Syntax Qp1 p2 lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Label length measured in dots Value range o to 65535 Default length of media set by AutoSense p2 Gap length or thickness of black line perforation in dots Value range 16 to 240 The value of p2 is directly related to the mode being used Gap mode By default set p2 to the
9. Description This command is used to download and store graphics information to the Flash memory or RAM Syntax GM GNAME p1 lt LF gt PCX file Parameter explanation GNAME Defines graphic name to be stored up to a maximum of 16 characters pl PCX graphics file size decimal in bytes PCX file a PCX format graphic Example GK PCXA GM PCXA 3858 PCX file for PCXA graphics N T30 30 0 4 1 1 R PCXA GG30 100 PCXA WI GK POSTEK 20 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Printout GW Command Print binary graphics Description Graphics are sent row by row without compression each bit represents a dot a value of 0 prints a dot a value of 1 does not print a dot Syntax GWpl p2 p3 p4 raster data lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 Horizontal start position X in dots P2 Vertical start position Y in dots P3 Width of graphic in bytes 1Byte 8bits P4 Height of graphic in dots P5 raster data Binary graphic data data size p3 X p4 Bytes I Command Character set selection Description This command is used to select the character set the default character set is Code page 437 English Syntax Ip1 p2 p3 lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 number of data bits 8 for 8 bit data and 7 for 7 bit data P2 Character set P3 KDU country code
10. Example 2 N RFI 1 0 6 3 POSTEK Wi Result Read USER Block Starting block number 0 504F5354454B RZ Command Lock Unlock and Set password for RFID tag Syntax RZpl p2 DATA lt CR gt lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Action POSTEK 40 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Options 0 Unlock 1 Lock 2 Unlock Permanently 3 Lock Permanently 4 Set Password p2 Block Options 0 Kill Password 1 Access Password 2 EPC 3 TID 4 USER DATA A constant string consists of 8 HEX characters Note All values of RZ command must be filled in or the command will not be executed Example N RZI 1 73BE115B WI Result Set the password for Access Password Block to 73BE115B Once password is set it will be not allowed to do Write Lock Unlock operations to the certain Block unless you know the password Example 2 N REA 0 5462EF21 Wi Result Kill Password is set to 5462EF21 RS Command RFID Setup Syntax RSpl p2 p3 p4 ps lt CR gt lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Reserved Default value 0 p2 Distance between top of label and the optimal RFID chip writing position Range 0 999 Default value 0 Unit mm p3 Reserved Default value 0 p4 Maximum number of retries if exceed the printer will stop and report a RFID error Range 0 9 Default value 2 p5 Reserved Default value 0
11. 2 A100 500 0 4 1 2 N Time now TT A100 600 0 4 1 2 N Date now TD S Command Speed select after TT 60 The date correspond to two days after TT 60 Time now 23 55PM Print the time correspond to TT Date now 2010 03 11 Print the date correspond to TT current time Date 2010 03 14 Description Use this command to select the print speed Syntax Sp1 lt LF gt Parameter Explanation pl value range 0 to 6 and 10 to 80 pl value Speed 0 or 1 1 ips 25 mmps 2 2 ips 50 mmps 3 3 ips 75 mmps 4 4 ips 100 mmps 5 5 ips 125 mmps 6 6 ips 150 mmps 7 7 ips 175 mmps 8 8 ips 200 mmps 9 9 ips 225 mmps 10 10 ips 250 mmps pl Value Speed 10 1 0 ips 25 mm s 15 1 5 ips 37 mm s 20 2 0 ips 50 mm s 25 2 5 ips 63 mm s 30 3 0 ips 75 mm s 35 3 5 ips 83 mm s 40 4 0 ips 100 mm s 50 5 0 ips 125 mm s 60 6 0 ips 150 mm s 70 7 0 ips 175 mm s 80 8 0 ips 200 mm s 90 9 0 ips 225 mm s 100 10 0 ips 250 mm s U Command Prints Current Configuration Description Use this command to print the current printer configuration for page mode printing The printout is the same as the Dump Mode printout initiated by the printer s autosense routine The printer does not enter Dump POSTEK 33 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Mode Syntax U lt LF gt
12. Font 6 AaBbCc0123456789 POSTEK 35 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference UN US Command Disable Enable Error Reporting Description Use this command to enable the printer s status reporting feature The printer sends its feedback through the RS232 port Syntax UN lt LF gt US lt LF gt If an error occurs the printer will send a NACK 0x15 followed by the error number to the host If no errors occur the printer will echo ACK 0x6 after each P command Error Code Error Status Description 0x00 No Error 0x01 Object Exceeded Label Border 0x02 Bar Code Data Length Error 0x03 Insufficient Memory to Store Data 0x04 Memory Configuration Error 0x05 RS 232 Interface Error 0x06 Paper or Ribbon Empty 0x07 Duplicate Name Form Graphic or Soft Font 0x08 Name Not Found Form Graphic or Soft Font 0x09 Not in Data Entry Mode Ox0a Print Head Up Open OxOb Pause Mode or Paused in Peel mode 0x0c Does not fit in area specified 0x0d Data length to long 0x0c PDF 417 coded data to large to fit in bar code Ox0d 0x0e V Command Define Variable Description Use this command to define variable data for the text and bar code data fields in stored forms Syntax Vpl p2 p3 MSG lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Variable ID number Range 00 to 99 P2 Maximum number of characters Range 1 to 99 Note If you
13. POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Range 0 3 0 T Level 1 M Level 2 QI Level 3 HI Level s Selecting Mask patterns Range 0 8 0 Mask pattern 000 1 Mask pattern 001 2 Mask pattern 010 3 Mask pattern 011 4 Mask pattern 100 5 Mask pattern 101 6 Mask pattern 110 7 Mask pattern 111 8 Auto Selection Example N b200 200 QR 0 0 00 r5 m2 g0 s0 ABCabc12345 WI Printout rh C Command Counter Description This command defines a counter variable Syntax Cpl p2 p3 p4 MSG lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Counter ID Range 0 9 p2 Maximum number of digits for the counter Range 1 40 p3 Field justification L left R right C center N none 66 99 p4 This is the step value of counter or sign followed by a single digit of 1 9 then followed by a change symbol i e D decimal base B binary system O octonary number system H hexadecimal system X user defined pattern to a maximum of 64 characters Step values 1 Increases each time by 1 according to Decimal base computation Example 1234 1235 1236 POSTEK 12 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference 3D Increases each time by 3 according to Decimal base computation Example 1234 1235 1236 1B Decreases each time by 1 according to Binary computation Example 1111 1110 1101
14. String 235 WI print one label Q Command Reset the Printer Description This command emulates Power Off and then Power On thus reinitializing the printer Syntax e LF The reset command is not available during the download of PCX graphics soft fonts or while the printer is in dump mode The reset command cannot be used within a stored form The reset command can be sent to the printer during all other printing operations The printer will ignore all commands sent while the reset command is executing up to 2 seconds ee Command Immediate Error Report Description Use this command to get printer error and status reports immediately Syntax eecLF POSTEK 39 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference The printer will report 4 bytes back to the host in the following format 0x0d Ox0a lt CR gt lt LF gt OxXX OxXX Error Status code RF Command Read Write RFID Tag Syntax RFpl p2 p3 p4 p5 DATA lt CR gt lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl RFID operation 0 Read 1 Write p2 RFID data format 0 HEX 1 ASCII p3 Starting block number p4 Byte size of RFID data p5 Write in Block 0 Reserved 1 EPC 2 TID 3 USER DATA A string Format determined by p2 Note All values of RF command must be filled in or the command will not be executed Example 1 N RFI 0 2 6 1 313233343536 WI Result Read EPC Block Starting block number 2 313233343536
15. gap length In special cases perforations are used in Gap Mode Black Line Mode Set p2 to the black line thickness in dots Continuous Media Mode Set p2 to 0 zero The transmissive gap sensor will be used to detect the end of media Example 1 Common Gap mode POSTEK 27 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference If pl 20 0 mm 160 dots at 200dpi p2 3 0mm 24 dots at 200dpi The Q command should be Q160 24 2 Special gap mode p p p If pl 12 5 mm 100 dots at 200dpi p2 3 0mm 24 dots at 200dpi p3 3 0mm 24 dots at 200dpi The Q command should be Q100 244 24 3 Black line mode perforations are on black lines POSTEK 28 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Perforation If pl 31 0 mm 248 dots at 200dpi p2 7 0mm 56 dots at 200dpi p3 0 5 mm 4 dots at 200dpi The Q command should be Q248 B56 4 4 Black line mode perforations are not on black lines ere If pl 31 0 mm 248 dots at 200dpi p2 7 0mm 56 dots at 200dpi p3 17 mm 136 dots at 200dpi The Q command should be Q248 B56 136 POSTEK 29 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference q Command Set Label Width Description This command used to sets the label width Syntax qp1 lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl the width of the label in dots Note If the R Command Reference Point is sent after this command the i
16. order Combo A combined string of characters using DATA Cn and or Vn parameters Example datal CnVn data2 A combined string cannot surpass a length of 100 characters Note Use the syntax below when using a counter value and variable strings Cn st len Vn st len Note n is the ID of the counter value or variable string st indicates the starting position Usually it is 0 Len indicates the length of the sub string Example N T50 30 0 1 1 1 N This is font 1 T50 7 0 2 1 1 N This is font 2 T50 110 0 3 1 1 N This is font 3 T50 150 0 4 1 1 N This is font 4 T50 200 0 5 1 1 R FONT 5 WI Printout This is foet 2 This is font 3 This is font 4 FONT 5 POSTEK B4 Command reference POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference B command Print barcode Description Prints a specific barcode Syntax Bpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 DATA lt LF gt Bpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 Cn lt LF gt Bpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 Vn lt LF gt Bpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 DATA Cn lt LF gt Bpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 DATA Vn lt LF gt Bpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 Combo lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 Horizontal start position X in dots P2 Vertical start position Y in dots P3 Select printing direction 0 no rotation 1 rotate 90 2 rotate 180 3 rotate 270 P4 barcode se
17. use KDU the length should limited to under 16 characters P3 Field Justification L left justification R right justification C center N no justification MSG Displays a text string on the printers LCD display or KDU Display Example N FK TEST2 POSTEK 36 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference FS TEST2 VO 16 L Enter Title CO 6 N 1 Enter Code T100 100 0 4 1 1 N VO T400 100 0 4 1 1 N CO FE Store the above commands to the printer then send the following commands Q100 0 FR TEST2 Part Number 1234 W1 2 Printout Part Number 1234 Part Number 1234 X Command Box Draw Description This command is used to draw a box Syntax Xpl p2 p3 p4 p5 lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 Horizontal start position X in dots P2 Vertical start position Y in dots P3 Line thickness in dots P4 Horizontal stop position X in dots P5 Vertical stop position Y in dots Example N T50 30 0 4 1 1 R BOXES X50 120 5 250 150 X120 100 3 180 280 Wi POSTEK 37 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Printout BOXES Z Command Set Print Direction Description Use this command to set print orientation for all graphics text bar codes lines and boxes Syntax Zp1 lt LF gt Parameter explanation p1 Orientation Acceptable values are B or T The default value is T B Pr
18. 456 g10 POSTEK 42 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference T0500 500 2 A 64 64 N 123456 wil 1 Example 2 Printing barcodes with truetype human readable I8 N 001 N Q4000 24 q3000 CFI A arial BF A 48 48 B500 525 0 1 6 18 200 B 00234567 BF A 48 48 B500 525 1 1 6 18 200 B 00234567 BF A 48 48 B500 525 2 1 6 18 200 B 00234567 BF A 48 48 B500 525 3 1 6 18 200 B 00234567 Wl Y Command RS232 Serial Port Setup Syntax Yp1 p2 p3 p4 lt LF gt Note This command is applicable for POSTEK G 2108 and G 3106 models only Parameter explanation pl Baud rate setup pl Transfer Rate 57 57 600 38 38 400 19 19 200 96 9 600 p2 Parity bits setup Options O Odd E Even N None Note O is a letter not a number P3 Data bits setup Options 7 7 data bits 8 8 data bits p4 Stop bits setup Options 1 1 stop bits 2 2 stop bits Example Y38 O 7 1 POSTEK 43 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference JG Command Set Feed Distance Syntax JGp1 lt CR gt lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Set feed distance unit in dots Example JG120 JH Command Set Back Feed Distance Syntax JHp1 lt CR gt lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Set back feed distance unit in dots Example JH120 POSTEK 44
19. Download soft font S Set printing speed FE End form store TD Set date format FI Print form name TS Set RTC date amp time FK Delete form TT Set time format FR Execute form U Print Configuration FS Store form UN Disable error reporting GG Print graphic information US Enable error reporting GI Print graphic list V Define variable GK Delete graphic X Box draw GM Store graphic Z Print direction GW Print binary graphic ZS Enable download to Flash memory I Character set Selection ZN Enable download to RAM JB Disable back feed Download variable JF Enable back feed Mee Immediate Error Report LE Line draw exclusive Reset the Printer LO Line draw Black LW Line draw White Incomplete Commands Reserved Commands POSTEK POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference B4 Command reference This section contains a complete listing of all commands in alphabetical order The coordinates system for the barcode label printer is shown below 864 1248dot Odot Print line Label feed direction Note lt LF gt is decimal 10 of USASCII or hexadecimal OAH also called enter Dots are equal to one inch divided by the maximum resolution of the printer For example 1 inch 25 4mm or 1000mil 203 DPI Printers 1 dot 25 4mm 203 0 125mm 1dot 1000mil 203 5mil 300 DPI printers 1 dot 25 4mm 300 0 085mm 1dot 1000mil 300 3mil T command Print a text stri
20. ORED RAM FORMA FLASH FORMB FORMC Form Information FORMA FORMB FORMC FK Command Delete form Description This command causes the printer to deletes forms currently stored in the printers Flash memory or RAM Syntax FK FORMNAME lt LF gt POSTEK 17 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference FK lt LF gt Parameter explanation FORMNAME Will delete soft form name with a maximum of 16 characters Note Using the parameter will remove all forms from RAM or Flash memory FR Command Execute form Description This command is used to retrieve and execute a stored form Syntax FR FORMNAME lt LF gt Parameter explanation FORMNAME Form name to be retrieved up to a maximum of 16 characters Example FK FRMA delete form FRMA FS FRMA downloads new form FRMA T50 30 0 4 1 1 N THIS IS FRMA FE concludes a form download FR FRMA retrieves form WI FS Command Download form to printer Description This command begins a form download until the FE command is received If the ZS command is used the form will be downloaded to Flash memory If the ZN command is used the form will be downloaded to RAM Syntax FS FORMNAME lt LF gt Parameter explanation FORMNAME user defined form name with a maximum of 16 characters GG Command Print Graphics Description This command is used to print graphics previously downloaded an
21. POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL Introduction Barcode label printer POSTEK PPLE Command Manual V3 04 Postek Electronics Co Ltd 2015 POSTEK POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL Introduction B1 Command Syntax Generally speaking command names consist of 1 or 2 case sensitive alphanumeric characters Some commands require one or more optional parameters and or optional commands to perform special functions All command lines should be concluded by a LF OAH or CR ODH LF 0AH via enter to a new line 1 Basic command format Format 1 Commands without parameters Syntax Description X lt LF gt or X lt CR gt lt LF gt Command with single alpha character XX lt LF gt or XX lt CR gt lt LF gt Command with two alpha characters Format 2 Commands with a fixed number of parameters Syntax Description Xpl p2 p3 pn lt LF gt or Command with a single leading alpha character Xpl p2 p3 pn lt CR gt lt LF gt XXpl p2 p3 pn lt LF gt or Command with two leading alpha characters XXpl p2 p3 pn lt CR gt lt LF gt Format 3 Commands with optional parameters X pl p2 p3 pn lt LF gt 2 String In command sets we can use data strings with the following characteristics Name for graphics soft fonts and forms Data for fonts and bar code The quotation mark character designates the beginning and ending of a string
22. ameters Example datal CnVn data2 A combined string cannot surpass a length of 100 characters Note Use the syntax below when using a counter value and variable strings Vn st len Cn st len Note n is the ID of counter value or variable string st indicates the starting position Usually it is 0 Len indicates the length of the sub string Example N B20 20 0 E80 3 3 41 B 0123459 B20 120 0 K 3 5 61 B AOB1C2D3 B190 300 2 1 2 2 51 B 0123456789 B20 330 0 UAO 2 2 41 B 13579024680 WI Printout qo 01234596 IMI A0B1C2D3 68 9S9v Z 10 MEME MUTA Eod Fig B5 2 b command Prints 2D bar code Description Prints a specific 2D barcode POSTEK POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Syntax bpl p2 p3 specific parameters and data Parameter Explanation pl Horizontal start position X in dots p2 Vertical start position Y in dots p3 barcode selection p3 value Bar Code type P PDF 417 M Maxi Code DX DataMatrix ECC200 DO DataMatrix ECC000 DI DataMatrix ECC050 D2 DataMatrix ECC080 D3 DataMatrix ECC100 D4 DataMatrix ECC140 QR QR Maxi Code 1 UPS format data Mode 1 Data Mode Represents mode 2 4 1 Printing in UPS format 2 Data in other formats Mode 0 Cl Co Po Data Mode Represents mode 2 4 0 Print in formats other than UPS
23. d stored on the printers RAM or Flash memory Syntax GGp1 p2 GNAME lt LF gt Parameter explanation POSTEK 18 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference pl Horizontal start position X in dots p2 Vertical start position Y in dots GNAME graphic name with a maximum of 16 characters or variable name variable Data V00 V99 Example N GG100 50 PCXGRAPH WI GI Command Print graphic information Description This command prints a list of all graphics stored in RAM or Flash memory Syntax GI lt LF gt Example GI Printout If the printer has not stored any graphics it will print GRAPHICS INFORMATION NO GRAPHICS STORED Graphics Information No Graphics Stored If the printer has stored graphics with name GRAPHA and GRAPHB and GRAPHA is stored in RAM and GRAPHB is stored in Flash memory the following will be displayed GRAPHICS INFORMATION 2 GRAPHICS STORED RAM GRAPHA FLASH GRAPHB Graphics Information GRAPHA GRAPHB POSTEK 19 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference GK Command Delete Graphic Description This command deletes graphics currently stored in Flash memory or RAM Syntax GK GNAME lt LF gt GK lt LF gt Parameter explanation GNAME Graphic name up to a maximum of 16 characters Note Using the parameter will remove all graphics from RAM and Flash memory GM Command Download graphics to printer
24. d to set various printer options Options available vary by printer configuration Syntax O D P L C N lt LF gt Parameter explanation D Enable direct thermal printing P Enable continuous printout Default L After printing a label the printer will stop requiring user input to print the next label Input determined by 1 By pressing the feed button for each label to be printed 2 Will continue automatically after previously printed label is removed with peeler kit installed C Enable Cutting mode Only with cutter kit installed N Enable Peeler mode Only with peeler kit installed Example O lt LF gt thermal transfer without cutter and peeler OD lt LF gt direct thermal without cutter and peeler OC lt LF gt direct thermal with cutter installed Note 1 Cutter and peeler cannot be installed at the same time 2 If the printing mode is incorrectly selected the LED at the front panel will begin blinking please refer to the trouble shooting section in User s Manual W Command Print Label Description This command is used to output the contents of the image buffer Syntax Wpl p2 lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl Number of label sets Range 1 65535 P2 Number of copies of the same label Range 1 65535 Note The W command cannot be used inside of a stored form sequence For automatic printing of stored forms use the WA command POSTEK 25 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4
25. e y4 Set the print format A100 200 0 4 1 2 N Date of manufacture TD Date of manufacture 11 Mar 2015 A100 400 0 4 1 2 N Next Week TD 7 Next Week 18 Mar 2015 TD Use default printing format A100 400 0 4 1 2 N Data of expiration TD 30 Data of expiration 2015 04 12 Note 1 Only applicable to models with RTC function inbuilt 2 When printing realtime with this command the date amp time being printed out is related to the last used time printing command TT please reference to TT command for detailed information TS command Set the printer interior RTC Date amp Time Syntax TSpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 Parameter explanation pl Month setting span 01 12 p2 Day setting span 01 31 p3 Year setting span 00 99 Corresponding years 2000 2099 p4 Hour setting span 00 23 p5 Minute setting span 00 59 p6 Second setting span 00 59 POSTEK 31 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Example TS03 11 15 13 20 00 RTC date amp time is set to March 11 2015 13 20 TS12 31 00 01 30 00 RTC date amp time is set to December 31 2000 1 30 Note 1 Only applicable to models with RTC function inbuilt 2 When printing realtime with this command the date amp time being printed out is related to the last used time printing command TT command Set time format Syntax TTpl p2 p3 LE Parameter explanation pl p2 p3 h m or s Set the forma
26. esoo s Mi o e w n PDTF 417 w v S P xx y r l t o Data w Maximum printing width in dots v Maximum printing height in dots s Error correction scope 0 8 c Data compression scope 0 or 1 Default is 0 x Module width 2 9 in dots y Module height 4 99 in dots r Maximum row count I Maximum column count t Intercept symbol 0 no intercept 1 intercept o Rotation 0 0 1 90 2 180 3 270 Example N b50 30 P 00 00 sO cO x3 y6 r0 10 t0 00 ABCabc12345 WI POSTEK 10 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Printout Datamatrix Ecc200 w v o m Data w Maximum printing width in dots v Maximum printing height in dots o Rotation 0 0 1 90 2 180 3 270 m Magnification in dots Range 1 9 1 enlarge 1 time 2 enlarge 2 times 3 enlarge 3 times Example N b20 220 DX 0 0 00 m5 Data Matrix WI Printout QR w v 0 r m g s data w Maximum printing width in dots v Maximum printing height in dots o Rotation 0 0 1 90 2 180 3 270 r Magnification in dots Range 1 9 1 enlarge 1 time 2 enlarge 2 times 3 enlarge 3 times m Data Encodation Range 0 4 0 Numeric mode 1 Alphanumeric mode 2 Byte mode 0 256 3 Chinese characters mode 4 Mix mode g Selecting Correction level POSTEK 11
27. int a list of all soft fonts that are stored in memory Syntax EI lt LF gt Example EI Printout If the printer has not stored any soft fonts it will print SOFT FONT INFORMATION NO SOFT FONT STORED Soft Font Information No Soft Font Stored If the printer has stored soft fonts with ID C D E F G respectively with C and D stored in RAM and E F and G stored in Flash memory it will print SOFT FONT INFORMATION 5 SOFT FONT STORED POSTEK 14 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Soft Font Information onmo oo EK Command Deletes soft fonts Description This command is used to remove one or all soft fonts stored in RAM and or Flash memory Syntax EK ID lt LF gt EK lt LF gt Parameter explanation ID Soft font ID values from A Z Note Using the parameter will remove all soft fonts from RAM or Flash memory ES Command Download soft fonts to printers RAM or Flash memory Description This command is used to download soft fonts to the printers RAM or Flash memory Syntax ES ID pl p2 lt font format 0 gt lt font data 0 gt lt font format N 1 gt lt font data N 1 gt Parameter explanation ID One upper case letter from A to Z pl Number of characters to be downloaded p2 Font height Basic soft font format Font form 0 Character 0 Font form N 1 Character N 1 font format N Nth character data format
28. int from bottom right corner T Print from top left corner Example N ZT T50 30 0 4 1 1 R ZT Wl ZN ZS Command Disable Enable Flash Memory Description Use this command to enable disable Flash memory Syntax ZN lt LF gt ZS lt LF gt Example ZS FK TEST3 FS TEST3 T100 100 0 4 1 1 N Test Flash FE The above command will be stored to the flash memory of printer The following command will execute form TEST3 FR TEST3 Wi POSTEK 38 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Command Download Variables Description This command is used to send variable or counter data fields to the printer The host system can send data representing variables and or counters to the printer after a stored form containing variables and or counters has been retrieved The amount of data following the question mark and LF must exactly match with the total number and order of variables and counters in that specific form Syntax lt LF gt FK form1 delete previous stored form1 if there was any FS form1 begin form store V00 15 N Enter Part Name V01 5 N Enter Quantity T50 10 0 3 1 1 N V00 T50 400 0 3 1 1 N Quantity V01 FE ends form store sequence FR form1 execute form1 ready to accept variables input Screws first variable V00 is set to String Screws 235 second variable VO1 is set to
29. lection P4 Value Barcode type 0 Code 128 UCC shipping container code 1 Code 128 AUTO 1A Code 128 subset A 1B Code 128 subset B 1C Code 128 subset C 1E UCC EAN 2 Interleaved 2 of 5 2C Interleaved 2 of 5 with check sum digit 2D Interleaved 2 of 5 with human readable check digit 2G German Postcode 2M Matrix 2 of 5 2U UPC Interleaved 2 of 5 3 Code 3 of 9 3C Code 3 of 9 with check sum digit 3E Extended Code 3 of 9 3F Extended Code 3 of 9 with checksum digit 9 Code93 E30 EAN 13 E32 EAN 13 2 digit add on E35 EAN 13 5 digit add on E80 EAN 8 E82 EAN 8 2 digit add on E 85 EAN 8 5 digit add on K Codabar P Postnet UAO UPC A UA2 UPC A 2 digit add on UAS UPC A 5 digit add on UEO UPC E UE2 UPC E 2 digit add on UES UPC E 5 digit add on p5 Establishes the narrow bar width in dots POSTEK POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference p6 Establishes the wide bar width in dots p7 Establishes the barcode height in dots P8 Choosing N prints normal text i e black characters on a white background Choosing R prints reversed text i e white characters on a black background DATA A fixed data field Cn Defines a counter value Please refer to the C order Vn A string of variable characters Please refer to V order Combo A combined string using DATA Cn and or Vn par
30. mage buffer will be automatically reformatted to match the width of the print head and is offset by the R command specified image buffer starting point nullifying the q command Example N q250 T20 30 0 2 1 1 N q command T20 60 0 2 1 1 N Label width 250 dots WI Print Head Image Buffer Positioning Center Aligned Printers Center Alignment R Command Set Reference Point Description This function is used to set or change the coordinate origin point Syntax Rpl p2 lt LF gt Parameter explanation pl X coordinate distance from reference point in dots POSTEK 30 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference p2 Y coordinate distance from reference point in dots TD Command Set Date format Syntax TDpllp2Ip3 LF Parameter explanation p1 p2 p3 Set format parameters of year month day as below State Code Descriptions y2 Display 2 digit year 10 y4 Display 4 digit year 2010 me Display 3 alphabetic ASCII month JAN mn Display 2 digit month 01 dd Display 2 digit day 15 66 99 sep Set the separator displayed such as Default printing format is y4 mn dd Example Suppose it is March 11 2015 by now TD Use the default printing format 2015 03 11 TDy2 me dd Use the format 15 Mar 11 TDdd me y4 Use the format 11 Mar 2015 TDdd mn y4 Use the format 11 03 2015 TDdd m
31. ng counter and variable Description Prints a text string variable or counter Syntax Tpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 DATA lt LF gt Tpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 Cn lt LF gt Tpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 Vn lt LF gt Tpl p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 DATA Cn lt LF gt Tp1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 DATA Vn lt LF gt Tp1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 Combo lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 Horizontal start position X in dots POSTEK 5 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL P2 Vertical start position Y in dots P3 Select rotation O no rotation 1 rotate 90 degrees 2 rotate 180 degrees 3 rotate 270 degrees P4 Font selection 1 5 Internal fonts A Z downloaded soft fonts a built in 24 24 dot matrix Chinese fonts Value Description Western language font 1 Western language font 2 Western language font 3 Western language font 4 Western language font 5 24 24 dot matrix Chinese font Soft fonts P5 Horizontal multiplier expands the text horizontally Value range 1 24 P6 Vertical multiplier expands the text vertically Value range 1 24 p7 Choosing N prints normal text i e black characters on a white background Choosing R prints reversed text 1 e white characters on a black background DATA A fixed data field Cn Defines a counter value Please refer to the C order Vn A string of variable characters please refer to V
32. onts may be downloaded as per your individual needs Each soft font has a unique ID number And based on the ID number you may download choose or delete the soft fonts as required The soft font ID number may range from to Z 3 Externally Stored Fonts The font board and or font carrier are optional items The ID number reserved for external storage fonts ranges from 7 to 10 7 and 8 are for Chinese character Fonts 9 and 10 are for Korean Character Fonts Character Set POSTEK 3 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL Introduction The code table may be redefined as another kind of character set or code page 8 Bit character 7 Bit character Character Set Code page 437 USASCIL British Code page 850 Danish French Code page 852 German Italian Code page 860 Spanish Swedish Code page 863 Swiss Code page 865 B3 Command Set Command sets can be categorized into the following four groups Setting commands Label formatting commands Interaction commands through the serial port Object downloading commands Command Description Command Description T Print text N Clear image buffer B Print 1D barcode O Option select b Print 2D barcode W Print label C Counter WA Print automatic H Print darkness setting Q Set label and media gap length EI Print soft font name q Set label width EK Delete soft font R Set reference point ES
33. t parameter of year month and day See the table below State Code Descriptions h Display 2 digit hour e g 11 m Display 2 digit minute e g 30 S Display 2 digit second e g 50 Enable 12 hour clock when printing the time is printed in 12 hour clock with AM or PM as a postfix Default printing format h m s Example Suppose it is March 11 2010 22 50 30 by now TT Use the default time format 22 50 30 TTh m s Use the format 22 50 30 TTh m Use the format 22 50 TTh m s Use the format 10 50 30PM TTh m s Set the format to 10 50 30PM A100 200 0 4 1 2 N Now is TT Now is 10 50 30PM A100 400 0 4 1 2 N Time after an hour is TT 60 Time after an hour is 11 50 30PM Note 1 Only applicable to models with RTC function inbuilt 2 When using TD command together with TT command the date amp time being printed out is related to the last used TT command above Example Suppose it is March 11 2010 23 55 30 by now TTh m TDdd mn y4 A100 200 0 4 1 2 N After an hour TT 60 After an hour 00 50AM TT 60 Add 60mins to the current time A100 300 0 4 1 2 N Date TD Date 2010 03 12 The date correspond to TT 60 A100 400 0 4 1 2 N Date TD 1 Date 2010 03 13 The date correspond to one day POSTEK 32 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference A100 400 0 4 1 2 N Date TD
34. ts P2 Vertical Y start position in dots P3 Horizontal length in dots P4 Vertical height in dots Example N LO50 30 100 10 LO100 20 5 110 Wi Printout LS Command Line draw diagonal Description This command is used to draw diagonal black lines overwriting previous information Syntax LSpl p2 p3 p4 pS lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 Horizontal X start position in dots P2 Vertical Y start position in dots P3 Line thickness in dots P4 Horizontal X stop position in dots P5 Vertical Y stop position in dots POSTEK 23 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Example N LS50 30 10 100 80 Wi Printout LW Command Line draw white Description This command is used to draw white lines erasing previous information Syntax LWpl p2 p3 p4 lt LF gt Parameter explanation P1 Horizontal X start position in dots P2 Vertical Y start position in dots P3 Horizontal length in dots P4 Vertical height in dots Example N LESO 30 100 10 LE50 60 100 10 LESO 90 100 10 LE50 120 100 10 LW 100 20 5 110 Wl Printout N Command Clear image buffer Description Use this command to clear image buffer prior to building new label image POSTEK 24 POSTEK PPLE COMMAND MANUAL B4 Command reference Syntax N lt LF gt Note Do not use N command within stored forms O Command Option select Description This command is use

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