OEM Label Printer Manual

THE BARCODE PRINTER SERIES
PROGRAMMING MANUAL
STBP-3150
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ABLE OF CONTENTS
Setup and System Commands .............................................................................................................. 1
1. SIZE ................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2. CASHDRAWER .................................................................................................................................................... 2
3. GAP .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
4. OFFSET ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
5. SPEED ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
6. DENSITY .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
7. DIRECTION and Mirror Image.............................................................................................................................. 6
8. REFERENCE ................................................................................................................................................................... 7
9. SHIFT ................................................................................................................................................................... 8
10. CODEPAGE ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
11. CLS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10
12. FEED .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
13. BACKFEED & BACKUP ........................................................................................................................ 11
14. FORMFEED ................................................................................................................................................... 12
15. HOME ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
16. PRINT ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
17. SOUND........................................................................................................................................................... 15
18. LIMITFEED ........................................................................................................................................... 16
19. SELFTEST ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Label Formatting Commands .............................................................................................................. 17
20. BAR ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
21. BARCODE ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
22. BITMAP ................................................................................................................................................ 22
23. BOX ................................................................................................................................................................ 24
24. ERASE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 25
25. PUTBMP......................................................................................................................................................... 26
26. PUTPCX..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
27. REVERSE .................................................................................................................................................................. 28
28. TEXT .............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Status Polling Commands (RS-232) ................................................................................................... 30
29. <ESC>!?..................................................................................................................................................................... 30
30. <ESC>!R .................................................................................................................................................................... 31
31. ~!@ ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32
32. ~!A .................................................................................................................................................................. 32
33. ~!D .................................................................................................................................................................. 33
34. ~!F .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33
35. ~!I ................................................................................................................................................................... 34
36. ~!T .................................................................................................................................................................. 34
File Management Commands ............................................................................................................. 35
37. DOWNLOAD .................................................................................................................................................. 35
38. EOP............................................................................................................................................................................ 37
39. FILES.............................................................................................................................................................. 38
40. KILL ...................................................................................................................................................... 39
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41. MOVE ............................................................................................................................................................. 40
42. RUN ................................................................................................................................................................ 40
BASIC Commands and Functions ....................................................................................................... 41
43. ABS( ) ............................................................................................................................................................. 41
44. ASC( ) ............................................................................................................................................................. 42
45. CHR$( ) .......................................................................................................................................................... 43
46. END ................................................................................................................................................................ 44
47. EOF( ) ............................................................................................................................................................. 45
48. OPEN ......................................................................................................................................................................... 46
49. READ.............................................................................................................................................................. 48
50. SEEK.......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
51. LOF( ) ............................................................................................................................................................. 51
52. FREAD$( ) ...................................................................................................................................................... 52
53. FOR…NEXT LOOP ........................................................................................................................................ 53
54. IF…THEN…ELSE…ENDIF LOOP ............................................................................................................ 54
55. GOSUB…RETURN ........................................................................................................................................ 57
56. GOTO ......................................................................................................................................................................... 58
57. REM ............................................................................................................................................................... 59
58. INT( ) .................................................................................................................................................... 60
59. LEFT$( ) ......................................................................................................................................................... 61
60. LEN( ) ................................................................................................................................................... 62
61. MID$( ) .................................................................................................................................................. 63
62. RIGHT$( ) ....................................................................................................................................................... 64
63. STR$( ) ........................................................................................................................................................... 65
64. VAL( ) .................................................................................................................................................... 66
65. BEEP.......................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Device Reconfiguration Commands .................................................................................................... 68
66. SET COUNTER ......................................................................................................................................................... 68
67. SET KEY1, SET KEY2.................................................................................................................................... 69
68. SET PEEL .................................................................................................................................................................. 70
69. SET TEAR & SET STRIPPER ........................................................................................................................ 71
70. SET HEAD ...................................................................................................................................................... 71
71. SET COM1 ..................................................................................................................................................... 72
72. SET PRINTKEY .............................................................................................................................................. 73
73. SET REPRINT ........................................................................................................................................................... 75
74. PEEL .......................................................................................................................................................................... 75
75. KEY1, KEY2 ................................................................................................................................................... 76
Printer Global Variables ..............................................................................................................................77
76. @LABEL ......................................................................................................................................................... 77
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Document Conventions
This manual uses the following typographic conventions.
Convention Description
[expression list] Items inside square brackets are optional, expression

maximum length 2*1024 bytes;
<ESC> ESCAPE (ASCII 27), control code of status

polling command, which returns the printer
status immediately, no matter the printer is
ready or not.
~ (ASCII 126), control code of status polling

command, which returns the printer status
only when the printer is ready.
Space (ASCII 32) characters will be ignored in the

command line.
“ (ASCII 34), beginning and ending of expression
CR,LF (ASCII 13),(ASCII 10) is placed at the

end of command line.
Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots Times New Roman font in bold and italic type
is used for note.
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Setup and System Commands
1. SIZE
Description
This command defines the label width and length.
Syntax
(1) English system (inch)
SIZE m, n
(2) Metric system (mm)
SIZE m mm, n mm
Parameter Description
m Label width (inch or mm)
n Label length (inch or mm)
Note:
200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots
For metric system, there must be a space between parameter and “mm”.
Example
SIZE 3.5, 3.00
SIZE 100 mm, 100 mm
See Also
GAP
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2. CASHDRAWER
Description
Generate pulse
Syntax
ASCII CASHDRAWER m t1 t2
HEX 1B 70 m t1 t2
Decimal 27 112 m t1 t2
m Connector pin m = 0,1,48,49;
t1 0 ≦ t1 ≦ 255
t2 0 ≦ t2 ≦ 255.
m Connector pin
0,48 Drawer kick-out connector pin2.
1,49 Drawer kick-out connector pin5.
The pulse ON time is[t1 x 2 ms]and the OFF time is[t2 x 2ms].
if t2<t1,the OFF time is [t1 x 2 ms].

3. GAP
Description
Define the gap distance between two labels
Syntax
(1). English system (inch)
GAP m, n
GAP m mm, n mm
m The gap distance between two labels
0 ≤ m ≤ 1 (inch), 0 ≤ m ≤ 25.4 (mm)
n The offset distance of the gap
n ≤ label length (inch or mm)
0,0 Continuous label.
Note: For metric system, there must be a space between parameter

and mm.
When the sensor type is changed from “Black Mark” to “GAP”,
please send the “GAP” command to the printer first.
Ex: In DOS mode,
C:\>copy con lpt1 <Enter>
GAP 2 mm,0 <Enter>
<Ctrl>+<Z> <Enter>
Example
Normal gap
GAP 0.12,0
GAP 3 mm,0
(3). Continuous label
GAP 0,0
Special gap
GAP 0.30, 0.10
(2). Metric system (mm)
GAP 7.62 mm, 2.54 mm
See Also
SIZE

4. OFFSET
Description
This command defines the selective, extra label feeding length each form
feed takes, which, especially in peel-off mode, is used to adjust label stop
position, so as for label to register at proper places for the intended purposes.
The printer backtracks the extra feeding length before the next run of printing.
Syntax
OFFSET m
OFFSET m mm
m The offset distance (inch or mm)
-1≤ m ≤1(inch)
CAUTION: Impropriety offset value may cause paper jam.
Example
OFFSET 0.5

OFFSET 12.7 mm
See Also
SIZE, GAP, SET PEEL

5. SPEED
Description
This command defines the print speed.
Syntax
SPEED n
n printing speed in inch per second
Example
SPEED 10
See Also
DENSITY
6. DENSITY
Description
This command designates the level of darkness of printing.
Syntax
DENSITY n
n 0~15
0, specifies the lightest level
15, specifies the darkest level
Example
DENSITY 7
See Also
DENSITY

7. DIRECTION and Mirror Image
Description
This command defines the printout direction and mirror image. And this will
be memorized in EEPROM.
Syntax
DIRECTION n[,m]
n 0 or 1. Please refer to the illustrations below:
m 0: Print normal image. 1: Print mirror image.
Example
DIRECTION 0[,0]
See Also
REFERENCE

8. REFERENCE
Description
This command defines the reference point of the label. The reference (origin)
point varies with the print direction, as shown:
x
y
y
x
Syntax
REFERENCE x, y
x Horizontal coordinate, with “dot” as the unit.
y Vertical coordinate, with “dot” as the unit.
Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots
Example
REFERENCE 10,10
See Also
DIRECTION

9. SHIFT
Description
This command can be used to fine-tune the entire label up or down from its
current position. The position relates to the top edge of the label. A negative
value moves the entire label away from the top of the label; a positive value
moves the entire label to the top of label.
Syntax
SHIFT n
n The maximum value is 1 inch. For 200 dpi printers,
the range is –203 to 203; The unit is dot.
Example
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 2 mm,0
DIRECTION 0
SHIFT 0
OFFSET 0
CLS
TEXT 400,200,"3",0,1,1,"DIRECTION 0"
TEXT 400,250,"3",0,1,1,"SHIFT 0"
BOX 10,0,780,490,8
PRINT 3,1
See Also
OFFSET, REFERENCE

10.CODEPAGE
Description
This command defines the code page of international character set.
Syntax
CODEPAGE n
n name or number of code page, which can be divided
into 8-bit code page further.
8-bitcodepagenumber
437: United States
850: Multilingual
852: Slavic
860: Portuguese
863: Canadian/French
865: Nordic
857: Turkish
Windows code page

1250: Central Europe
1252: Latin I
1253: Greek
1254: Turkish
Note: 8-bit code page is determined by the communication parameter of DATA LENGTH
Example
CODEPAGE 437
See Also
SET COM1, ~!I

11.CLS
Description
This command clears the image buffer.
Syntax
CLS
None N/A
Note: This command must be placed after SIZE command.
Example
CLS
See Also
SIZE, GAP
12.FEED
Description
This command feeds label with the specified length.
The length is specified by dot.
Syntax
FEED n
n unit: dot
1 ≤ n ≤ 9999
Example
FEED 40
See Also
BACKFEED, SIZE, GAP, HOME, FORMFEED

13.BACKFEED & BACKUP
Description
To back feed label with the specified length. The length is specified by dot.
Syntax
BACKUP n
BACKFEED n
n unit: dot
1 ≤ n ≤ 9999
Example
BACKUP 40
BACKFEED 40
CAUTION: Impropriety back feed value may cause paper jam or wrinkle.
See Also
FEED, SIZE, GAP, HOME, FORMFEED

14.FORMFEED
Description
This command feeds label to the beginning of next label.
Syntax
FORMFEED
None N/A
Example
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 0 mm,0
SPEED 4
DENSITY 7
DIRECTION 0
OFFSET 0.00
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
SET COUNTER @0 +1
@0="000001"
FORMFEED
CLS
BOX 1,1,360,65,12
TEXT 25,25,"3",0,1,1,"FORMFEED COMMAND TEST"
TEXT 25,80,"3",0,1,1,@0
PRINT 3,1
See Also
FEED, SIZE, GAP, , HOME, BACKFEED

15.HOME
Description
It is not expected the first label will be printed on the right position when the
printer power is turned on. This command will feed label to the beginning of
next label .The size and gap of the label should be setup in advance.
Syntax
HOME
None N/A
Example
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 2 mm,0
SPEED 4
DENSITY 7
DIRECTION 0
OFFSET 0.00
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
SET COUNTER @0 +1
@0="000001"
HOME
CLS
BOX 1,1,360,65,12
TEXT 25,25,"3",0,1,1,"HOME COMMAND TEST"
TEXT 25,80,"3",0,1,1,@0
PRINT 3,1
See Also
FEED, SIZE, GAP, FORMFEED

16.PRINT
Description
This command prints the label format stored in the image buffer.
Syntax
PRINT m [,n]
m Specifies how many sets of labels will be printed.
1 ≤ m ≤ 999999999
If m=-1, printer will print the last label content for n

copies.
n Specifies how many copies should be printed for

each set of label.
1 ≤ n ≤ 999999999
Example
SIZE 60 mm, 20 mm
SET COUNTER @1 1
@1=”0001”
CLS
TEXT 10,10,”3”,0,1,1,@1
PRINT 3,2
PRINT –1,2
See Also
SET COUNTER, DOWNLOAD

17.SOUND
Description
This command is used to control the sound frequency of the beeper. There
are 10 levels of sounds. The timing control the sound can be set by the
“interval” parameter.
Syntax
SOUND level,interval
level Sound level: 0~9
interval Sound interval: 1~4095
Example
SOUND 5,200
SOUND 3,200
SOUND 3,200
SOUND 4,200
SOUND 2,200
SOUND 2,200
SOUND 1,200
SOUND 2,200
SOUND 3,200
SOUND 4,200
SOUND 5,200

18.LIMITFEED
Description
When feeding labels, if the gap sensor is not set to a suitable sensitivity, the
printer will not be able to locate the correct position of the gap. This command
is used stop label feeding and make the red LED flash if the printer does not
locate gap after feeding the length of one label plus one preset value.
Syntax
LIMITFEED n (inch, the English system)
LIMITFEED n mm (mm, the metric system)
n inch or mm
Remark
The setting will remain resident in memory.
The default value is 10 inches when printer initializes.
For metric system, there must be a space between parameter n and mm.
19.SELFTEST
Description
At this command, the printer will print out the printer information on the label.
Syntax
SELFTEST
Example
SELFTEST

Label Formatting Commands
20.BAR
Description
This command is used to draw a line or a bar on the label format.
Syntax
BAR x, y, width, height
x The upper left corner x-coordinate in dot
y The upper left corner y-coordinate in dot
width The width of bar in dot
height The height of bar in dot

Recommended max. bar height is 12mm at 3” width. Bar height
over than 12 mm may damage the power supply and affect the
print quality.
Max. print ratio is different for each printer model. Desktop and
industrial printer print ratio is limited to 20% and 30%
respectively.
Example
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 0,0
SPEED 6
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
CLS
BAR 100, 100, 300, 200
PRINT 1,1
See Also
BOX

21.BARCODE
Description
This command is used to print 1D barcodes on label form.
The available bar codes are listed below:
• Code 128
• Code 128M
• EAN 128
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digit
• Code 39 standard
• Code 39 full ASCII
• Code 39 full ASCII with check digit
• Code 93
• EAN 13
• EAN 13 with 2 digits add-on
• EAN 8
• Codabar
• Postnet
• UPC-A
• UPC-A with 2 digits add-on
• UPC-A with 5 digits add-on
• UPC-E
• UPC-E with 2 digits add-on
• UPC-E with 5 digits add-on
• MSI
• PLESSEY
• China POST
• ITF14
• EAN14
Syntax
BARCODE X, Y, ”code type”, height, human readable, rotation, narrow, wide,
“code”
x Specify the x-coordinate of the bar code on label
y Specify the y-coordinate of the bar code on label
code type
128 Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C
automatically
128M Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C manually.

Control code A B C
096 FNC3 FNC3 NONE
097 FNC2 FNC2 NONE
098 SHIFT SHIFT NONE
099 CODE C CODE C NONE
100 CODE B FNC4 CODE B
101 FNC4 CODE A CODE A
102 FNC1 FNC1 FNC1
103 Start (CODE A)
104 Start (CODE B)
105 Start (CODE C)
Use “!” as a starting character for the control code followed by three control
codes.
If the start subset is not set, the default starting subset is B.
Y EAN128 Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C automatically

Y 25 Interleaved 2 of 5
Y 25C Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digits
Y 39 Auto switch full ASCII and standard code 39 for
PLUS models.
Y 39C Code 39 full ASCII with check digit
Code 39 standard with check digit
Auto switch full ASCII and standard code 39 for
PLUS models.
Y 39S Code 39 standard
Y 93 Code 93
Y EAN 13 EAN 13
Y EAN 13 + 2 EAN 13 with 2 digits add-on
Y EAN 8 EAN 8
Y CODA Codabar
Y POST Postnet
Y UPCA UPC-A
Y UPCA + 2 UPC-A with 2 digits add-on
Y UPCA + 5 UPC-A with 5 digits add-on
Y UPCE UPC-E
Y UPCE + 2 UPC-E with 2 digits add-on
Y UPCE + 5 UPC-E with 5 digits add-on
Y CPOST China post code
Y MSI MSI code
Y MSIC
Y PLESSEY PLESSEY code
Y ITF 14 ITF 14 code
Y EAN 14 EAN 14 code
Y height bar code height expressed by dot
Y human readable 0: human not readable
1: human readable

Y rotation Rotate bar code clockwise in degrees
0 non rotation
90 rotate 90 degrees clockwise
narrow width of narrow element in dot
wide width of wide element in dot
narrow : wide narrow : wide narrow : wide narrow : wide narrow : wide
1：1 1：2 1：3 2：5 3：7
128 10x N/A N/A N/A N/A
EAN128 10x N/A N/A N/A N/A
25 N/A 10x 10x 5x N/A
25C N/A 10x 10x 5x N/A
39 N/A 10x 10x 5x N/A
39C N/A 10x 10x 5x N/A
93 N/A N/A 10x N/A N/A
EAN13+2 8x N/A N/A N/A N/A
CODA N/A 10x 10x 5x N/A
POST 1x N/A N/A N/A N/A
UPCA 8x N/A N/A N/A N/A
UPCA+2 8x N/A N/A N/A N/A
UPCA+5 8x N/A N/A N/A N/A
UPCE 8x N/A N/A N/A N/A
UPCE+2 8x N/A N/A N/A N/A
UPCE+5 8x N/A N/A N/A N/A
CPOST N/A N/A N/A N/A 1x
MSI N/A N/A 10x N/A N/A
MSIC N/A N/A 10x N/A N/A
PLESSY N/A N/A 10x N/A N/A
ITF14 N/A 10x 10x 5x N/A
EAN14 N/A N/A N/A 5x N/A

code number the maximum number of digits of bar code content
Barcode type Maximum bar Barcode type Maximum bar
Code length Code length
128 — POST 5,9,11
EAN128 — UPCA 11
25 — UPCA + 2 13
25C UPCA + 5 16
39 — UPCE 6
39C — UPCE +2 8
93 — UPCE + 5 11
EAN13 12 CPOST _
EAN13+2 14 MSI _
EAN13+5 17 MSIC _
EAN8 7 PLESSY _
EAN8+2 9 ITF14 13
EAN8+5 12 EAN14 13
CODA _
Example
BARCODE 100,100,”39”,96,1,0,2,4,”1000”
BARCODE 10,10,”128M”,48,1,0,2,2,”!104!096ABCD!101EFGH”
(The above example of code 128M encoded with CODE B start character.
The next character will be the code 128 function character FNC3 which is
then followed by the ABCD characters and EFGH characters encoded as CODE A subset.

22.BITMAP
Description
This command is used to draw bitmap images (Not BMP graphic file).
Syntax
BITMAP X, Y, width, height, mode, bitmap data…
x Specify the x-coordinate of the bitmap image
y Specify the y-coordinate of the bitmap image
width The width of the image in bytes
height The height of the image in dot
mode Graphic mode is listed below:
0 OVERWRITE
1 OR
2 XOR
bitmap data The bitmap data

ROW L-Byte R-Byte
(Y- axis) Binary Hexadecimal Binary Hexadecimal
0 00000000 00 00000000 00
1 00000000 00 00000000 00
2 00000000 00 00000000 00
3 00000111 07 11111111 FF
4 00000011 03 11111111 FF
5 00010001 11 11111111 FF
6 00011000 18 11111111 FF
7 00011100 1C 01111111 7F
8 00011110 1E 00111111 3F
9 00011111 1F 00011111 1F
A 00011111 1F 10001111 8F
B 00011111 1F 11000111 C7
C 00011111 1F 11100011 E3
D 00011111 1F 11110111 F7
E 00011111 1F 11111111 FF
F 00011111 1F 11111111 FF
Ex:
SIZE 3,2
GAP 0,0
CLS
BITMAP 200,200,2,16,0,
PRINT 1,1
See Also
PUTBMP, PUTPCX

23.BOX
Description
This command is used to draw rectangles on the label.
Syntax
BOX X_start, Y_start, X_end, Y_end, line thickness
X_start Specify x-coordinate of upper left corner in dot
Y_start Specify y-coordinate of upper left corner in dot
X_end Specify x-coordinate of lower right corner in dot
Y_end Specify y-coordinate of lower right corner in dot
line thickness Line thickness of the box in dot

Recommended max. thickness of box is 12mm at 3” width.
Thickness of box that is larger than 12 mm may damage the power
supply and affect the print quality.
respectively.
Example
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 0,0
SPEED 6
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
CLS
BOX 100,100,200,200,5
PRINT 1,1
See Also
BAR

24.ERASE
Description
This command is used to clear a specified region in image buffer.
Syntax
ERASE X_start, Y_start, X_width, Y_height
X_start The x-coordinate of the starting point in dot
Y_start The y-coordinate of the starting point in dot
X_width The region width in x-axis direction in dot
Y_height The region height in y-axis direction in dot
Example
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 0,0
SPEED 6
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
CLS
BAR 100, 100, 300, 300
ERASE 150,150,200,200
PRINT 1,1
See Also
CLS

25.PUTBMP
Description
This command is used to print BMP format image.
Syntax
PUTBMP X, Y, ”filename”
x The x-coordinate of the BMP format image
y The y-coordinate of the BMP format image
filename The downloaded BMP filename.
Example
See Also
DOWNLOAD, BITMAP, PUTPCX

26.PUTPCX
Description
This command is used to print PCX format image.
Syntax
PUTPCX X, Y, ”filename”
x The x-coordinate of the PCX image
y The y-coordinate of the PCX image filename
The downloaded PCX filename. Case sensitive
Example
See Also
DOWNLOAD, BITMAP, PUTPCX

27.REVERSE
Description
This command is used to reverse a region in image buffer.
Syntax
REVERSE X_start, Y_start, X_width, Y_height
X_start The x-coordinate of the starting point in dot
Y_start The y-coordinate of the starting point in dot
X_width The region width in x-axis direction in dot
Y_height The region height in y-axis direction in dot

Recommended max. height of reversed black area is 12mm at 3”
width. Height of reversed area that is larger than 12 mm may
damage the power supply and affect the print quality.
respectively.
Example
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 0,0
SPEED 6
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
CLS
TEXT 100,100,"3",0,1,1,"REVERSE"
REVERSE 90,90,128,40
PRINT 1,
REVERSE

28.TEXT
Description
This command is used to print text on label
Syntax
TEXT X, Y, ”font”, rotation, x-multiplication, y-multiplication, “content”
X The x-coordinate of the text
Y The y-coordinate of the text
font Font name
0 Monotye CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed, font width
and height is stretchable
1 8 x 12 fixed pitch dot font
5 32 x 48 dot fixed pitch font
6 14 x 19 dot fixed pitch font OCR-B
7 21 x 27 dot fixed pitch font OCR-B
8 14 x25 dot fixed pitch font OCR-A
TST24.BF2 Traditional Chinese 24 x 24 font
TSS24.BF2 Simplified Chinese 24 x 24 font (GB)
K Korean 24 x 24 font (KS)
Rotation The rotation angle of text
0 0 degree
90 90 degrees, in clockwise direction
X-multiplication: Horizontal multiplication, up to 10x.
Available factors: 1~10 width (point) of true type font.
1 point=1/72 inch.
Y- multiplication: Vertical multiplication, up to 10x.
Available factors: 1~10
For true type font, this parameter is used to specify
the height (point) of true type font.
1 point=1/72 inch.
Note:
1. If there is any double quote (“) within the text, please change it
to \[“].
2. If font “0” is used, the font width and font height is stretchable
by x-multiplication and y-multiplication parameter. It is
expressed by pt (point). 1 point=1/72inch.

Example
SIZE 3,2
GAP 0,0
CLS
TEXT 100,100,”5”,0,1,1,”\[“]DEMO FOR TEXT\[“]”
TEXT 100,200,”0,1,20,”\[“]True Type Font Test Print\[“]”
PRINT 1,1
Status Polling Commands (RS-232)

29.<ESC>!?
Description
This command is used to obtain the printer status. An inquiry request is
solicited by sending an <ESC> (ASCII 27, escape character) as the
beginning control character to the printer. It can be sent any time, even
in the event of printer error. One byte character is returned, of which one
bit is used to flag the printer’s current readiness status. If 0 is returned,
the printer is ready to print labels.
Bit Status
0 Head opened
1 Paper jam
2 Out of paper
3 Out of ribbon
4 Pause
5 Printing
6 Cover opened (option)
7 Environment Temperature over range (option)
Hex Receive Printer Status

00 Normal
01 Head opened
02 Paper Jam
03 Paper Jam and head opened
04 Out of paper
05 Out of paper and head opened
08 Out of ribbon
09 Out of ribbon and head opened
0A Out of ribbon and paper jam

0B Out of ribbon, paper jam and head opened
0C Out of ribbon and out of paper
0D Out of ribbon, out of paper and head opened
10 Pause
20 Printing
Syntax
<ESC>!?
See Also
<ESC>!R
30.<ESC>!R
Description
This command is used to reset the printer. It can be sent at any time as long
as the printer is powered on and not in the dump mode. The beginning of
the command is an ESCAPE character (ASCII 27). The files downloaded in
memory will be deleted.
Syntax
<ESC>!R
N/A N/A
See Also
<ESC>!?

31.~!@
Description
This command is used to inquire the mileage of the printer. The integer part
of mileage is returned (the decimal part of mileage is not return). It is returned to
PC in ASCII characters. The ending character of mileage is 0x0D.
Syntax
~!@
N/A N/A
Example
~!@
32.~!A
Description
This command is used to inquire about the free memory of the printer. The
number of bytes of free memory is returned in decimal digits, with 0x0d as
ending code of PC.
Syntax
~!A
N/A N/A
Example
~!A
See Also
FILES

33.~!D
Description
This command is used to enter DUMP mode.
Syntax
~!D
None N/A
Example
~!D
34.~!F
Description
This command is used to inquire about files resident in the printer memory
and fonts installed in the memory module.
The filename is returned in ASCII characters. Each file name ends with
0x0D. The ending character is 0x1A.
Syntax
~!F
None N/A
Example
~!F
See Also
FILES

35.~!I
Description
The command is used to inquire the code page setting of the printer.
The returned information is given in the following format
codepage,code
ex: 8 bit: 437, 001
Regarding the code pages supported by the printer,please refer to the

CODEPAGE command respectively.
Syntax
~!I
None N/A
Example
~!I
See Also
CODEPAGE
36.~!T
Description
This command is used to inquire the model name and number of the printer.
They are returned in ASCII characters.
Syntax
~!T
None N/A
Example
~!T
See Also
~!I, ~!F

File Management Commands
37.DOWNLOAD
Description
“DOWNLOAD” is a header of the file that is to be saved in the printer's
memory.
The downloaded files can be divided to two categories: program file and data
file (including text data file, PCX graphic files and bitmap font file)
The detailed descriptions regarding the download syntax for different files
are shown below:
Maximum numbers of file saved in DRAM:

256 files.
Maximum numbers of file saved in Flash memory:
256 files
Printers will execute the program automatically when turning on power, if

one of the downloaded programs is named “AUTO.BAS”. To disable the
auto execution function, please follow the procedures below.
Syntax
1. Download a program file
DOWNLOAD [n,]“FILENAME.BAS”
n Specify the memory which is used to save the
download files.
n is ignored Download files to DRAM only. If you would like to
save the files from DRAM to Flash memory
before turning off power, you can issue MOVE
command to printer to move the files from DRAM
to Flash memory.
F: Download files to main board flash memory.
E: Download files to expansion memory module.
FILENAME.BAS The filename resident in printer memory.
Note:
(1). The filename is case sensitive.
(2). The extension of the program file must be “.BAS”
(3). Filename format must be in 8.3 format.
(4). If memory is not specified, all files will be downloaded to
DRAM.
No Battery is used to backup DRAM. The downloaded files
in DRAM will be lost in case turns off printer power.

2. Download a data file
DOWNLOAD [n,]“FILENAME”, DATA SIZE, DATA CONTENT…where
n Specify the memory location to save the
download files.
n is ignored Download files to DRAM only. If you would like to
save the files from DRAM to Flash memory
before turning off power, you can issue MOVE
command to printer to move the files from DRAM
to Flash memory.
F: Download files to main board flash memory.
E: Download files to expansion memory module.
Note:
(1). For text data file, CR (carriage return) 0x0D and LF (Line
Feed) 0x0A is the separator of data.
(2). If memory is not specified, all files will be downloaded to DRAM.
No Battery is used to backup DRAM. The downloaded files
in DRAM will be lost in case turns off printer power.
Example
The program listed below will download to printer SDRAM.

DOWNLOAD “EXAMPLE.BAS”
SIZE 3,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 6
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
TEXT 100,100,”3”,0,1,1,”EXAMPLE PROGRAM”
PRINT 1
EOP
Note: When writing a download program, “DOWNLOAD” header must

be placed in the beginning of file, and “EOP” must be placed at
the end of program.
To run the program, you can call the main filename without BAS
extension or use RUN command to start the download program.
Example:
1. Call the main filename
C:\>COPY CON LPT1<ENTER>
EXAMPLE<ENTER>
<CTRL><Z>
C:\>

2. Use Run command to start the program
RUN “EXAMPLE.BAS”<ENTER>
<CTRL><Z>
C:\>
Below is an example of downloading data file.

DOWNLOAD “DATA”,20,COMPUTER<Enter>
2001<Enter>
21<Enter>
Note: <ENTER> stands for keyboard “ENTER” key. In the above

example, please press “ENTER” key instead of typing <ENTER>
in the above example.
See Also
EOP, RUN, PUTBMP, PUTPCX,
38.EOP
Description
End of program. To declare the start and end of BASIC language commands
used in a program, the DOWNLOAD “FILENAME.BAS” must be added in the
first line of the program, and “EOP” statement at the last line of program.
Syntax
EOP
Example
DOWNLOAD “DEMO.BAS”
SIZE 3,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 6
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
TEXT 100,100,”3”,0,1,1,”DEMO PROGRAM”
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP,

39.FILES
Description
This command prints out the filenames (or lists the files through RS-232)
that remained in the printer memory (both FLASH memory and DRAM). The
total memory size and available memory size are printed out or lists as well.
Syntax
FILES
Example
Follow the steps below to print out (or lists the files through RS-232) the files
that are saved in printer memory in DOS environment through serial port or
parallel port connection.
C:\>MODE COM1 96,N,8,1<ENTER>

C:\>COPY CON COM1<ENTER>
FILES<ENTER>
<CTRL><Z><ENTER>
C:\>
Or

FILES<ENTER>
<CTRL><Z><ENTER>
Note: <ENTER> stands for PC keyboard “ENTER” key.

<CTRL><Z> means to hold PC keyboard “CTRL” key then press
the PC keyboard <Z> key.
See Also
~!F, KILL

40.KILL
Description
This command deletes a file in the printer memory. The wild card (*) will
delete all files resident in specified DRAM or FLASH memory.
Syntax
KILL [n],”FILENAME”
n Specify the memory location that files will be deleted.
n is ignored Kill files saved in DRAM.
F: Kill files from main board flash memory.
E: Kill files from expansion memory module.
Note:
(1). If optional parameter n is not specified, firmware will delete the file in DRAM.
Syntax example
1. KILL “FILENAME”
2. KILL “*.PCX”
3. KILL “*”
4. KILL F,“FILENAME”
5. KILL E,“*.PCX”
Example
Users can use printer SELFTEST utility to list printer configurations and files
saved in the printer memory, or use the FILES command to print the
downloaded file list in printer. Follow the steps below to delete files in the
printer memory via parallel port connection.
FILES<ENTER>
<CTRL><Z><ENTER>
KILL “DEMO.BAS” <ENTER>
<CTRL><Z><ENTER>
FILES<ENTER>
<CTRL><Z><ENTER>

the PC keyboard <Z> key
See Also
~!F, FILES

41.MOVE
Description
This command is used to move downloaded files from DRAM to the FLASH
memory.
Syntax
MOVE
N/A N/A
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP
42.RUN
Description
This command is used to execute a program that resident in printer memory
Syntax
RUN “FILENAME.BAS”
Example
RUN “DEMO.BAS”<ENTER>
<CTRL><Z><ENTER>
C:\>

the PC keyboard <Z> key
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP

BASIC Commands and Functions
43.ABS( )
Description
This function returns the absolute value of an integer, floating point or variable.
Syntax
ABS (-100)
ABS (-99.99)
ABS (VARIABLE)
Example
DOWNLOAD “TEST.BAS”
SIZE 3,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
A=ABS(-100)
B=ABS(-50.98)
C=-99.99
TEXT 100,100,”3”,0,1,1,STR$(A)
TEXT 100,150,”3”,0,1,1,STR$(B)
TEXT 100,200,”3”,0,1,1,STR$(ABS(C))
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP

44.ASC( )
Description
This function returns the ASCII code of the character.
Syntax
ASC (“A”)
Example
SIZE 3,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
CODE1=ASC(“A”)
TEXT 100,100,”3”,0,1,1,STR$(CODE1)
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, STR$()

45.CHR$( )
Description
This function returns the character that has the specified ASCII code.
Syntax
CHR$(n)
n The ASCII code
Example
SIZE 3,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
A=65
WORD$=CHR$(A)
TEXT 100,100,”3”,0,1,1,WORD$
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, STR$(), ASC$()

46.END
Description
This command states the ending of program.
Syntax
END
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3,2
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 6
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
TEXT 200,60,"4",0,1,1,"END COMMAND TEST"
X=300
Y=200
X1=500
Y1=400
GOSUB DR_LINE
PRINT 1
END
:DR_LINE
FOR I=1 TO 100 STEP 10
BOX X+I,Y+I,X1-I,Y1-I,5
NEXT
RETURN
EOP
DEMO
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP

47.EOF( )
Description
This function is used to detect an opened download file to see whether it has
reached the end of file.
Syntax
EOF (File Handle)
File handle Either 0 or 1
None-zero End of file
0 Not end of file
Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA",16,COMPUTER
2000
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 4
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
CLS
OPEN "DATA",0
SEEK 0,0
Y=110
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,"*****EOF TEST*****"
:A
Temp$=""
READ 0,ITEM$,P
TEXT 10,Y,"2",0,1,1,ITEM$+"$"+STR$(P)+"[EOF(0)="+STR$(EOF(0))+"]"
BARCODE 10,Y+25,"39",40,1,0,2,4,"PRICE-"+STR$(P)
Y=Y+100
IF EOF(0)=0 THEN GOTO A
PRINT 1
EOP
DEMO
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, OPEN, READ, SEEK

48.OPEN
Description
This command is used to open a downloaded file and establish the file
handle. Up to 2 files can be opened at the same time. The file to be opened
should be downloaded prior to using this command.
Syntax
OPEN “Filename”, File handle
Filename The file downloaded in the printer memory
File handle Either 0 or 1.
Example
If a file by the name of “DATA” is to be downloaded,
The file format contains:
DOWNLOAD "DATA1",56,COMPUTER
2000
12
MOUSE
500
13
KEYBOARD
300
100
DOWNLOAD "DATA2",56,Computer
3000
32
Mouse
900
93
Keyboard
700
700
Saving the above contents of data under the file name of “DATA”. Follow the
steps below to download data to the printer
C:\>COPY DATA/B LPT1
If a file by name of “DEMO.BAS is to be downloaded, the file format

contains:
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3,1
GAP 0,0

DENSITY 8
SPEED 4
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
I=1
Y=100
GOSUB OpenData
:Start
CLS
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,"*****OPEN COMMAND TEST*****"
ITEM$=""
READ 0,ITEM$,P,Q
TEXT 10,Y,"2",0,1,1,ITEM$+"$"+STR$(P)+"[EOF(0)="+STR$(EOF(0))+"]"
BARCODE 10,Y+25,"39",40,1,0,2,4,"PRICE*"+STR$(Q)+"="+STR$(P*Q)
Y=Y+100
PRINT 1
Y=100
IF EOF(0)=1 THEN GOSUB OpenData
IF EOF(0)=0 THEN GOTO Start
END
:OpenData
IF I=1 THEN OPEN "DATA1",0
IF I=2 THEN OPEN "DATA2",0
SEEK 0,0
IF I>2 THEN END
I=I+1
RETURN
EOP
DEMO
Saving the above contents of data under the file name of “DEMO”.
Follow the steps below to download data to the printer
<under MS-DOS mode>:
C:\>COPY DEMO/B LPT1
Execute DEMO.BAS in printer:
C:\>COPY CON LPT1
DEMO
<Ctrl><Z>
The above example instructs the printer to open the file “DATA1” and
“DATA2” with same file handle of 0, and read items from the file.
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, READ, EOF, LOF, SEEK, FREAD$()

49.READ
Description
This command is used to read data from downloaded data file
Syntax
READ file handle, variables
File handle 0 or 1.
variables string, integer or float point variable
Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA1",20,COMPUTER
2000
12
DOWNLOAD "DATA2",16,Mouse
900
93
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3,1
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 4
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
I=0
Y=100
OPEN "DATA1",0
OPEN "DATA2",1
SEEK 0,0
SEEK 1,0
:Start
CLS

TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,"*****READ COMMAND TEST*****"
TEXT 10,50,"3",0,1,1,"OPEN-READ DATA"+STR$(I+1)
ITEM$=""
READ I,ITEM$,P,Q
TEXT 10,Y,"2",0,1,1,ITEM$+"$"+STR$(P)
BARCODE 10,Y+25,"39",40,1,0,2,4,"PRICE*"+STR$(Q)+"="+STR$(P*Q)
Y=Y+100
PRINT 1
Y=100
IF I<=1 THEN
IF EOF(I)=1 THEN
I=I+1
GOTO Start
ELSE
GOTO Start
ENDIF
ELSE
END
ENDIF
EOP
DEMO
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, OPEN, EOF, LOF, SEEK, FREAD$()
50.SEEK
Description
This command is used to shift the specified file pointer to a certain position.
Syntax
SEEK file handle, offset
File handle 0 or 1.
offset the offset characters which are shifted to the
beginning of a new position

Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA",12,1234567890
DOWNLOAD "TEST.BAS"
SIZE 3,1
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 1
REFERENCE 0,0
CLS
OPEN "DATA",0
SEEK 0,4
READ 0,Num$
TEXT 100,10,"3",0,1,1,"SEEK COMMAND TEST"
BAR 100,40,300,4
TEXT 100,60,"3",0,1,1,"SHIFT 4 CHARACTERS"
TEXT 100,110,"3",0,1,1,Num$
BAR 100,140,300,4
SEEK 0,0
READ 0,Num$
TEXT 100,160,"3",0,1,1,"SHIFT 0 CHARACTERS"
TEXT 100,210,"3",0,1,1,Num$
PRINT 1
EOP
TEST
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, OPEN, READ, EOF, LOF, FREAD$()

51.LOF( )
Description
This function returns the size of the specified file.
Syntax
LOF (“FILENAME”)
FILENAME The file downloaded in the printer memory.
Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA1",10,1234567890
DOWNLOAD "DATA2",15,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
DOWNLOAD "LofTest.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.08,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
OPEN "DATA1",0
OPEN "DATA2",1
TEXT 10,20,"4",0,1,1,"LOF() FUNCTION TEST"
J=LOF("DATA1")
K=LOF("DATA2")
TEXT 10,140,"3",0,1,1,"DATA1 IS: "+STR$(J)+" Bytes"

TEXT 10,200,"3",0,1,1,"DATA2 IS: "+STR$(K)+" Bytes"
PRINT 1
EOP
LofTest
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, OPEN, READ, EOF, SEEK, FREAD$()

52.FREAD$( )
Description
This function reads a specified number of bytes of data from a file.
Syntax
FREAD$ (file handle, byte)
file handle Either 0 or 1
byte Number of bytes to be read
Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA1",10,1234567890
DOWNLOAD "DATA2",15,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
DOWNLOAD "OPEN2.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.08,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
CLS
Y$=""
Z$=""
OPEN "DATA1",0
OPEN "DATA2",1
SEEK 0,0
SEEK 1,0
TEXT 10,260,"3",0,1,1,"FREAD$(0,6) IS: "+Y$
TEXT 10,320,"3",0,1,1,"FREAD$(1,6) IS: "+Z$
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, OPEN, READ, EOF, LOF(), SEEK

53.FOR…NEXT LOOP
Description
Loop is used to execute one or more lines of program repetitively. Before anything,
a value should be assigned the loop counter to specify the execution times. Nested
loop is allowed (up to 39 nested loops) in this printer. Jumping out in the middle of
the FOR…NEXT loop is prohibited because it is not a good programming skill .
Syntax
For variable = start TO end STEP increment
statement; start < end
NEXT
variable The variable name is up to 8 characters
start Can be integer or floating point numbers
end Can be integer of floating point numbers
increment nteger or floating point, positive or negative.
Example
DOWNLOAD "LOOP.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.08,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 4
DIRECTION 1
CLS
TEXT 100,10+30*(I-1),"3",0,1,1,STR$(I)
NEXT
TEXT 200,10+((I-1)/10)*3,"3",0,1,1,STR$(I)
NEXT
FOR I=110 TO 10 STEP -10
TEXT 300,10+(ABS(I-110))*3,"3",0,1,1,STR$(I)
NEXT
FOR I=1 TO 5 STEP 0.5
IF I-INT(I)=0 THEN Y=10+60*(I-1) ELSE Y=Y+30
TEXT 400,Y,"3",0,1,1,STR$(I)
NEXT
PRINT 1
EOP
LOOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP

54.IF…THEN…ELSE…ENDIF LOOP
Description
Use IF…THEN block to execute one or more statements conditionally.
You can use either a single-line syntax or multiple-line “block” syntax:
Syntax
IF condition THEN statement
Notice that the single-line form of IF …THEN does not use an ENDIF
statement.
Or
IF condition THEN
Statements
ENDIF
Or
IF condition THEN
Statements
ELSE
Statements
ENDIF
Or
IF condition 1 THEN
Statement block 1
ELSEIF condition 2 THEN
Statement block 2
．．．
ELSEIF condition n THEN
Statement block n
ENDIF
The syntax of IF…THEN…ELSE requires that the command be typed in

one single line in less than 255 characters.
condition Available relational operator: <, >, =, <=, >=
statement Only one statement is available in
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.12,0
SPEED 4
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 1
REFERENCE 0,0
OFFSET 0.00

SET PEEL OFF
CLS
A=0
B=0
C=0
D=0
E=0
F=0
G=0
H=0
J=0
K=0
L=0
FOR I=1 TO 100
IF I-INT(I/1)*1=0 THEN A=A+I
IF I-INT(I/2)*2=1 THEN B=B+I ELSE C=C+I
IF I-INT(I/3)*3=0 THEN
D=D+I
ENDIF
E=E+I
ELSE
F=F+I
ENDIF
G=G+I
ELSEIF I-INT(I/17)*17=0 THEN
H=H+I
J=J+I
K=K+I
ELSE
L=L+I
ENDIF
NEXT
TEXT 100,110,"3",0,1,1,"(1) 1+2+3+...+100="+STR$(A)
TEXT 100,160,"3",0,1,1,"(2) 1+3+5+...+99="+STR$(B)
TEXT 100,210,"3",0,1,1,"(3) 2+4+6+...+100="+STR$(C)
TEXT 100,260,"3",0,1,1,"(4) 3+6+9+...+99="+STR$(D)
TEXT 100,310,"3",0,1,1,"(5) 5+10+15+...+100="+STR$(E)
TEXT 100,360,"3",0,1,1," (1)-(5)="+STR$(F)
TEXT 100,410,"3",0,1,1,"(6) 7+14+21+...+98="+STR$(G)
TEXT 100,460,"3",0,1,1,"(7) 17+34+51+...+85="+STR$(H)
TEXT 100,510,"3",0,1,1,"(8) 27+54+...+81="+STR$(J)
TEXT 100,560,"3",0,1,1,"(9) 37+74="+STR$(K)
TEXT 100,610,"3",0,1,1," (1)-(6)-(7)-(8)-(9)="+STR$(L)
PRINT 1,1
EOP
DOWNLOAD “IFTHEN.BAS”

SIZE 3,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
A=50
B=5
C$=""
D$=""
:L1
IF A>100 THEN GOTO L1 ELSE A=A+10
C$=STR$(A)+" IS SMALLER THAN 100"
TEXT 100,10,"4",0,1,1,C$
PRINT 1
END
:L2
A=A+B
D$=STR$(A)+" IS LARGER THAN 100"
TEXT 100,100,"4",0,1,1,D$
PRINT 1
GOTO L1
EOP
Note：
If the result of the expression is nonzero, the statement following
THEN will be executed. If the result of the expression is zero, and the
statement following the ELSE present, it will be executed. Otherwise
the next line of statement is executed.
If there are block of statements in IF…THEN …ELSE, ENDIF must be
used at the end of the IF…THEN …ELSE statement.
Limitations:
The total numbers of nested IF …THEN …ELSE statement in a
program can not exceed than 40.
The total numbers of nested IF …THEN …ELSE, FOR…NEXT, GOSUB
RETURN in a program can not exceed than 40 loops.
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP

55.GOSUB…RETURN
Description
Branch to and return from a subroutine. Branch to the specified label and
execute subroutines until “RETURN” is reached and then go back to the
statement following the GOSUB statement.
Syntax
GOSUB LABEL
statement
END
:LABEL
statement
RETURN
LABEL Beginning of the subroutine. The maximum
length of the label is 8 characters.
Example
DOWNLOAD "GOSUB1.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 4
DIRECTION 0
CLS
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,"GOSUB & RETURN COMMAND TEST"
GOSUB DR_BOX
PRINT 1
END
:DR_BOX
BOX 80+I,80+I,80+300-I,80+300-I,5
NEXT
RETURN
EOP
GOSUB1
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, GOTO

56.GOTO
Description
This command is used to branch to a specified label. The label cannot
exceed 8 characters in length.
Syntax
GOTO LABEL
:LABEL
None N/A
Example
DOWNLOAD "GOTO1.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.08,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 4
DIRECTION 1
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
A=0
TOTAL=0
:START
IF A<100 THEN
GOTO SUM
ELSE
GOTO PRTOUT
ENDIF
:SUM
A=A+1
TOTAL=TOTAL+A
GOTO START
:PRTOUT
B$="THE SUMMATION OF 1..100 IS "+STR$(TOTAL)
TEXT 10,100,"3",0,1,1,B$
PRINT 1
END
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, GOSUB…RETURN

57.REM
Description
Comment. Prefix is “REM” that will be ignored by the printer.
Syntax
REM
Example
REM ********************************
REM This is a demonstration program*
REM ********************************
DOWNLOAD "REMARK.BAS"
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.08,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 4
DIRECTION 1
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
TEXT 50,50,"3",0,1,1,"REMARK DEMO PROGRAM"
REM TEXT 50,100,"3",0,1,1,"REMARK DEMO PROGRAM"
PRINT 1,1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END

58.INT( )
Description
This function is used to truncate a floating point number.
Syntax
INT (n)
n n can be positive or negative integer, floating
point number or mathematical expression.
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3,2
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF

CLS
REM **** To round up or down****
INPUT "Number:",Num
N=INT(Num+0.5)
IF N>Num THEN
TEXT 50,100,"3",0,1,1,"To round up= "+STR$(N)
ELSE
TEXT 50,100,"3",0,1,1,"To round down= "+STR$(N)
ENDIF
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, ABS(), ASC(), STR$()

59.LEFT$( )
Description
This function returns the specified number of characters down from the initial
character of a string.
Syntax
LEFT$ (X$, n)
X$ The string to be processed
n The number of characters to be returned
Example
DOWNLOAD "STR1.BAS"
SIZE 3.00,3.00
GAP 0.08,0.00
SPEED 4.0
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
CLS
A$="BARCODE PRINTER DEMO PRINTING"
C$=LEFT$(A$,10)
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,A$
TEXT 10,100,"3",0,1,1,"10 LEFT 10 CHARS: "+C$
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, RIGHT$(), MID$(), LEN(), STR$()

60.LEN( )
Description
This function returns the length of a string.
Syntax
LEN (string)
string The string whose length is to be measured.
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3.00,3.00
GAP 0.08,0.00
SPEED 4.0
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
CLS
A$="TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD"
B=LEN(A$)
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,A$
TEXT 10,50,"3",0,1,1,"STRING LENGTH="+STR$(B)
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, LEFT$(), LEN(), RIGHT$(), MID$(), STR$(),
VAL()

61. MID$( )
Description
This function is used to get the specified number of characters down from
the mth character of a string.
Syntax
MID$(string, m, n)
string The string to be processed.
m The beginning of mth characters in the string.
1 <= m <= string length
n The number of characters to return.
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3.00,3.00
GAP 0.08,0.00
SPEED 4.0
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
CLS
E$=MID$(A$,11,10)
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,A$
TEXT 10,200,"3",0,1,1,"10 MIDDLE CHARS: "+E$
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, LEFT$(), LEN(), RIGHT$(), STR$(), VAL()

62.RIGHT$( )
Description
This function returns the specified number of characters up from the end of
a string.
Syntax
RIGHT$ (X$, n)
X$ The string to be processed
n The number of characters to be returned from the
right side (end) of the string
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3.00,3.00
GAP 0.08,0.00
SPEED 4.0
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
CLS
D$=RIGHT$(A$,10)
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,A$
TEXT 10,150,"3",0,1,1,"10 RIGHT CHARS: "+D$
PRINT 1
EOP
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, LEFT$(), LEN(), MID$(), STR$(), VAL()

63.STR$( )
Description
This function converts a specified value or expression into corresponding
string of characters.
Syntax
STR$ (n)
n An integer, floating point number or mathematical
expression
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3.00,3.00
GAP 0,0.00
SPEED 4.0
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
CLS
F=100
G=500
H$=STR$(F+G)
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,A$
TEXT 10,60,"3",0,1,1,"F="+STR$(F)
TEXT 10,110,"3",0,1,1,"G="+STR$(G)
TEXT 10,160,"3",0,1,1,"F+G="+H$
PRINT 1
EOP
DEMO
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, LEFT$(), LEN(), RIGHT$(), MID$(), VAL()

64.VAL( )
Description
This function is used to convert numeric character into corresponding
integer or floating point number.
Syntax
VAL (“numeric character”)
numeric character “0~9”, “.”
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3.00,3.00
GAP 0.00,0.00
SPEED 4.0
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
CLS
F$="100"
G$="500"
H=VAL(F$)+VAL(G$)
I$=STR$(H)
TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,A$
TEXT 10,60,"3",0,1,1,"F="+F$
TEXT 10,110,"3",0,1,1,"G="+G$
TEXT 10,160,"3",0,1,1,"F+G="+I$
PRINT 1
EOP
DEMO
See Also
DOWNLOAD, EOP, END, LEFT$(), LEN(), RIGHT$(), MID$(), STR$()

65.BEEP
Description
This command is used to issue a beep sound on portable keyboard.
Syntax
BEEP
None N/A
Example
SIZE 3,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 6
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
CLS
BEEP
INPUT “Text1 =”,TEXT1$
TEXT 100,100,”3”,0,1,1,TEXT1$
PRINT 1
EOP

Device Reconfiguration Commands
66. SET COUNTER
Description
Counter can be a real counter or a variable.
This setting sets the counter number in program and their increments.
There are three different kind of counters: digit (0~9~0), lower case letter
(a~z~a) and upper case letter (A~Z~A).
Syntax
SET COUNTER @n step
@n = “Expression”
@n n: counter number. There are 51 counters available
(@0~@50) in the printer.
step The increment of the counter, can be positive or
negative.
-999999999<= step <=999999999
If the counter is used as a fixed variable, please set
the increment to 0.
Expression Initial string. String length is 101 bytes
Example
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 6
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET COUNTER @1 1
@1="00001"
SET COUNTER @2 5
@2="AB000001"
CLS
TEXT 50,50,"3",0,1,1,@1
BARCODE 50,100,"39",48,1,0,2,4,@2
PRINT 2,1
See Also
PRINT, TEXT, BARCODE

67. SET KEY1, SET KEY2
Description
This setting is used to enable/disable the KEY1/KEY2 function. The default
function of KEY1 is “FEED” key, KEY2 is “PAUSE” key .Before setting KEY1
/KEY2 function otherwise, please disable KEY1/KEY2 first. The setting will remain
resident in the printer even when the printer is power off.
Syntax
SET KEY1 ON/OFF
SET KEY2 ON/OFF
ON Enable KEY1 as FEED function
Enable KEY2 as PAUSE function
OFF Disable KEY1 as FEED function
Disable KEY2 as PAUSE function
Note: The setting will remain in the printer even if the printer is power
off.
Example
SIZE 3,1
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET KEY1 OFF

SET KEY2 OFF
KEY1=0
KEY2=0
CLS
:START
IF KEY1=1 THEN
CLS
TEXT 100,10,”3”,0,1,1,”KEY1 (FEED key) is pressed!!”
PRINT 1,1
ELSEIF KEY2=1 THEN
CLS
TEXT 100,10,”3”,0,1,1,”KEY2 (PAUSE key) is pressed!!”
TEXT 100,60,”3”,0,1,1,”End of test”
PRINT 1,1

SET KEY1 ON
SET KEY2 ON
END
ENDIF
GOTO START
EOP
DEMO
See Also
OFFEST, PRINT
68. SET PEEL
Description
This setting is used to enable/disable the self-peeling function.
The default setting for this function is off. When this function is set on, the
printer stops after each label printing, and does not print the next label until
the peeled label is taken away.
This setting will be saved in printer memory when turning off the power.
Syntax
SET PEEL ON/OFF
ON Enable the self-peeling function
OFF Disable the self-peeing function
Example
REM ***SELF-PEELING FUNCTION ON***
SIZE 3,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 6
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL ON
CLS
TEXT 50,100,"3",0,1,1,"SELF-PEELING FUNCTION TEST"
PRINT 5
See Also
OFFEST, PRINT

69. SET TEAR & SET STRIPPER
Description
This command is used to enable/disable feeding label to gap/black mark
position for tearing off.
This setting will be saved in printer memory when turning off the power.
Syntax
SET TEAR ON/OFF
ON The label gap will stop at the tear off position after print.
OFF The label gap will NOT stop at the tear off position after
print. The beginning of label will be aligned to print head.
Example
REM ***TEAR FUNCTION ON***
SIZE 3,3
GAP 0.08,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 4
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
SET TEAR ON
CLS
TEXT 50,100,"3",0,1,1,"TEAR FUNCTION TEST"
PRINT 1
See Also
SET PEEL
70. SET HEAD
Description
This setting is used to enable/disable head open sensor. If head open
sensor is closed then when printer head is opened there isn’t any message
returned. This setting will be saved in printer memory.
Syntax
SET HEAD ON /OFF

ON Turn on the “HEAD OPEN” sensor
OFF Turn off the “HEAD OPEN” sensor
Example
SET HEAD ON
SET HEAD OFF
71. SET COM1
Description
This setting defines communication parameters for printer serial port.
Syntax
SET COM1 baud, parity, data, stop
baud Baud rate, available baud rates are as listed :
24: 2400 bps
48: 4800 bps
96: 9600 bps
19: 19200 bps
Parity Parity check

N: None parity check
E: Even parity check
O: Odd parity check
data Data bit

8: 8 bits data
7: 7 bits data
stop Stop bit

1: 1 stop bit
2: 2 stop bits
Example
The parallel port is used to setup the printer serial port in this example by MS-
DOS mode. C:\>COPY CON LPT1<ENTER>
SET COM1 19,N,8,1<ENTER>
<CTRL><Z><ENTER>
C:\>

PC keyboard <Z> key.
72. SET PRINTKEY
Description
This command will print one label and feed label gap to tear bar position for
tearing away. Press FEED button to print the next label or batch of labels. If
label content includes serial text or barcode, it will change the serial number
accordingly. This setting will be saved in printer memory.
Syntax
SET PRINTEKY OFF/ON/AUTO/<num>
OFF Disable this function
ON Enable this function
AUTO Enable this function
<num> Numbers of labels will be printed if FEED button is pressed.
Example
Execute:
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 0.12,0
SET PRINTKEY ON
SET COUNTER @0 1
@0="0001"
CLS
TEXT 10,10,"5",0,1,1,@0
PRINT 1

Execute:
Syntax Receive “PRINT m” Print Out

SET PRINTKEY ON or 1.) PRINT 2 Label 1~2
SET PRINTKEY AUTO 2.) Press FEED key Label 3~4
Syntax Receive “PRINT m,n” Print Out

SET PRINTKEY ON or 1.) PRINT 1,2 Label 1, Label 1
SET PRINTKEY AUTO 2.) Press FEED key Label 2, Label 2
Syntax Receive “PRINT -1,n” Print Out

SET PRINTKEY ON or 1.) PRINT -1,2 Label 1, Label 1
SET PRINTKEY AUTO 2.) Press FEED key Label 1, Label 1
Syntax Receive “PRINT m” Print Out

1.) PRINT 2 Label 1~2
SET PRINTKEY 5
2.) Press FEED key Label 3~7
Syntax Receive “PRINT m,n” Print Out

1.) PRINT 1,2 Label 1, Label 1
SET PRINTKEY 5
2.) Press FEED key Label 2~6
Syntax Receive “PRINT -1,n” Print Out

1.) PRINT -1,2 Label 1, Label 1
SET PRINTKEY 5
2.) Press FEED key Label 1, Label 1

73.SET REPRINT
Description
This command will disable/enable reprint the label when the “no paper” or
“no ribbon” or “carriage open” error is occurred.
Syntax
SET REPRINT OFF/ON
OFF Disable this function
ON Enable this function
Example
SET REPRINT ON
74.PEEL
Description
This command is used to obtain status of the peel-off sensor. Its attribute is
read only.
Syntax
PEEL
0 Paper is not on top of peel sensor
1 Paper is on top of peel sensor
Example
DOWNLOAD “DEMO19.BAS”
SIZE 4,4
GAP 0,0
DENSITY 8
SPEED 3
DIRECTION 0
REFERENCE 0,0
SET PEEL OFF
SET LED1 OFF
CLS
IF PEEL=1 THEN LED1=1
EOP
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75.KEY1, KEY2
Description
This command is used to read the status of KEY1 ,KEY2 .
Syntax
KEYm=n
Key Return Value

KEY1 (FEED) 0: released
1: pressed
KEY2 (PAUSE) 0: released
1: pressed
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3,1
GAP 0,0
SPEED 4
DENSITY 8
DIRECTION 1
REFERENCE 0,0
SET KEY1 OFF
:START
IF KEY1=1 THEN
CLS
TEXT 100,10,"3",0,1,1,"KEY FUNCTION TEST"
PRINT 1,1
GOTO START
EOP
DEMO
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Printer Global Variables
76.@LABEL
Description
This variable is used to count how many pieces of labels have been printed.
It can’t be initialized if the printer is reset. It will be memorized if the printer
power is turned off.
Syntax
Write attribute: @LABEL=n or @LABEL=”n”
Read attribute: A=LABEL or A$=STR$(LABEL)
n Number of labels printed. 0<=n<=999999999
Example
DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS"
SIZE 3,2.5
GAP 2 mm,0
SPEED 6
DENSITY 12
CLS
TEXT 10,50,"3",0,1,1,@LABEL
TEXT 10,100,"3",0,1,1,"@LABEL="+STR$(LABEL)
TEXT 10,150,"3",0,1,1,"*****Statement 1*****"
IF LABEL>1000 THEN
TEXT 10,200,"3",0,1,1,"LABEL>1000"
ELSE
TEXT 10,200,"3",0,1,1,"LABEL<1000"
ENDIF
TEXT 10,250,"3",0,1,1,"*****Statement 1*****"
A=LABEL
IF A>1000 THEN
TEXT 10,300,"3",0,1,1,"A>1000"
ELSE
TEXT 10,300,"3",0,1,1,"A<1000"
ENDIF
TEXT 10,350,"3",0,1,1,"*****Statement 3*****"
A$=STR$(LABEL)
IF VAL(A$)>1000 THEN
TEXT 10,400,"3",0,1,1,"VAL(A$)>1000"
ELSE
TEXT 10,400,"3",0,1,1,"VAL(A$)<1000"
ENDIF
PRINT 1,1
EOP
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THE BARCODE PRINTER SERIES

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[expression list] Items inside square brackets are optional, expression

<ESC> ESCAPE (ASCII 27), control code of status

~ (ASCII 126), control code of status polling

Space (ASCII 32) characters will be ignored in the

“ (ASCII 34), beginning and ending of expression

CR,LF (ASCII 13),(ASCII 10) is placed at the

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CAUTION: Impropriety offset value may cause paper jam.

(2) Metric system (mm)

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Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots

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Windows code page

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Note: This command must be placed after SIZE command.

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If m=-1, printer will print the last label content for n

n Specifies how many copies should be printed for

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Y EAN128 Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C automatically

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DOWNLOAD, BITMAP, PUTPCX

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Status Polling Commands (RS-232)

Hex Receive Printer Status

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