SATO DR308e Service Manual

SBPL PROGRAMMING REFERENCEFor printer model: GL408e / GL412ewww.satoamerica.comRead this Programming Guide before and duri

Unit 1: IntroductionSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 1-2ABOUT THIS MANUALThis manual is laid out consistent with the product discussed an

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-62LINE FEEDFUNCTIONTo print multiple lines of the same character size with

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-63USER DOWNLOADFUNCTIONAllows the user to define custom Protocol Command c

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-64 LANGUAGEFUNCTIONSpecifies the display language for the LCD.FORMAT<ES

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-65 ZERO SLASHFUNCTIONTo allow printing of numeric zeroes with a slash.FORM

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-66 ONLINE FEEDFUNCTIONEnables label feeding when in the online mode.FORMAT

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-67PRINT LENGTH, EXPANSIONFUNCTIONTo increase the maximum print length (in

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-68GRAPHIC COMMANDSGRAPHICS, CUSTOMFUNCTIONTo create and print custom graph

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-69GRAPHICS, BMP FILEFUNCTIONTo allow the creation and printing of graphic

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-70GRAPHICS, PCX FILEFUNCTIONTo allow the creation and printing of graphic

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-71COPY IMAGE AREAFUNCTIONTo copy an image from one location to another on

Unit 1: IntroductionSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 1-3PRINT AREA CALCULATIONMany print applications may not require labels that fill th

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SATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-1OPTIONALCOMMAND CODES• Calendar Commands• Memory Card Commands

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-2CALENDAR COMMANDSCALENDAR PRINTINGFUNCTIONPrints the date and/or time fie

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-3CALENDAR INCREMENTFUNCTIONPrints the date and/or time field from the prin

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-4CALENDAR CONFIGURATIONFUNCTIONTo set the time and date of the printer’s i

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-5MEMORY CARD COMMANDSCARD SLOT FOR USEFUNCTIONSpecifies the card slot for

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-6CARD FORMATFUNCTIONSpecifies the format (initialization) of memory card.F

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-7MEMORY CARTRIDGE FORMATFUNCTIONTo format the memory cartridge.FORMAT<E

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-8MEMORY CARD CLEARFUNCTIONClears the entire contents in the optional memor

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-9PRINT MEMORY CARD STATUSFUNCTIONPrints the status of memory card.FORMAT&l

Unit 1: IntroductionSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 1-4Lastly, one must calculate the horizontal distance to offset printing to accommod

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-10TRUE TYPE FONT, RECALLFUNCTIONSpecifies to invoke True Type Font.FORMAT&

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-11TRUE TYPE FONT, STOREFUNCTIONSpecifies the storageTrue Type Font.FORMATB

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-12FORMAT/FIELD, RECALLFUNCTIONTo recall a field from a stored format and p

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-13FORMAT/FIELD, STOREFUNCTIONTo store a format field description in the me

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-14FORM OVERLAY, RECALLFUNCTIONTo recall the label image from stored in the

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-15FORM OVERLAY, STOREFUNCTIONTo store fixed print contents to the memory c

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-16Example A: Normal Operation<ESC>A<ESC>V100<ESC>H100<

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-17BMP FILE, RECALLFUNCTIONTo recall a previously stored BMP file stored in

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-18BMP FILE, STOREFUNCTIONTo store for printing a graphic file in a BMP for

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-19PCX FILE, RECALLFUNCTIONTo recall for printing a graphic file previously

SATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 2-1PROGRAMMINGCONCEPTS• Programming Language• Selecting Protocol Codes• Using Basic• Print Position Comman

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-20PCX FILE, STOREFUNCTIONTo store for later printing a PCX graphic file in

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-21CUSTOM GRAPHICS, RECALLFUNCTIONUse the Recall command any time you want

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-22CUSTOM GRAPHICS, STOREFUNCTIONTo provide similar functionality to the &l

Unit 5: Optional Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 5-23CHARACTER, CUSTOM DESIGNEDFUNCTIONTo allow for the creation, storage, an

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SATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 6-1BI-DIRECTIONALCOMMUNICATIONS• Introduction• Enquire & Response

Unit 6: Bi-Directional CommunicationsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 6-2INTRODUCTIONBi-Directional communications is a two-way communicat

Unit 6: Bi-Directional CommunicationsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 6-3ENQUIRE & RESPONSEENQUIRE (SOH + ENQ)Upon receipt of an ENQ co

Unit 6: Bi-Directional CommunicationsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 6-4PRINT START (SOH + DC1)This command enables the printer to exit t

Unit 6: Bi-Directional CommunicationsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 6-5COUNTER STATUS (SOH + ME)Receipt of SOH followed by ME causes the

Unit 2: Programming ConceptsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 2-2PROGRAMMING LANGUAGEA programming language for a printer is a familiar con

Unit 6: Bi-Directional CommunicationsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 6-6ITEM NUMBER CHECKThe printer checks the item number of received p

Unit 6: Bi-Directional CommunicationsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 6-7DESIGNATION OF SWITCHING STATUS 5 RETURN (ESC + PL)This command sw

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SATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-1APPENDIX• Custom Characters/Graphics• Custom Protocol Codes• Reference Tables

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-2CUSTOM CHARACTERS/GRAPHICSCUSTOM DESIGNED CHARACTER EXAMPLEThe following example is pr

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-34. To store the custom designed character in memory using a hexadecimal data stream:<

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-4<ESC>A <ESC>L505<ESC>H0150<ESC>V100<ESC>K1B903F <ESC&

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-54. Using the hexadecimal data, send the following code to print the graphic image as de

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-6CLS OPEN .COM2:9600,N,8,1,CS,DS. FOR OUTPUT AS #1E$ = CHR$(27) PRINT #1,CHR$(2); E$; .

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-7The printer output for both the hexadecimal and binary format example is:PCX GRAPHICS E

Unit 2: Programming ConceptsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 2-3SELECTING PROTOCOL CODESProtocol codes are the special control characters t

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Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-9CUSTOM PROTOCOL CODESThis chapter contains information on creating custom Protocol Comm

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-10REFERENCE TABLESTABLE 1: VALID COMMANDS (<ESC>L)Font<UB> <XS> <X

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-11TABLE 7: VALID COMMANDS (<ESC>&)Print Position <V> <H>Font<XU

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-12TABLE 12: CHARACTER FONT SET (<ESC>XU)W5 X H9 CHARACTER SIZE, 12 DOTS/MM HEAD D

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-13TABLE 14: CHARACTER FONT SET (<ESC>XM)W24 X H24 CHARACTER SIZE, 12 DOTS/MM HEAD

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-14TABLE 16: CHARACTER FONT SET (<ESC>XL)W48 X H48 CHARACTER SIZE, 12 DOTS/MM HEAD

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-15TABLE 18: CHARACTER FONT SET (<ESC>OA)W24 X H24 CHARACTER SIZE, 12 DOTS/MM HEAD

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-16 TABLE 20: VALID COMMANDS (<ESC>RD)Print Position <V> <H>Modifica

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-17TABLE 24: BARCODE TYPE (<ESC>BD)A BARCODE DESCRIPTION RATIO0 NW-7 (Codabar)Set p

Unit 2: Programming ConceptsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 2-4USING BASICIt may be useful to test your printer using a BASIC program on

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-18 TABLE 26: CODE128 DATA VALUES (<ESC>BG)VALUE SUBSET A SUBSET B SUBSET C VALUE

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-1982 DC2 >2 r >2 82 99 Subset C >C Subset C >C 9983 DC3 >3 s >3 83 10

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-20 h Print Darkness Level 00H Darkness 001H Darkness 102H Darkness 203H Dar

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-21 TABLE 29: PARAMETERS (<ESC>PC)# ITEM # ITEM DESCRIPTIONb 1 Not used. 0 Fixedc

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-22z 26 Buzzer sound setting(Initial value : 0)0 Yes1 NoTABLE 30: PARAMETERS (<ES

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-23System<ESC>CS Print Speed<ESC>#E Print Darkness<ESC>~ Cut, Job<ES

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-24<ESC>CC Card Slot for Use <ESC>EX Print Length Expansion<ESC>BJS Pr

Unit 7: AppendixSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 7-25 2No Error. 030Ribbon Near End. 131Buffer Near Full. 232Ribbon Near End & Buffer N

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Unit 2: Programming ConceptsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 2-5PRINTING WITH THE RS232C PORT5 REM CL612 Parallel Example Identifies the pr

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Unit 2: Programming ConceptsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 2-6PRINT POSITION COMMANDSThere are three methods using command codes to prop

Unit 2: Programming ConceptsSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 2-7The Command Code subsection contains a sample label output for each command

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SATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-1COMMAND QUICK REFERENCE• A through Z (all commands)

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-2COMMAND QUICK REFERENCEINSTRUCTION DESCRIPTIONA Start Code. Begins all p

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-3*a,bbb Clear Memory Card. Stores a label image in Expanded Memory.a = Me

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-4Babbcccd Bar Codes. Prints a 1:3 ratio barcode.a = 0: Codabar1: Code 3

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-5BF Bookland. Prints a Bookland barcode.a= Narrow bar width (01 to 12 dot

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-6BJTaabbccddeefffgg..g True Type Font, Recall. Recalls a previously store

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-7BQ QR Code. Prints QR CODE of 2D code.a = Error correction level1: 7% h

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-8BVa,b,c, ddddddddd,eee,f f f,gg..gMaxicode. Prints 2-D Maxicode symbols

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-9CLa CL/LF Deletion. Deletes the occurrence of CR/LF characters in the da

iTABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONAbout This Manual 1-2Print Area Calculation 1-3PROGRAMMING CONCEPTSProgramming Language 2-2Selecting Protocol Codes 2-3U

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-10$ Font, Vector. Specifies printing of the unique SATO vector font.a = A

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-11FC Print, Circles. Specifies the printing of circles.a = Radius (5 to 9

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-12FXaaabcccdddeee Data Matrix. Sequential Numbering. Prints sequential n

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-13GRccc Graphic, Recall. Recalls for printing the graphic image stored by

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-14LDa,b,c,d,e,f,g,i,jj User Download. Downloads a user defined set of Alt

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-15PS Proportional Font Spacing. Places the printer in the proportional ch

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-16/D Field, Recall. To recall a field previously stored in in the memory

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-17WB Font Type. Specifies the 18W x 30L dot matrix font (includes descend

Unit 3: Command Quick ReferenceSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 3-18XL Font Type. Specifies the 48W x 48H dot matrix font (includes descend

SATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-1STANDARD COMMAND CODES• Control Commands• Modification Commands• Print Position Commands• Font Commands

ii<ESC>FM Memory Cartridge Format 3-11<ESC>FP Memory Cartridge Printing 3-11<ESC>FT Printing, Triangles 3-11<ESC>FW Printing,

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-2CONTROL COMMANDSSTART/STOP LABELFUNCTIONFor all print jobs, the Start com

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-3PRINT QUANTITYFUNCTIONTo specify the total quantity of labels to print fo

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-4JOB ID, STOREFUNCTIONTo add an identification number to a job. The status

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-5JOB NAMEFUNCTIONThis command is to identify a particular job using a desc

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-6MODIFICATION COMMANDSCHARACTER, EXPANSIONFUNCTIONTo independently expand

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-7CHARACTER, PITCHFUNCTIONTo designate the amount of spacing (in dots) betw

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-8CHARACTER, FIXED SPACINGFUNCTIONTo reset proportional spacing and place t

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-9ROTATE, FIXED BASE REFERENCE POINTFUNCTIONTo rotate the print direction i

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-10SEQUENTIAL NUMBERINGFUNCTIONTo print sequential fields (text, bar codes)

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-11PRINT, CIRCLESFUNCTIONSpecifies the printing of circles.FORMAT<ESC>

iiiSTANDARD COMMAND CODESControl Commands 4-2<ESC>A Start Label 4-2<ESC>Z Stop Label 4-2<ESC>Q Print Quantity 4-3<ESC>ID Job I

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-12PRINT, TRIANGLESFUNCTIONSpecifies the printing of triangles.FORMAT<ES

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-13PRINT, LINES & BOXESFUNCTIONTo print horizontal lines, vertical line

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-14REVERSE IMAGEFUNCTIONTo reverse an image area from black to white and vi

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-15FORM OVERLAY, STOREFUNCTIONTo store a label image in the volatile form o

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-16FORM OVERLAY, RECALLFUNCTIONTo recall the label image from the form over

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-17REPLACE DATA (PARTIAL EDIT)FUNCTIONTo replace a specified area of the pr

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-18COPY IMAGE AREA (PARTIAL COPY)FUNCTIONTo copy an image from one location

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-19JOURNAL PRINTINGFUNCTIONTo print text in a line by line format on a labe

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-20RECALL AND PRINT OF FONT & LOGOFUNCTIONCalls and prints fonts and lo

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-21MIRROR IMAGEFUNCTIONTo allow mirror image printing of data, such as on t

iv<ESC>BV Maxi Code 4-43<ESC>BX Data Matrix Code 4-44<ESC>DC Data Matrix Code, Data 4-45<ESC>FX Data Matrix Code, Sequential N

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-22PRINT POSITION COMMANDSMEDIA SIZEFUNCTIONTo set the size of the media.FO

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-23PRINT POSITIONFUNCTIONThe Horizontal and Vertical commands specify the t

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-24FONT COMMANDSFONTS: S, M, U, OA, OB, XB, XL, XS, XM, XUFUNCTIONTo print

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-25SMOOTHING FONTS: WB, WL, XB, XLFUNCTIONTo print text images on a label.

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-26FONT, RASTERFUNCTIONTo print point size characters created using font de

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-27OUTPUT(4-20)NOTESThe “cccc” Horizontal Size and “dddd” Horizontal Size p

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-28FONT, VECTORFUNCTIONTo specify printing of the unique SATO vector font.

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-29BARCODE COMMANDSBAR CODESFUNCTIONTo print bar code images on a label.FOR

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-30EXAMPLENote: Carriage Returns and Line Feeds have been added to the comm

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-31OUPUTWithout Incrementing:<ESC>A<EXC>H0100<EXC>V0100&l

vBI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONSIntroduction 6-2General Configuration 6-2Serial Interface 6-2Receive Buffer 6-2Data Transmission 6-2Enquire & Respon

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-32BARCODE, HUMAN READABLE INFORMATION (HRI)FUNCTIONSpecifies the character

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-33EAN/UCC COMPOSITE SYMBOLFUNCTIONSpecifies the composite symbol of EAN/UC

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-34CODE 93FUNCTIONSpecifies CODE93 barcode.FORMAT<ESC>BCaabbbccn~na =

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-35BOOKLANDFUNCTIONSpecifies Bookland barcode.FORMAT<ESC>BFaabbn~na =

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-36CODE128FUNCTIONSpecifies CODE128 barcode.FORMAT<ESC>BGaabbbn~na =

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-37SSCCFUNCTIONSpecifies SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) barcode.FORM

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-38OUTPUTWithout incrementing:(4-26a)With incrementing:(4-26b)NOTESUCC128 c

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-39POSTNETFUNCTIONTo print Postnet bar codes.FORMAT<ESC>BPn...nn...n

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-40VARIABLE RATIO BARCODESFUNCTIONTo print a bar code with a ratio other th

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-41BARCODE EXPANSIONFUNCTIONThis command works together with the <ESC>

viTable 26: CODE128 Data Values (<ESC>BG) 7-18Table 27: Format ID List (<ESC>BX) 7-19Table 28: Parameters (<ESC>PG) 7-19Table 29: Pa

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-422D CODE COMMANDSPDF417FUNCTIONSpecifies PDF417 of 2D code.FORMAT<ESC&

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-43QR CODEFUNCTIONSpecifies QR Code of 2D code.FORMAT<ESC>BQ (Manual

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-44MAXI CODEFUNCTIONSpecifies Maxi code of 2D code.FORMAT<ESC>BVa, b,

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-45DATA MATRIX CODEFUNCTIONSpecifies Data Matrix Code of 2D code.FORMAT<

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-46DATA MATRIX CODE, DATAFUNCTIONSpecifies data for the data matrix code of

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-47DATA MATRIX CODE, SEQUENTIAL NUMBERFUNCTIONSpecifies sequential numberin

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-48SYSTEM COMMANDSPRINT SPEEDFUNCTIONTo specify a unique print speed throug

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-49PRINT DARKNESSFUNCTIONTo specify a new print darkness setting through so

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-50CUTTING OPERATIONFUNCTIONTo specify the movement of cutting.FORMAT<ES

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-51BASE REFERENCE POINTFUNCTIONTo establish a new base reference point for

Unit 1: IntroductionSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 1-1INTRODUCTION• About This Manual• Print Area Calculation

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-52 PRINT AREA, ENLARGEMENTFUNCTIONSpecifies the print area to be standard

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-53CUT, JOBFUNCTIONRegulates label cutting when using a cutter assembly wit

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-54CUT, LABELFUNCTIONRegulates label cutting when using a cutter assembly w

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-55CUT, LASTFUNCTIONRegulates label cutting when using a cutter assembly wi

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-56 CLEAR PRINT JOBS & MEMORYFUNCTIONTo clear individual memory or buff

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-57 OFFLINE/PAUSEFUNCTIONSpecifies when, and under what circumstances, the

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-58REPEAT LABELFUNCTIONTo print a duplicate of the last label printed.FORMA

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-59EEPROM SETUPFUNCTIONRegisters the operation of the printer in EEPROM.FOR

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-60SERIAL INTERFACE, CONFIGURATIONFUNCTIONSpecifies the programming configu

Unit 4: Standard Command CodesSATO GL4xxe SBPL Programming Reference Page 4-61SENSOR TYPEFUNCTIONTo select a label sensing method for a print job.FORM