A794 Owner’s Guide Chapter 6: Programming Information
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Printer Function Commands
The printer function commands control the following basic printer functions and are
described in order of their hexadecimal codes:
♦ Printing
♦ Feeding the paper
♦ Resetting the printer
♦ Cutting the paper
♦ Opening the cash drawers
♦ Defining the print area
Clear Printer
Clears the print line buffer without printing and sets the printer to the following
condition:
♦ Double-Wide command (12) is canceled
♦ Line Spacing, Pitch, and User-Defined Character Sets are maintained at current
selections (RAM is not affected)
♦ Single-Wide, Single-High, Non-Rotated, and Left-Aligned characters are set
♦ Printer is restarted and error status is cleared in a fault condition
♦ Printing position is set to column one
♦ Knife is homed
ASCII DLE
Hexadecimal 10
Decimal 16
Exceptions
In printers with the Parallel interface, this command also returns paper exhaust to the
paper status line if an alternate status has been requested.
Perform Full Knife Cut
Cuts the receipt. Use either Hex 19 or Hex 1B 69.
There are two codes for this command. Both codes perform the same function.
ASCII EM ESC i
Hexadecimal 19 1B 69
Decimal 25 27 105
Exceptions
The full cut is replaced by a partial cut in the Axiohm A793 emulation.
