function declares the start of saving pc interface commands.

    (places the printer in the mode where pc interface commands are written on the flash

    memory card.)

    format [esc] xo; aa, b [lf] [nul]

    term aa: identification number (save no.) used for saving or calling

    01 to 99

    b: status response at save time

    0: no status response

    1: status response

    (1) up to 99 kinds of pc interface commands can be stored. the maximum number of pc interface commands varies according to the pc interface command capacity to be stored because of the limited memory capacity. the storable command capacity per saving operation is maximum 65533 bytes.

    (2) when using a new flash memory card, the format command ([esc] j1) must be transmitted. the remaining memory after formatting is the pc save area (255 kbytes). however, when the 4-mbyte flash memory card is used, the remaining memory is 895 kbytes.

    (3) the already stored save number can be stored again when the save start command ([esc] xo) is sent after declaring the termination of saving. however, the memory is consumed every storing again. the memory can be used efficiently by sending the format command ([esc] j1) before storing.

    (4) after sending the save start command ([esc] xo), any command other than the following will be saved into the flash memory without being analyzed.

    · save start command ([esc] xo)

    · save terminate command ([esc] xp)

    · saved data call command ([esc] xq)

    · bit map writable character store command ([esc] xd)

    · reset command ([esc] wr)

    · status request command ([esc] ws)

    · format command ([esc] j1)

    (5) no error check is made for the commands at save time.

    refer to · save terminate command ([esc] xp)

    · format command ([esc] j1)

    examples 10 print #1, esc$; ”j1; b”; lf$; nul$;

    20 print #1, esc$; ”xo; 01, 0”; lf$; nul$;

    30 print #1, esc$; ”d0508, 0760, 0468”; lf$; nul$;

    40 print #1, esc$; ”t20c51”; lf$; nul$;

    50 print #1, esc$; ”c”; lf$; nul$;

    60 print #1, esc$; ”pc001; 0200, 0125, 1, 1, a, 00, b”; lf$; nul$;

    70 print #1, esc$; ”pc002; 0650, 0550, 2, 2, g, 33, b, +0000000001”; lf$; nul$;

    80 print #1, esc$; ”xp”; lf$; nul$;