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P-touch Template Manual

Model Name: PT-9800PCN/PT-9700PC

Version 1.03

Created by: Brother Industries, Ltd.

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Machine Model: PT-9800PCN/PT-9700PC

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Contents

Introduction 4 What is P-touch Template? 4 Using P-touch Template 5

P-touch Template limitations 14

Precautions 26

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Introduction

This material provides the necessary information for directly controlling the templates

transferred to PT-9800PCN/PT-9700PC.

We accept no responsibility for any problems caused by programs that you develop using the

information provided in this material, affecting software, data or hardware, including the

PT-9800PCN/PT-9700PC, and any problems resulting directly or indirectly from them. Use

this material only if you accept these terms.

This material shall not be reproduced, in part or in full, without prior approval. In addition, this

material shall not be used as evidence in a lawsuit or dispute in a way that is unfavorable

towards our company.

What is P-touch Template?

P-touch Template is a tool for transferring ASCII

text and binary data from a host device to a

template transferred to the printer. This

transferred data is inserted into text objects or bar

code objects in the template.

2. Design the template in P-touch Editor, and then transfer it to the printer.

This allows the user to develop a printing system that connects directly from the host

device. Compatible host devices are listed below.

1. Set up the printer from the computer according to configuration of the host device.

3. Transfer the data (text) from the host device, and then print it in the template.

Scale/measurement devices Medical devices Bar code readers

 Control devices in any system environment

Note:

*The host device should be equipped with a connector for a serial cable (RS-232C) or

USB-A cable in order to transfer the data.

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Using P-touch Template

1. Set up the printer.

With the P-touch Template Settings tool, specify the initial printer

settings according to the host system environment or the host

device that PT-9800PCN/PT-9700PC is connected to.

(Refer to “P-touch Template Settings tool” on page 7.)

The printer driver must first be installed via a USB connection.

2. Design the template.

With P-touch Editor, design the template to be

transferred.

(Refer to “P-touch Template limitations” on page 14.)

3. Transfer the template.

With P-touch Transfer Manager, transfer the

templates to the printer.

(Refer to the PT-9800PCN/PT-9700PC User’s Guide.)

4. Program using P-touch Template commands.

If any special commands are required to control the

printer, change the host program as described in

the P-touch Template Command Reference.

(Refer to the P-touch Template Command Reference.)

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5. Connect the printer to the host device, and print labels.

Connect the printer to the host device by using a serial

cable (RS-232C) or USB-A cable.

Transfer the data, such as ASCII text, from the host

device to templates on the machine, and print the labels.

*Refer to the sample code for details on using P-touch Template.

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① Command mode setting

② Template number setting

③ Delimiter setting

④ Print start trigger setting

⑤ Print start command text string setting

⑥ Print start data amount setting

P-touch Template Settings tool

⑦ Character code set setting

⑧ International character setting

⑨ Prefix character setting

⑩ Non-printed character setting

⑪ Line feed character setting

⑫ FNC1 replacement setting

⑬ Number of copies setting

⑭ Auto cut setting

⑮ Half cut setting

⑯ Special tape setting

⑰ Cut number setting

⑱ Chain printing setting

⑳ Communication settings

Applies settings for ① through ⑳ to the machine.

⑲ Mirror printing setting

Returns ① through ⑲ to their default settings.

Closes the tool.

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① Command mode setting

・ P-touch Template mode

To use P-touch Template, select the P-touch Template mode.

・ ESC/P mode

・ Raster mode

② Template number setting

Specify the template number selected as the default when the machine is turned on.

However, if any template has been set to not be transferred to the machine, the number of

that template cannot be specified.

③ Delimiter setting

A delimiter is the symbol used to indicate when to move to the next object in data that is

being sent. Between 1 and 20 characters can be specified.

④ Print start trigger setting

Select one of the following three options for the print start trigger.

・ Command Character

(Printing starts when the command character specified in ⑤ is received.)

・ Data Insertion into All the Objects

(Printing starts when the delimiter for the last object is received.)

・ Received Data Size

(Printing starts when the number of characters specified in ⑥ is received. However,

delimiters are not counted in the number of characters.)

⑤ Print start command text string setting

Specify 1 to 20 characters.

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⑥ Print start data amount setting

The amount of data that must be received before printing can begin can be set between 1

and 999.

⑦ Character code set setting

Select one of the following three character codes. For details on the character code tables,

refer to the character code tables in the P-touch Template Command Reference.

・ Windows 1252

・ Windows 1250

・ Brother standard

⑧ International character setting

Select one of the following as the character set of the country.

・ USA

・ France

・ Germany

・ UK

・ Denmark

・ Sweden

・ Italy

・ Spain

・ Japan

・ Norway

・ Denmark II

・ Spain II

・ Latin America

・ Korea

・ Legal

The following 12 codes are changed depending on the country selected from those

mentioned above.

23h 24h 40h 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh 5Eh 60h 7Bh 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh

For the characters that are switched, refer to the international character set table in the

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P-touch Template Command Reference.

⑨ Prefix character setting

Change the prefix character code. Specify as a one-character character code.

The prefix character is the code for the first character that identifies commands that can

be used in P-touch Template mode.

⑩ Non-printed character setting

The characters specified here are not printed when data is received. Specify 1 to 20

characters.

⑪ Line feed character setting

The line feed code is used when feeding data to indicate that the following data should

be moved to the next line in a text object. One of the following four line feed codes can

be selected, or 1 to 20 characters can be specified as the line feed code.

1. ^CR

2. \0D\0A

3. \0A

4. \0D

⑫ FNC1 replacement setting

This setting selects whether or not GS codes, which are included in bar code protocols

such as GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128), are replaced with FNC1 codes.

If the check box is selected, a received GS code is replaced with the FNC1 code. If the

check box is cleared, a received GS code is outputted as is.

⑬ Number of copies setting

Specify the number of copies. A number between 1 and 99 can be specified.

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⑭ Auto cut setting

If auto cutting is selected, the cut operation will be performed after the number of labels

specified in ⑰.

⑮ Half cut setting

Specifies half cutting. If the check box is selected, half cuts are made. If the check box is

cleared, half cuts are not made.

⑯ Special tape setting

Specifies the special tape (no cut) setting. If the check box is selected, the special tape

setting is enabled, and the auto cut and chain printing settings are disabled (same as

being turned off). If the check box is cleared, the special tape setting is disabled, and the

operations for the auto cut and chain printing settings are performed as specified.

⑰ Cut number setting

A number between 1 and 99 can be specified.

⑱ Chain printing setting

Specifies chain printing. If the check box is selected, chain printing is enabled, and the

tape is not fed or automatically cut after the last label is printed. If the check box is

cleared, chain printing is disabled, and the tape is fed and automatically cut after the last

label is printed.

⑲ Mirror printing setting

Specifies mirror printing. If the check box is selected, mirror printing is enabled. If the

check box is cleared, mirror printing is disabled.

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⑳ Communication settings

Settings can be specified for the following parameters for serial communication.

・ Baud Rate

115200bps, 57600bps, 38400bps, 31250bps,

28800bps, 19200bps, 14400bps, 9600bps,

4800bps, 2400bps, 1200bps, 600bps

・ Bit Length (bits)

8 bits, 7 bits

・ Parity

None, Odd, Even

・ Busy Control

DTR, XON/XOFF

Applies the four settings to the machine.

Closes the Communication Settings dialog box.

Returns the four parameters to their default settin

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Others

・ ini file

After the [Set] button (in the main dialog box or the Communications Settings dialog box) is

clicked, the settings are saved and the dialog box is closed.

(With PT-9800PCN)

(With PT-9700PC)

・ Entering text in text boxes ③, ⑤, ⑨ and ⑩

C:\Documents and Settings\<user_account_name>\Application Data\Brother\Printer

Settings\Pts202E.ini

C:\Documents and Settings\<user_account_name>\Application Data\Brother\Printer

Settings\Pts203C.ini

Characters that can be entered as text can be typed in, and control codes can be entered

as ASCII codes (00 to FF) with \ in front of them.

Example: PRINT: [PRINT]

TAB control code: [\09]

Return control code: [\0D]

\: [\\]

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P-touch Template limitations

■ Relating to text objects

・Fonts specified in P-touch Editor are converted to Helsinki, Letter Gothic or Brussels,

depending on the font shape, when the data is sent to the machine.

(The font is converted according to the following rules: fixed pitch: Letter Gothic; serif:

Brussels; san serif: Helsinki. Symbol fonts are converted to text objects if text input mode

has been entered, and fonts are divided into three categories, as described above. If the

text input mode has been exited, they are converted to image objects and the selected font

is not converted.)

・Character sizes specified in P-touch Editor are converted to the closest built-in character

size when the data is sent to the machine.

・Character sizes specified in P-touch Editor are all made the same size within an object.

・If “At Printing” is selected, a time stamp specified in P-touch Editor is not printed. If “At

Printing” is not selected, the time stamp is printed with the date and time that the data was

created in P-touch Editor.

・Depending on the language of the computer used for transferring, either the Western

European or the Eastern European character set is used for characters within text objects.

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“At Printing” setting

(To cancel the “At Printing” setting for a date/time in P-touch Editor, display the Date and

Time Properties dialog box for the Date and Time object, and then clear the “At Printing”

check box.)

・Horizontal alignment settings (“Justify” or “Equal Length”) specified in P-touch Editor are

changed to the left alignment setting.

・The setting for line spacing with a line feed specified with the P-touch can be set between

0 and 255 dots.

(A negative line spacing setting cannot be used in P-touch Editor. In addition, since there is

an upper limit (about 21 mm) for the line width with the machine, a line spacing setting

larger than this limit specified in P-touch Editor will not be applied on the machine.)

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Specifying the line spacing setting in P-touch Editor

・Character styles specified in P-touch Editor are all made the same style within an object.

・If the “Long Text” setting is selected under “Text Layout” in P-touch Editor, the vertical

alignment setting is normally set for top alignment.

・If "Long Text” is selected under “Text Layout” in P-touch Editor and continuous length tape

is used, the print length is increased to fit the text.

・If the “Fixed Frame Size (Wrap)” setting is selected under “Text Layout” in P-touch Editor,

the object size does not change, and the text size is reduced.

(“Fixed Frame Size (Wrap)” is a setting that was added for inserting long text. Since it is

possible that the text size may become extremely small if the wrapping feature is no longer

applied, we recommend that “Fixed Frame Size” be selected when die-cut labels are

specified in P-touch Editor or a fixed length is specified, or that “Automatic Length” be

selected when an automatic media length is specified.)

1. Shrink to Fit: The size of the text object is fixed, and the text size is changed depending on

the text length.

2. Clip Text: The size of the text object and the text size are fixed. If the text is too long, it is

not printed.

3. Long Text: The width of the text object and the text size are fixed. If the text is too long, a

line feed is automatically added, and the height of the text object is increased.

4. Automatic Length: The height of the text object and the text size are fixed. If the text is too

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long, the width of the text object is increased.

5. Free Size: The text size is fixed. If the text is too long, the width of the text object is

increased. If a line feed is added, the height of the text object is increased.

Specifying a Text Layout setting

Click the button circled in red to display a drop-down list, and then select the desired

option.

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Relationship between the P-touch Editor setting and the printer image

P-touch Editor setting Text Option (Text Layout)

Tex t Layout

DetailsOptions

Clip Text

Fixed Frame Size

Shrink to Fit Clip Text

Shrink to Fit check Fixed Frame Size (Wrap)

Wrap Te xt

check

Width Height

Frame Size

Fix If the text is too long, the overflow text is not printed. Fix

If the text is too

long, even with

the minimum

text size, the

overflow text is

printed outside

Printer image

Tex t Size

Fix

Auto The text is automatically maximized to fit the frame size.

Frame Size

Fix If the text is too long, the overflow text is not printed. Fix

If the text is too

long, even with

the minimum

text size, the

overflow text is

printed outside

Tex t Size

Fix

Auto The text is automatically maximized to fit the frame size.

Printed

image

(

See

)

below

(

See

)

below

Long Tex t

Automatic Length

the frame.

Fix

The overflow text is automatically sent to the new line.

Fix

the frame.

Even the overflow text is printed outside the frame.

Fix If the text is too

long, even with Even the overflow text is printed outside the frame.

Fix

the minimum

text size, the

overflow text is

printed outside

Free Size

Even the overflow text is printed outside the frame.

Fix

the frame.

Even the overflow

text is printed

outside the frame.

Printed image

1 2 3 4 5

Fix

Auto The text is automatically maximized to fit the frame size.

Fix

(

See

below

(

See

below

(

See

below

)

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Making a template in order to save time before starting to print

● Perform the following operation to convert permanent objects into images.

· In the [Text Properties] dialog, select the [Expanded] tab and check “Text Cannot

Be Edited”.

· When the [Expanded] tab is not seen in the [Text Properties] dialog, click [Tools] –

[Options] – [General], and check [Display Expanded Tabs of Object Properties] in

the [Others] box.

● Specify the Text Options (Text Layout) settings so that the text size is fixed.

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■ Relating to bar codes

● Bar codes

・When trying to transfer a template containing a bar code that is not compatible with the

machine, an error will occur while transferring and the template cannot be transferred to

the machine.

The following bar codes are compatible with the machine.

1D bar codes

CODE39, ITF (I-2/5), UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, CODE128, GS1-128

(UCC/EAN-128), RSS, CODABAR

2D bar codes

PDF417, QR Code, Micro QR Code, DataMatrix, MaxiCode, Micro PDF417

・If data containing characters incompatible with the protocol are fed into a bar code object,

that bar code object is not printed.

・The bar code size may differ from that in the print result with P-touch Editor.

Since CODE128 and GS1-128 (UCC/EAN128) can easily be printed slightly larger, we

recommend leaving larger margins when creating templates in P-touch Editor.

・If data fed into a bar code in a template created with P-touch Editor causes an extremely

long bar code, the bar code may not be fully printed.

・Do not insert line feeds immediately before or immediately after the bar code data.

Otherwise, it will be considered as part of the bar code data. In that case, the bar code will

be created containing the line feed code, or the bar code will not be printed since data

incompatible with the bar code protocol is entered.

・A delimiter or print start text string should be entered immediately after the bar code data.

● 1D bar codes ・A bar code wider than 22.5 cm will not be printed.

・A one-dimensional bar code taller than 27 mm is converted to 27 mm.

・The number of characters that can be entered for each bar code protocol is listed below.

CODE39: 1 to 50 characters (not including “*” on both sides)

ITF (I-2/5): 1 to 64 characters

EAN-8: 7 characters

EAN-13: 12 characters

UPC-A: 11 characters

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UPC-E: 6 characters

CODABAR: 3 to 64 characters (with “A”, “B”, “C” or “D” at the beginning and end)

CODE128: 1 to 64 characters

GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128): 1 to 64 characters

RSS-14: 3 to 15 characters (begins with “01”)

RSS Limited: 3 to 15 characters (begins with “01”; third digit is “0” or “1”)

RSS Expanded: 1 to 64 numbers or 1 to 40 letters*

* ISO646 characters can be printed.

<<numbers, letters, spaces, !, ”, %, &, ’, (, ), *, +, ,, -, ., /, :, ;, <, =, >, ? and _>>

When trying to transfer data exceeding the ranges described above, an error will occur

while transferring. If the data that is fed does not meet the minimum limit, the bar code is

not printed. If the data exceeds the maximum limit, only the data to the maximum limit is

applied. However, if the data exceeds 64 characters, the bar code is not printed.

・If a template is created in P-touch Editor with an extremely low bar code bar height, the

bars may not be printed.

● CODE39 ・When feeding data, the asterisks (*) at the beginning and end of the data are skipped.

● ITF (I-2/5) ・The bearer bar setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.

● QR Code ・The version setting for a QR Code specified in P-touch Editor is invalid. The version setting

must be turned off.

・The linkage setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.

・If the value specified with the QR Code version command is outside of the allowable range,

it is changed to AUTO. (MODEL1: 0 to 14, MODEL2: 0 to 40, Micro QR: 0 to 4)

● PDF417 ・Since the error correction levels for PDF417 specified in P-touch Editor are inconsistent

with those on the machine, the size of the bar code may change when it is printed with

P-touch Template.

・The width for PDF417 specified in P-touch Editor may change from “Minimum” to “Small”.

・The linkage setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.

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● DataMatrix ・The linkage setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid.

・Macro settings specified in P-touch Editor are invalid.

● MaxiCode ・The linkage setting specified in P-touch Editor is invalid. It is linked when too much data is

entered.

・When specifying the country code and service class with P-touch Editor, the number is

entered at the beginning if the maximum number of characters is not reached. However,

with the main unit, the number is entered at the end.

Example: “2” is specified. → P-touch Editor: “200”; Main unit: “002”

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■ Relating to images

・If a template containing overlapping images is transferred with P-touch Editor, all image

data will be overlapping. (P-touch Editor displays the image created last on top.)

■ Relating to databases

・When a database is transferred, it is named using the file name + sheet name (when

created in Excel).

The file name can contain up to 15 bytes of characters (15 one-byte characters or 7

two-byte characters).

・A maximum of 99 databases can be transferred. However, the transfer cannot be

completed if the amount of data being transferred exceeds 6,784 KB (for PT-9800PCN) or

2,048 KB (for PT-9700PC).

・If there is a line feed in a cell containing text to be replaced, only the string of characters

before the line feed will be replaced.

・The text to be replaced can contain up to 256 characters.

・A database can contain a maximum of 65,000 rows.

If a database containing more than 65,000 rows is transferred, all data after the 65,000th

row will be deleted.

・A database can contain a maximum of 100 columns.

If a database containing more than 100 columns is transferred, all data after the 100th

column will be deleted.

・If there is no database linked to the template being printed, or if the corresponding string of

characters to be replaced cannot be found, an error occurs.

・If columns linked to the template being printed are not in the database, the objects related

to those columns remain as they were when the template was transferred.

・Depending on the language of the computer used for transferring, either the Western

European or the Eastern European character set is used for characters within databases.

■ Relating to Numbering

・A single template can contain a maximum of 9 valid Numbering objects. Numbering will

not be performed for Numbering objects that exceed the maximum of 9.

・A single object contains a single Numbering field.

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・A Numbering field can contain a maximum of 15 digits. If the field contains more than 15

digits, Numbering will only be performed with the last 15 digits.

・Only Numbering fields will be saved in Numbering objects when printing is finished.

・If the number of characters that was fed in is less than the number of characters in the

Numbering object, it may not be printed correctly.

*Numbering objects refer to text objects or bar code objects that have the Numbering

function applied.

■ Others

・A maximum of 99 templates can be transferred. However, the transfer cannot be

completed if the amount of data being transferred exceeds 6,784 KB (for PT-9800PCN) or

2,048 KB (for PT-9700PC).

・A single template can contain a maximum of 50 objects. When trying to transfer more than

50 objects, an error will occur and the transfer cannot be completed.

・A single template can contain a total of 1,000 lines. If it exceeds this limit, an error will occur

during printing.

・The line feed codes (0D0A, 0D and 0A) in print data are read, then discarded. However,

when specified as special data, such as delimiters, print start text strings or line feed

commands, they are applied.

・The order of the objects is determined only by the last four-digit number of the object name.

Objects with no numbers in their names will be at the end of the order. If objects have the

same number, the order is determined in the following order: text, 1D bar codes, then 2D

bar codes. If the objects are of the same type, the object created first is first in the order.

We recommend that the numbers indicating the order be added at the end of the object

name.

(To specify the name of an object in P-touch Editor, display the properties of the text or bar

code object, and then specify the name in the “Object Name” box on the Expanded tab.)

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Specifying the object name

・When print data is fed, the command mode should be the P-touch Template mode.

・When a template is transferred to the machine, all values specified with dynamic

commands are initialized.

・This is not compatible with split labels.

・After printing from P-touch Editor, the command mode changes to raster mode. In order to

print a template, select the P-touch Template mode in the P-touch Template Settings tool or,

if the previous mode in the P-touch Template Settings tool was the P-touch Template mode,

turn the machine off, then on again to enter P-touch Template mode.

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Precautions

Static commands are valid only in raster mode.

Example: To dynamically change the template selection number to 10

1) Switch to raster mode.

ESC i a 01h (1Bh 69h 61h 01h)

2) Select template number 10.

ESC i X n 2 01h 00h 0Ah

(1Bh 69h 58h 6Eh 32h 01h 00h 0Ah)

3) Dynamically enter the P-touch Template mode.

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P-touch Template Command Reference

Version 1.03

Model Name: PT-9800PCN/PT-9700PC

Created by: Brother Industries, Ltd.

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[Contents]

[Contents]............................................................................................................................2

Control code list ................................................................................................................5

Commands that can be set or obtained in P-touch Template mode .......................5

Commands that can be set or obtained in raster mode.......................................... 6

About P-touch Template....................................................................................................8

Static and dynamic commands..........................................................................................8

If printing does not begin (main most frequent causes).....................................................8

Control command details...................................................................................................9

^PT Select print start trigger................................................................................9

^PS Specify print start command text string ...................................................... 10

^PC Specify print start received character count............................................ 11

^SS Specify delimiter.........................................................................................12

^TS Select template.......................................................................................... 13

^CF Full cut setting........................................................................................ 14

^CH Half cut setting .......................................................................................15

^CP Chain printing setting .............................................................................16

^MP Mirror printing setting .............................................................................17

^SP Special tape setting....................................................................................18

^LS Specify line spacing with line feed .............................................................19

^CC Change prefix character .........................................................................20

^RC Specify line feed command text string....................................................21

^CN Specify number of copies .......................................................................22

^NN Specify number of Numbering copies..................................................... 23

^ID Initialize template data ...............................................................................24

^QV Specify QR Code version ....................................................................... 25

^FC FNC1 replacement setting......................................................................26

^II Initialize......................................................................................................27

^OP Perform machine operations (feed/cut) ..................................................28

^S R Status request........................................................................................ 29

^V R Retrieve version Information ..................................................................33

^CR Line feed in object .................................................................................. 33

^OS Select object (object number)................................................................. 34

^ON Select object (object name).................................................................... 34

^DI Directly insert object ..................................................................................35

ESC ia Specify command mode........................................................................ 35

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ESC iXT2 Select print start trigger ....................................................................36

ESC iXP2 Specify print start command text string.............................................37

ESC iXr2 Specify print start received character count ......................................38

ESC iXD2 Specify delimiter............................................................................... 39

ESC iXa2 Specify non-printed text strings......................................................... 40

ESC iXi2 Specify command mode .................................................................... 41

ESC iXn2 Select template.................................................................................42

ESC iXf2 Change prefix character ....................................................................43

ESC iXc2 Specify machine settings (full cut option) .......................................... 44

ESC iXy2 Specify machine settings (full cut option–specify cutting after specified

number of labels)..................................................................................................

ESC iXH2 Half cut setting.................................................................................46

ESC iXM2 Mirror printing setting....................................................................... 47

ESC iXs2 Special tape setting........................................................................... 48

ESC iXm2 Select character code set................................................................ 49

ESC iXj2 Specify international character set..................................................... 50

ESC iXR2 Specify line feed command text string.............................................. 51

ESC iXC2 Specify number of copies................................................................. 52

ESC iXN2 Specify number of Numbering copies .............................................. 53

ESC iXF2 FNC1 replacement setting................................................................54

ESC iXT1 Retrieve select print start trigger items............................................. 55

ESC iXP1 Retrieve print start command setting text string ...............................56

ESC iXr1 Retrieve print start received character count.....................................57

ESC iXD1 Retrieve delimiter............................................................................. 58

ESC iXa1 Retrieve non-printed text strings ....................................................... 59

ESC iXi1 Retrieve command mode setting.......................................................60

ESC iXn1 Retrieve template selection number .................................................61

ESC iXc1 Retrieves machine settings (full cut option)....................................... 62

ESC iXy1 Retrieve machine settings (full cut option–specify cutting after specified

number of labels)..................................................................................................

ESC iXH1 Retrieve half cut setting ...................................................................64

ESC iXM1 Retrieve mirror printing setting ........................................................65

ESC iXs1 Retrieve special tape setting............................................................. 66

ESC iXm1 Retrieve character code set.............................................................67

ESC iXj1 Retrieve international character set setting........................................68

ESC iXf1 Retrieve the prefix character .............................................................69

ESC iXR1 Retrieve line feed command setting text string ................................ 70

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ESC iXC1 Retrieve number of copies setting....................................................71

ESC iXN1 Retrieve number of Numbering copies setting................................. 72

ESC iXF1 Retrieve FNC1 replacement setting .................................................73

Character code table.......................................................................................................74

Standard character code table.............................................................................. 74

Eastern European character code table (Windows 1250) ....................................75

Western European character code table (Windows 1252) ...................................76

International character set table...................................................................................... 77

Appendix: Specifications ................................................................................................. 78

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Control code list

Commands that can be set or obtained in P-touch Template mode

^PT

5E 50 54 Dynamic Select print start trigger

^PS 5E 50 53 Dynamic Specify print start command text string ^PC 5E 50 43 Dynamic Specify print start received character count ^SS 5E 53 53 Dynamic Specify delimiter ^TS 5E 54 53 Dynamic Select template ^CF 5E 43 46 Dynamic Full cut setting ^CH 5E 43 48 Dynamic Half cut setting ^CP 5E 43 50 Dynamic Chain printing setting ^MP 5E 4D 50 Dynamic Mirror printing setting ^LS 5E 4C 53 Specify line spacing with line feed ^CC 5E 43 43 Dynamic Change prefix character ^RC 5E 52 43 Dynamic Specify line feed command text string ^CN 5E 43 4E Specify number of copies ^NN 5E 4E 4E Specify number of Numbering copies ^ID 5E 49 4E Initialize template data ^QV 5E 51 56 Dynamic Specify QR Code version ^FC 5E 46 43 Dynamic FNC1 replacement setting ^II 5E 49 49 Initialize ^OP 5E 4F 50 Perform machine operations (feed/cut) ^SR 5E 53 52 Status request ^VR 5E 56 52 Retrieve version Information ^CR 5E 43 52 Line feed in object ^OS 5E 4F 53 Select object (object number) ^ON 5E 4F 4E Select object (object name) ^DI 5E 44 49 Directly insert object ESC ia 1B 69 61 Dynamic Specify command mode

* The commands listed above must be used in P-touch Template mode. They cannot be used in raster mode or ESC/P mode. (except ESC ia)

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Commands that can be set or obtained in raster mode ESC iXT2 1B 69 58 54 32 Static Select print start trigger ESC iXP2 1B 69 58 50 32 Static Specify print start command text string ESC iXr2 1B 69 58 72 32 Static Specify print start received character count ESC iXD2 1B 69 58 44 32 Static Specify delimiter ESC iXa2 1B 69 58 61 32 Static Specify non-printed text strings ESC iXi2 1B 69 58 69 32 Static Specify command mode ESC iXn2 1B 69 58 6E 32 Static Select template ESC iXf2 1B 69 58 66 32 Static Change prefix character ESC iXc2 1B 69 58 63 32 Static Specify machine settings (full cut option

ON/OFF)

ESC iXy2 1B 69 58 79 32 Static Specify machine settings (full cut

option–specify cutting after specified number

of labels) ESC iXH2 1B 69 58 48 32 Static Half cut setting ESC iXM2 1B 69 58 4D 32 Static Mirror printing setting ESC iXs2 1B 69 58 73 32 Static Special tape setting ESC iXm2 1B 69 58 6D 32 Static Select character code set ESC iXj2 1B 69 58 6A 32 Static Specify international character set ESC iXR2 1B 69 58 52 32 Static Specify line feed command text string ESC iXC2 1B 69 58 43 32 Static Specify number of copies ESC iXN2 1B 69 58 4E 32 Static Specify number of Numbering copies ESC iXF2 1B 69 58 46 32 Static FNC1 replacement setting ESC iXT1 1B 69 58 54 31 Retrieve select print start trigger items ESC iXP1 1B 69 58 50 31 Retrieve print start command setting text

string ESC iXr1 1B 69 58 72 31 Retrieve print start received character count ESC iXD1 1B 69 58 44 31 Retrieve delimiter ESC iXa1 1B 69 58 61 31 Retrieve non-printed text strings ESC iXi1 1B 69 58 69 31 Retrieve command mode ESC iXn1 1B 69 58 6E 31 Retrieve template selection number ESC iXc1 1B 69 58 63 31 Retrieve machine settings (full cut option

ON/OFF) ESC iXy1 1B 69 58 79 31 Retrieve machine settings (full cut

option–specify cutting after specified number

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of labels) ESC iXH1 1B 69 58 48 31 Retrieve half cut setting ESC iXM1 1B 69 58 4D 31 Retrieve mirror printing setting ESC iXs1 1B 69 58 73 31 Retrieve special tape setting ESC iXm1 1B 69 58 6D 31 Retrieve character code set setting ESC iXj1 1B 69 58 6A 31 Retrieve international character set setting ESC iXf1 1B 69 58 66 31 Retrieve prefix setting character ESC iXR1 1B 69 58 52 31 Retrieve line feed command setting text

string ESC iXC1 1B 69 58 43 31 Retrieve number of copies setting ESC iXN1 1B 69 58 4E 31 Retrieve number of Numbering copies setting ESC iXF1 1B 69 58 46 31 Retrieve FNC1 replacement setting

* The commands listed above must be used in raster mode. They cannot be used in ESC/P mode or P-touch Template mode.

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About P-touch Template

Data can be sent from a host device (such as measuring instruments, scales and bar code readers) and printed in a template created in P-touch Editor and previously transferred to the printer. P-touch Template commands consist of a prefix character and a two-character text string. When the prefix character is sent, the machine begins the analysis of the P-touch Template command, and performs the specified process if the following two-character text string corresponds to a command.

Static and dynamic commands

With static commands, settings specified with a command are saved and stored in the memory. With dynamic commands, settings specified with a command are temporarily saved and applied until the machine is turned off.

If printing does not begin (main most frequent causes)

1) Incorrect communication settings

2) The command mode is not in the P-touch Template mode.

3) The conditions for the print start trigger are not met. The following three types of print start triggers are available, but the selection is incorrect.

① When the specified text string is received

② When all objects are filled

③ When the specified number of characters is received

If the settings described above are incorrect, use the P-touch Template Settings tool to

specify the settings.

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Control command details

^PT Select print start trigger [ASCII] ^ P T n [Decimal] 94 80 84 nd [Hexadecimal] 5E 50 54 nh [Parameters] 1≤n≤3 [Description] ・Selects the print start trigger type. n=1: When the specified text string is received (default) n=2: When all objects are filled (Prints with the delimiter at the end of the data) n=3: When the specified number of characters is received (not including delimiters) ・This command is a dynamic command. [Remarks] ・Invalid if n is a value other than 1 through 3 [Example] ・When the print start trigger is “when all objects are filled”

^ P T 2 (5Eh 50h 54h 32h)

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^PS Specify print start command text string [ASCII] ^ P S n1 n2 data [Decimal] 94 80 83 nd1 nd2 datad [Hexadecimal] 5E 50 53 nh1 nh2 datah [Parameters] 0≤n1≤2 0≤n2≤9 00h≤datah≤FFh [Description] ・Specifies the text string for the print start command.

(n1*10)+n2: Length of the text string (can be set between 1 and 20) data: Text string (The maximum number of characters that can be set is 20 characters (bytes).)

・The default text string for the print start command is “^FF”. ・This command is a dynamic command.

[Remarks] ・Invalid if more than 20 characters are specified [Example] ・To change the text string for the print start command to “START”: Since the text string to be specified (data), “START”, contains 5 characters, n1=0 and n2=5.

Therefore, the command will be as follows.

^ P S 0 5 S T A R T (5Eh 50h 53h 30h 35h 53h 54h 41h 52h 54h)

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^PC Specify print start received character count [ASCII] ^ P C n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 94 80 67 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 5E 50 43 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] 0≤n1≤9 0≤n2≤9 0≤n3≤9 [Description] ・Specifies the number of characters to be received in order to start printing. (n1*100)+(n2*10)+n3: Print start received character count

(1 to 999 characters)

・The default print start received character count is 10. ・This command is a dynamic command. ・One full-width character is treated as 2 bytes, and one half-width character is treated as 1

byte. [Example] ・To change the print start received character count to 100 characters: Since n1=1, n2=0 and

n3=0, the command will be as follows.

^ P C 1 0 0 (5Eh 50h 43h 31h 30h 30h)

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^SS Specify delimiter [ASCII] ^ S S n1 n2 data [Decimal] 94 83 83 nd1 nd2 datad [Hexadecimal] 5E 53 53 nh1 nh2 datah [Parameters] 0≤n1≤2 0≤n2≤9 00h≤datah≤FFh [Description]

・The delimiter is used to indicate when to move to the next object in data that is being sent. ・Specifies the text string for the delimiter.

(n1*10)+n2: Length of the text string (between 1 and 20) data: Text string (The maximum number of characters that can be set is 20

characters (bytes).)

・The default text string for the delimiter is “09h” (TAB code). ・A text string that will not appear in the print data should be specified. ・This command is a dynamic command.

[Remarks] ・Invalid if more than 20 characters are specified [Example] ・To change the delimiter to “,” (0x2C):

Since the text string contains one character, n1=1 and n2=1 and, with the text string

(datah) “,” (2Ch), the command will be as follows.

^ S S 0 1 , (5Eh 53h 53h 30h 31h 2Ch)

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^TS Select template [ASCII] ^ T S n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 94 84 83 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 5E 54 53 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] n1: 0 (Fixed) 0≤n2≤9 0≤n3≤9 [Description] ・Specifies the number of the template selected from the machine. (n2*10)+n3: Template number (1 to 99)

・The default selection number is 1. ・This command is a dynamic command.

[Remarks] ・The template numbers that can be set are between 1 and 99. This command becomes

invalid if any other value has been specified or if the number that has been specified is for

a template not transferred to the machine. ・All data already fed in, selected objects and the search text are initialized. [Example] ・To select template number 99:

Since n2=9 and n3=9, the command will be as follows.

^ T S 0 9 9 (5Eh 54h 53h 30h 39h 39h)

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^CF Full cut setting [ASCII] ^ C F n1 n2 [Decimal] 94 67 70 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 5E 43 46 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] 0≤n1≤9 0≤n2≤9 [Description] ・Specifies whether or not full cut is used, and specifies the number of copies. (n1*10)+n2: Full cut and number of copies settings

(00: OFF; 01 to 99: Number of copies)

(Default value: 01) ・This command is a dynamic command. [Remarks] ・The full cut label number setting can be between 1 and 99. This command becomes invalid

if any other value has been specified. [Example] ・To cut after every two labels:

Since the auto cut label number will be set to 2, n1=0 and n2=2. Therefore, the command

will be as follows.

^ C F 0 2 (5Eh 43h 46h 30h 32h)

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^CH Half cut setting [ASCII] ^ C H n [Decimal] 94 67 72 nd [Hexadecimal] 5E 43 48 nh [Parameters] 0≤n≤1 [Description] ・Specifies whether or not half cut is used. n: Half cut setting

(ON: 1 (default); OFF: 0) ・This command is a dynamic command. [Remarks] ・Invalid if n is a value other than 1 or 0 [Example] ・To make half cuts:

Since half cuts will be enabled, n=1. Therefore, the command will be as follows. ^ C H 1 (5Eh 43h 48h 31h)

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^CP Chain printing setting [ASCII] ^ C P n [Decimal] 94 67 80 nd [Hexadecimal] 5E 43 50 nh [Parameters] 0≤n≤1 [Description] ・Specifies whether or not chain printing is applied. n: Chain printing setting

(OFF: 0 (default); ON: 1) ・This command is a dynamic command. [Remarks] ・Invalid if n is a value other than 1 or 0 [Example] ・To use chain printing:

Since chain printing will be enabled, n=1. Therefore, the command will be as follows. ^ C P 1 (5Eh 43h 50h 31h)

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^MP Mirror printing setting [ASCII] ^ M P n [Decimal] 94 77 80 nd [Hexadecimal] 5E 4D 50 nh [Parameters] 0≤n≤1 [Description] ・Specifies whether or not mirror printing is applied. n: Mirror printing setting

(OFF: 0 (default); ON: 1) ・This command is a dynamic command. [Remarks] ・Invalid if n is a value other than 1 or 0 [Example] ・To use mirror printing:

Since mirror printing will be enabled, n=1. Therefore, the command will be as follows. ^ M P 1 (5Eh 4Dh 50h 31h)

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^SP Special tape setting [ASCII] ^ S P n [Decimal] 94 83 80 nd [Hexadecimal] 5E 53 50 nh [Parameters] 0≤n≤1 [Description] ・Specifies whether or not the special tape setting is enabled.

When the special tape setting is ON, the cut settings and chain printing setting are not

available (same as being OFF). When the special tape setting is OFF, the cut settings and

chain printing setting are applied as specified.

n: Special tape setting

(OFF: 0 (default); ON: 1) ・This command is a dynamic command. [Remarks] ・Invalid if n is a value other than 1 or 0 [Example] ・To use the special tape setting:

Since the special tape setting will be enabled, n=1. Therefore, the command will be as

follows. ^ S P 1 (5Eh 53h 50h 31h)

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^LS Specify line spacing with line feed [ASCII] ^ L S n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 94 76 83 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 5E 4C 53 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] 0≤n1≤2 0≤n2≤9 0≤n3≤9 [Description] ・Specifies the number of dots for the line spacing when a line feed is entered. (n1*100)+(n2*10)+n3 : Number of dots for the line spacing (0 to 255) ・The default number of dots for the line spacing when a line feed is entered is the number of

dots determined when the template is created in P-touch Editor. [Remarks] ・The number of dots for the line spacing can be between 0 and 255. This command

becomes invalid if any other value has been specified.

1 dot = 1/360 inch

1 dot ≈ 0.071 mm [Example] ・To set the line spacing to 10 dots:

^ L S 0 1 0 (5Eh 4Ch 53h 30h 31h 30h)

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^CC Change prefix character [ASCII] ^ C C n [Decimal] 94 67 67 nd [Hexadecimal] 5E 43 43 nh [Parameters] 00h≤nh≤FFh

[Description] ・Changes the prefix character code.

n: Character code

・The default text string for the prefix character is “^”. ・This command is a dynamic command.

[Example] ・To change the prefix character from “^” to “_”, send the command shown below.

^ C C 5Fh (5Eh 43h 43h 5Fh)

(“_”)

・However, since the prefix character remains set to “_” if the machine is not later turned off,

then on, the initialize command, for example, will be “_II” instead of “^II”.

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^RC Specify line feed command text string [ASCII] ^ R C n1 n2 data [Decimal] 94 82 67 nd1 nd2 datad [Hexadecimal] 5E 52 43 nh1 nh2 datah [Parameters] 0≤n1≤2 0≤n2≤9 00h≤datah≤FFh [Description] ・Specifies the text string for the line feed command.

(n1*10)+n2: Length of the text string (can be set between 1 and 20)

data: Text string (The maximum number of characters that can be set is 20 characters

(bytes).)

・The default text string for the line feed command is “^CR”. ・This command is a dynamic command.

[Remarks] ・Invalid if more than 20 characters are specified [Example] ・To change the text string for the line feed command to “0Dh 0Ah”: Since the text string to be specified (data) contains 2 characters, n1=0 and n2=2. Therefore,

the command will be as follows.

^ R C 0 2 0Dh 0Ah (5Eh 52h 43h 30h 32h 0Dh 0Ah)

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^CN Specify number of copies [ASCII] ^ C N n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 94 67 78 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 5E 43 4E nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] 0≤n1≤9 0≤n2≤9 0≤n3≤9 [Description] ・Specifies the number of copies to be printed.

(n1*100)+(n2*10)+n3: Number of copies (bytes)

(1 to 999)

・The default number of copies is 1. [Remarks] ・When printing is finished, the number of copies specified with this command returns to the

number of copies (static value) specified from the machine. [Example] ・To change the number of copies to 100: Since n1=1, n2=0 and n3=0, the command will be

as follows.

^ C N 1 0 0 (5Eh 43h 4Eh 31h 30h 30h)

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^NN Specify number of Numbering copies [ASCII] ^ N N n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 94 78 78 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 5E 4E 4E nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] 0≤n1≤9 0≤n2≤9 0≤n3≤9 [Description] ・Specifies the number of copies to be printed with Numbering.

(n1*100)+(n2*10)+n3: Number of Numbering copies (bytes)

(1 to 999)

・The default number of copies printed with Numbering is 1. [Remarks] ・When printing is finished, the number of copies specified with this command returns to the

number of copies (static value) specified from the machine. [Example] ・To change the number of Numbering copies to 100: Since n1=1, n2=0 and n3=0, the

command will be as follows.

^ N N 1 0 0 (5Eh 4Eh 4Eh 31h 30h 30h)

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^ID Initialize template data [ASCII] ^ I D [Decimal] 94 73 68 [Hexadecimal] 5E 49 44 [Parameters] None

[Description] ・Returns the data in the selected template to what it was when the template was

transferred.

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^QV Specify QR Code version [ASCII] ^ Q V n1 n2 [Decimal] 94 81 86 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 5E 51 56 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] 0≤n1≤9 0≤n2≤9

[Description] ・Specifies the QR code version.

(n1*10)+n2: Version number (between 0 and 40)

・The default QR code version is 0. ・This command becomes invalid if a value other than those that can be set (between 0 and

40) has been specified.

・This command is a dynamic command. ・If the print range is exceeded, the bar code is not printed.

[Example] ・To change the version to 10: Since n1=1 and n2=0, the command will be as follows.

^ Q V 1 0 (5Eh 51h 56h 31h 30h)

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^FC FNC1 replacement setting [ASCII] ^ F C n [Decimal] 94 70 67 nd [Hexadecimal] 5E 46 43 nh [Parameters] 0≤n≤1 [Description] ・This command selects whether or not GS codes, which are included in bar code protocols

such as GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128), are replaced with FNC1 codes. n: FNC1 replacement setting

(ON: 1; OFF: 0 (default)) ・This command is a dynamic command. [Remarks] ・Invalid if n is a value other than 1 or 0 [Example] ・To disable FNC1 replacement:

Since FNC1 replacement will be disabled, n=0. Therefore, the command will be as follows. ^ F C 0 (5Eh 46h 43h 30h)

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^II Initialize [ASCII] ^ I I [Decimal] 94 73 73 [Hexadecimal] 5E 49 49 [Parameters] None

[Description] ・Reverts all dynamic settings to the machine settings.

1) Select print start trigger

2) Specify print start command text string

3) Specify print start received character count

4) Delimiter setting

5) Select template

6) Full cut setting

7) Half cut setting

8) Chain printing setting

9) Mirror printing setting

10) Special tape setting

11) Change prefix character

12) Specify line feed command text string

13) Specify number of copies

14) Specify QR Code version

15) FNC1 replacement setting [Remarks] ・All data already fed in, selected objects and the search text are initialized.

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^OP Perform machine operations (feed/cut) [ASCII] ^ O P n [Decimal] 94 79 80 nd [Hexadecimal] 5E 4F 50 nh [Parameters] n=4 [Description] ・Causes the machine to perform a feed and cut operation.

n = 4 : Performs the feed and cut operation [Remarks] ・Invalid if n is a value other than 4 [Example] ・To specify that the machine performs a feed and cut operation:

^ O P 4 (5Eh 4Fh 50h 34h)

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^S R Status request [ASCII] ^ S R [Decimal] 94 83 82 [Hexadecimal] 5E 53 52 [Parameters] None [Description] ・The printer status is returned.

The printer status consists of 32 bytes.

Order Offset Size Name Value/Reference

1 0 1 Print head mark Fixed at 80H 2 1 1 Size Fixed at 20H 3 2 1 Brother code Fixed at “B” (42H) 4 3 1 Series code Fixed at “0” (30H)

“a” (61H) (*1) 5 4 1 Model code

“b” (61H) (*2) 6 5 1 Country code Fixed at “0” (30H) 7 6 1 Main unit information Fixed at 00H 8 7 1 Reserved Fixed at 00H 9 8 1 Error information 1 See below.

10 9 1 Error information 2 See below.

11 10 1 Media width See below. 12 11 1 Media type See below. 13 12 1 Number of colors Fixed at 00H 14 13 1 Internal font information Fixed at 00H 15 14 1 Internal Japanese font

information 16 15 1 Mode Fixed at 00H 17 16 1 Density Fixed at 00H 18 17 1 Media length

Fixed at 00H

19 18 1 Status type See below. 20 19 1 Phase type See below. 21 20 1 Phase number (upper

byte) 22 21 1 Phase number (lower

byte)

Fixed at 00H

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23 22 1 Notification number Not used 24 23 1 Expansion section

(number of bytes) 25 24 8 Reserved Fixed at 00H

(*1) With PT-9800PCN (*2) With PT-9700PC

Fixed at 00H

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Error information 1

Flag Mask Definition

Bit 0 0x01 "No media” error Bit 1 0x02 “End of media” error Bit 2 0x04 “Cutter jam” error Bit 3 0x08 Not used Bit 4 0x10 Not used Bit 5 0x20 Machine turned off Bit 6 0x40 Not used Bit 7 0x80 Not used

Error information 2

Flag Mask Definition

Bit 0 0x01 “Replace media” error Bit 1 0x02 Not used Bit 2 0x04 Communication error Bit 3 0x08 Not used Bit 4 0x10 “Cover open” error Bit 5 0x20 “Print head overheating” error Bit 6 0x40 Not used Bit 7 0x80 System error

Media width

Media width Value Remarks

No tape 00H 6-mm-wide tape 06H 9-mm-wide tape 09H 12-mm-wide tape 0CH 18-mm-wide tape 12H 24-mm-wide tape 18H 36-mm-wide tape 24H

3.5-mm-wide tape 04H

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Media type

Media type Value Remarks

No tape 00H Lettering tape 02H Laminated tape 01H KP (thermal) tape 03H Non-laminated tape 03H HG tape 09H Incompatible tape FFH

Status type

Status type Value

Reply to status request 00H Printing completed 01H Error occurred 02H Not used 03H Not used 04H Notification 05H Phase change 06H Not used 07H to EFH Send advanced data F0H Not used F1H to FFH

Phase type

Phase type Value

Reception possible 00H Printing 01H

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^V R Retrieve version Information [ASCII] ^ V R [Decimal] 94 86 82 [Hexadecimal] 5E 56 52 [Parameters] None [Description] ・Retrieves the version information for the machine as a 16-character text string.

^CR Line feed in object [ASCII] ^ C R [Decimal] 94 67 82 [Hexadecimal] 5E 43 52 [Parameters] None [Description]

・Adds a return to the next line in the text object. ・Valid even if the text string for the line feed command has been changed

[Example] ・To print three lines:

1 ^ C R 2 ^ C R 3 ^ F F (31h 5Eh 43h 52h 32h 5Eh 43h 52h 33h 5Eh 46h 46h) Print result

1 2 3

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^OS Select object (object number) [ASCII] ^ O S n1 n2 [Decimal] 94 79 83 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 5E 4F 53 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] 0≤n1≤5 0≤n2≤9 [Description] ・Selects an object by its object number.

(n1*10)+n2: Object number (1 to 50) [Remarks] ・The object number can be set between 1 and 50. This command becomes invalid if any

other value has been specified. ・Use this command to insert data starting with an intermediary object. [Example] ・To select the 33rd object:

^ O S 3 3 (5Eh 4Fh 53h 33h 33h)

^ON Select object (object name) [ASCII] ^ O N data 00 [Decimal] 94 79 78 datad 00 [Hexadecimal] 5E 4F 4E datah 00 [Parameters] None [Description] ・Selects an object by its object name.

data: Text string (object name) [Remarks] ・The maximum length of text that can be set is 20 characters. If text longer than this has

been specified, the command becomes invalid. In addition, the command becomes invalid

if no text has been specified.

・“00h” should be added at the end of the text. This indicates the end of the text. ・Use this command to insert data starting with an intermediary object.

[Example] ・To select an object with the name “TEXT1”:

^ O N T E X T 1 00h

(5Eh 4Fh 4Eh 54h 45h 58h 54h 31h 00h)

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^DI Directly insert object [ASCII] ^ D I n1 n2 data [Decimal] 94 68 73 nd1 nd2 datad [Hexadecimal] 5E 44 49 nh1 nh2 datah [Parameters] 00h≤nh1≤FFh 00h≤nh2≤FEh [Description] ・Inserts a text string for the specified number of characters into the object selected in the

selected template. (If even a print command or delimiter is within the specified number of

characters, they are treated as data.) (nh2*256)+nh1: Specified number of characters (bytes) data: Text string [Example] ・If “A” is specified as the print start text string, and the print start trigger is specified as the

print start text string, simply print “A” by printing with the following command.

^ D I 03h 00h 1 A 2 A

(5Eh 44h 49h 03h 00h 31h 41h 32h 41h)

Print result

1A2

ESC ia Specify command mode [ASCII] ESC i a n [Decimal] 27 105 97 nd [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 61 nh [Parameters] nh=00h 01h 03h 30h 31h 33h

[Description] ・Switches the mode.

nh=00h or 30h: ESC/P mode (default)

nh=01h or 31h: Raster mode

nh=03h or 33h: P-touch Template mode ・This command is a dynamic command. [Remarks] If the specified value is one other than those that can be set, raster mode will be entered.

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ESC iXT2 Select print start trigger [ASCII] ESC i X T 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 84 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 54 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1=01h (fixed) nh2=00h (fixed) 00h≤nh3≤02h [Description] ・Selects the print start trigger type. nh3=00h: When the specified text string is received (default) nh3=01h: When all objects are filled (Prints with the delimiter at the end of the data) nh3=02h: When the specified number of characters is received (not including delimiters) ・This command is a static command. [Remarks] ・Invalid if nh3 is a value other than 00h through 02h [Example] ・When the print start trigger is “when all objects are filled”

ESC i X T 2 01h 00h 01h (1Bh 69h 58h 54h 32h 01h 00h 01h)

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ESC iXP2 Specify print start command text string [ASCII] ESC i X P 2 n1 n2 data [Decimal] 27 105 88 80 50 nd1 nd2 datad [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 50 32 nh1 nh2 datah [Parameters] 01h≤nh1≤14h nh2: 00h (fixed) 00h≤datah≤FFh [Description] ・Specifies the text string for the print start command.

nh1+(nh2*256): Length of the text string (can be set between 1 and 20)

data: Text string (The maximum number of characters that can be set is 20 characters

(bytes).)

・The default text string for the print start command is “^FF”. ・This command is a static command.

[Remarks] ・Invalid if more than 20 characters are specified [Example] ・To change the text string for the print start command to “START”:

Since the text string to be specified (data), “START”, contains 5 characters, nh1=05h and

nh2=00h. Therefore, the command will be as follows.

ESC i X P 2 05h 00h S T A R T (1Bh 69h 58h 50h 32h 05h 00h 53h 54h 41h 52h 54h)

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ESC iXr2 Specify print start received character count [ASCII] ESC i X r 2 n1 n2 n3 n4 [Decimal] 27 105 88 114 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 nd4 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 72 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 nh4 [Parameters] nh1: 02h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) 00h≤nh3≤FFh 00h≤nh4≤03h [Description] ・Specifies the number of characters to be received in order to start printing.

nh3+(nh4*256): Print start received character count (bytes) (1 to 999)

・The default print start received character count is 10. ・This command is a static command.

[Example] ・To change the print start received character count to 100 characters: Since nh3=64h and

nh4=00h, the command will be as follows.

ESC i X r 2 02h 00h 64h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 72h 32h 02h 00h 64h 00h)

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ESC iXD2 Specify delimiter [ASCII] ESC i X D 2 n1 n2 data [Decimal] 27 105 88 68 50 nd1 nd2 datad [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 44 32 nh1 nh2 datah [Parameters] 01h≤nh1≤14h nh2: 00h (fixed) 00h≤datah≤FFh [Description]

・The delimiter is used to indicate when to move to the next object in data that is being sent. ・Specifies the text string for the delimiter.

nh1+(nh2*256): Length of the text string (between 1 and 20)

data: Text string (The maximum number of characters that can be set is 20 characters

(bytes).)

・The default text string for the delimiter is “09h” (TAB code). ・This command is a static command.

[Remarks] ・Invalid if more than 20 characters are specified [Example] ・To change the delimiter to “,” (2Ch):

Since the text string contains one character, nh1=01h and nh2=00h and, with the text string

(datah) “,” (2Ch), the command will be as follows.

ESC i X D 2 01h 00h 2Ch (1Bh 69h 58h 44h 32h 01h 00h 2Ch)

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ESC iXa2 Specify non-printed text strings [ASCII] ESC i X a 2 n1 n2 n3 data [Decimal] 27 105 88 97 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 datad [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 61 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 datah [Parameters] 01h≤nh1≤15h nh2: 00h (fixed) nh3: 01h (fixed) 00h≤datah≤FFh [Description] ・Specifies the non-printed text string. nh1+(nh2*256): Length of the text string (0 to 20) + 1 data: Text string (The maximum number of characters that can be set is 20 characters

(bytes).) ・This command is a static command. [Remarks] ・Invalid if more than 20 characters are specified [Example] ・To specify the non-printed text string as “ABCD”:

Since the text string contains four characters, nh1=05h and nh2=00h, and then the command will be as follows. ESC i X a 2 05h 00h 01h A B C D

(1Bh 69h 58h 61h 32h 05h 00h 01h 41h 42h 43h 44h)

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ESC iXi2 Specify command mode [ASCII] ESC i X i 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 105 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 69 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) nh3: 00h 01h 03h

[Description] ・Switches the mode.

nh3=00h: ESC/P mode (default) nh3=01h: Raster mode

nh3=03h: P-touch Template mode ・This command is a static command. [Remarks] Invalid if the specified value is any other than those that can be set

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ESC iXn2 Select template [ASCII] ESC i X n 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 110 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 6E 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) 01h≤nh3≤63h [Description] ・Specifies the number of the template selected from the machine.

n3: Template number (1 to 99)

・The default selection number is 1. ・This command is a static command.

[Remarks] ・The template numbers that can be set are between 1 and 99. This command becomes

invalid if any other value has been specified or if the number that has been specified is of a

template not transferred to the machine. [Example] ・To select template number 99:

Since nh3=63h, the command will be as follows.

ESC i X n 2 01h 00h 63h (1Bh 69h 58h 6Eh 32h 01h 00h 63h)

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ESC iXf2 Change prefix character [ASCII] ESC i X f 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 102 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 66 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) 00h≤nh3≤FFh [Description] ・Changes the prefix character code.

n3: Character code

・The default text string for the prefix character is “^”. ・This command is a static command.

[Example] ・To change the prefix character to “_”:

ESC i X f 2 01h 00h 5Fh (“_”) (1Bh 69h 58h 66h 32h 01h 00h 5Fh)

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ESC iXc2 Specify machine settings (full cut option) [ASCII] ESC i X c 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 99 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 63 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) nh3: 00h 01h 08h 09h [Description] ・Specifies the various cut options.

nh3=00h: Full cut setting OFF, chain printing setting ON

nh3=01h: Full cut setting ON, chain printing setting ON

nh3=08h: Full cut setting OFF, chain printing setting OFF

nh3=09h: Full cut setting ON, chain printing setting ON ・This command is a static command. [Example] ・To select full cut setting ON and chain printing setting ON:

ESC i X c 2 01h 00h 01h (1Bh 69h 58h 63h 32h 01h 00h 01h)

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ESC iXy2 Specify machine settings (full cut option–specify cutting after specified number of labels) [ASCII] ESC i X y 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 121 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 79 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) 01h≤nh3≤63h [Description] ・Specifies that the tape will be cut after the specified number of labels. (If the full cut setting

is ON, the tape will be cut after the number of labels specified with this setting.)

nh3: Makes a full cut after a specified number of labels (00h to 63h) ・This command is a static command. [Remarks] ・The full cut label number setting can be between 1 and 99. This command becomes invalid

if any other value has been specified. [Example] ・To cut after every five labels (However, the full cut setting must be ON.)

ESC i X y 2 01h 00h 05h (1Bh 69h 58h 79h 32h 01h 00h 05h)

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ESC iXH2 Half cut setting [ASCII] ESC i X H 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 72 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 48 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed)

nh3: 00h 01h [Description] ・Specifies whether or not half cut is used. nh3=00h: Half cut setting OFF nh3=01h: Half cut setting ON ・This command is a static command. [Example] ・To make half cuts:

ESC i X H 2 01h 00h 01h

(1Bh 69h 58h 48h 32h 01h 00h 01h)

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ESC iXM2 Mirror printing setting [ASCII] ESC i X M 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 77 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 4D 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed)

nh3: 00h 01h [Description] ・Specifies whether or not mirror printing is applied.

nh3=00h: Mirror printing setting OFF

nh3=01h: Mirror printing setting ON ・This command is a static command. [Example] ・To apply mirror printing:

ESC i X M 2 01h 00h 01h (1Bh 69h 58h 4Dh 32h 01h 00h 01h)

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ESC iXs2 Special tape setting [ASCII] ESC i X s 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 115 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 73 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed)

nh3: 00h 01h [Description] ・Specifies whether or not the special tape setting is enabled.

When the special tape setting is ON, the cut settings and chain printing setting are not available (same as being OFF). When the special tape setting is OFF, the cut settings and chain printing setting are applied as specified.

nh3=00h: Special tape setting OFF

nh3=01h: Special tape setting ON ・This command is a static command. [Example] ・To use the special tape setting:

ESC i X s 2 01h 00h 01h (1Bh 69h 58h 73h 32h 01h 00h 01h)

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ESC iXm2 Select character code set [ASCII] ESC i X m 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 109 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 6D 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) nh3: 00h 01h 02h [Description] ・Selects the character code set. (For details on the character code sets, refer to the

character code tables.)

nh3=00h: Brother standard

nh3=01h: Windows 1250 (Eastern Europe)

nh3=02h: Windows 1252 (Western Europe)

・Invalid if nh3 is set to a value other than 00h through 02h ・This command is a static command.

[Example] ・To set the character code set to the Brother standard:

ESC i X m 2 01h 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 6Dh 32h 01h 00h 00h)

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ESC iXj2 Specify international character set [ASCII] ESC i X j 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 106 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 6A 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) 00h≤nh3≤0Dh､40h [Description] ・Selects the character set for the country, and switches some character codes in the code

table according to the value of nh3. nh3=00h: USA nh3=01h: France nh3=02h: Germany nh3=03h: UK nh3=04h: Denmark nh3=05h: Sweden nh3=06h: Italy nh3=07h: Spain nh3=08h: Japan nh3=09h: Norway nh3=0Ah: Denmark II nh3=0Bh: Spain II nh3=0Ch: Latin America nh3=0Dh: Korea nh3=40h: Legal ・The following 12 codes are changed.

23h 24h 40h 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh 5Eh 60h 7Bh 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh

(For the characters that are switched, refer to the international character set table.)

・The default setting is nh3=00h (USA). ・This command is a static command.

[Example] ・To change the international character setting to that for Japan:

ESC i X j 2 01h 00h 08h (1Bh 69h 58h 6Ah 32h 01h 00h 08h)

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ESC iXR2 Specify line feed command text string [ASCII] ESC i X R 2 n1 n2 data [Decimal] 27 105 88 82 50 nd1 nd2 datad [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 52 32 nh1 nh2 datah [Parameters] 01h≤nh1≤14h nh2: 00h (fixed) 00h≤datah≤FFh [Description] ・Specifies the text string for the line feed command.

nh1+(nh2*256): Length of the text string (can be set between 1 and 20)

data: Text string (The maximum number of characters that can be set is 20 characters

(bytes).)

・The default text string for the line feed command is “^CR”. ・This command is a static command.

Therefore, the command will be as follows.

ESC i X R 2 02h 00h 0Dh 0Ah (1Bh 69h 58h 52h 32h 02h 00h 0Dh 0Ah)

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ESC iXC2 Specify number of copies [ASCII] ESC i X C 2 n1 n2 n3 n4 [Decimal] 27 105 88 67 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 nd4 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 43 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 nh4 [Parameters] nh1: 02h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) 00h≤nh3≤FFh 00h≤nh4≤03h [Description] ・Specifies the number of copies to be printed.

nh3+(nh4*256): Number of copies (bytes) (1 to 999)

・The default number of copies is 1. ・This command is a static command.

[Example] ・To change the number of copies to 100: Since nh3=64h and nh4=00h, the command will

be as follows.

ESC i X C 2 02h 00h 64h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 43h 32h 02h 00h 64h 00h)

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ESC iXN2 Specify number of Numbering copies [ASCII] ESC i X N 2 n1 n2 n3 n4 [Decimal] 27 105 88 78 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 nd4 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 4E 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 nh4 [Parameters] nh1: 02h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) 00h≤nh3≤FFh 00h≤nh4≤03h [Description] ・Specifies the number of copies to be printed with Numbering.

nh3+(nh4*256): Number of Numbering copies (bytes) (1 to 999)

・The default number of copies printed with Numbering is 1. ・This command is a static command.

[Example] ・To change the number of Numbering copies to 100: Since nh3=64h and nh4=00h, the

command will be as follows.

ESC i X N 2 02h 00h 64h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 4Eh 32h 02h 00h 64h 00h)

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ESC iXF2 FNC1 replacement setting [ASCII] ESC i X F 2 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 70 50 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 46 32 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed)

nh3: 00h 01h [Description] ・This command selects whether or not GS codes, which are included in bar code protocols

such as GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128), are replaced with FNC1 codes.

nh3=00h: FNC1 replacement setting OFF

nh3=01h: FNC1 replacement setting ON ・This command is a static command. [Example] ・To disable FNC1 replacement:

ESC i X F 2 01h 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 46h 32h 01h 00h 00h)

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ESC iXT1 Retrieve select print start trigger items [ASCII] ESC i X T 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 84 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 54 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1=00h (fixed) nh2=00h (fixed) [Description] ・The print start trigger is returned as 3-byte data.

[1]: 01h (fixed)

[2]: 00h (fixed)

[3]: Setting

00h: When the specified text string is received 01h: When all objects are filled

02h: When the specified number of characters is received ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・The print start trigger specified for the machine is retrieved. When the setting is “When the

specified text string is received”: ESC i X T 1 00h 00h

(1Bh 69h 58h 54h 31h 00h 00h)

01h 00h 00h is returned from the machine.

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ESC iXP1 Retrieve print start command setting text string [ASCII] ESC i X P 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 80 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 50 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the text string specified for the print start command. ・3- to 22-byte data is returned from the machine. (Varies depending on the length of the text

string) [1, 2]: nh1 nh2 (number of characters) nh1 + (nh2*256)

[3 and later]: Text string ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the text string for the print start command is specified as “START”:

If the command ESC i X P 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 50h 31h 00h 00h) is sent,

05h 00h S T A R T (05h 00h 53h 54h 41h 52h 54h) is returned from the machine.

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ESC iXr1 Retrieve print start received character count [ASCII] ESC i X r 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 114 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 72 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the number of characters specified to be received to start printing. ・4-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 02h (fixed)

[2]: 00h (fixed)

[3, 4]: nh3 nh4 settings

nh3+(nh4*256): Print start received character count ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・For a print start received character count of 500 characters:

If the command ESC i X 4 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 72h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, 02h 00h F4h 01h is returned from the machine. 244 (F4h) + (1 (01h) * 256) = 500 characters

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ESC iXD1 Retrieve delimiter [ASCII] ESC i X D 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 68 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 44 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the text string specified for the delimiter. ・3- to 22-byte data is returned from the machine. (Varies depending on the length of the text

string) [1, 2]: nh1 nh2 (number of characters) nh1 + (nh2*256)

[3 and later]: Text string ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the delimiter is set as “,” (2Ch):

The command ESC i X D 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 44h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine.

01h 00h , (01h 00h 2Ch) is returned from the machine.

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ESC iXa1 Retrieve non-printed text strings [ASCII] ESC i X a 1 n1 n2 n3 [Decimal] 27 105 88 97 49 nd1 nd2 nd3 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 61 31 nh1 nh2 nh3 [Parameters] nh1: 01h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) nh3: 01h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the specified non-printed text string. ・2- to 22-byte data is returned from the machine. (Varies depending on the length of the text

string)

[1, 2]: nh1 nh2 (number of characters) nh1 + (nh2*256)

[3 and later]: Text string ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When “ABCD” is specified as the non-printed text string:

The following command is sent to the machine.

ESC i X a 1 01h 00h 01h (1Bh 69h 58h 61h 31h 01h 00h 01h)

The following is returned from the machine.

04h 00h A B C D (04h 00h 41h 42h 43h 44h)

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ESC iXi1 Retrieve command mode setting [ASCII] ESC i X i 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 105 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 69 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the setting for the command mode. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed)

[2]: 00h (fixed)

[3]: Setting

00h: ESC/P mode 01h: Raster mode

03h: P-touch Template mode ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] When the setting is for raster mode: ESC i X i 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 69h 31h 00h 00h) The following is returned from the machine. 01h 00h 01h

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ESC iXn1 Retrieve template selection number [ASCII] ESC i X n 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 110 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 6E 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the template number selected from the machine. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed)

[3]: Setting ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When template number 99 is selected:

If ESC i X n 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 6Eh 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following

is returned from the machine.

01h 00h 63h

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ESC iXc1 Retrieves machine settings (full cut option) [ASCII] ESC i X c 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 99 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 63 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the various cut settings. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed)

[2]: 00h (fixed)

[3]: Setting

00h: Full cut setting OFF, chain printing setting ON 01h: Full cut setting ON, chain printing setting ON 08h: Full cut setting OFF, chain printing setting OFF

09h: Full cut setting ON, chain printing setting ON ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the full cut setting is ON and the chain printing setting is ON:

If ESC i X c 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 63h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following is returned from the machine. 01h 00h 01h

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ESC iXy1 Retrieve machine settings (full cut option–specify cutting after specified number of labels) [ASCII] ESC i X y 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 121 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 79 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the setting for full cutting after a specified number of labels. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed)

[3]: Setting ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When a full cut is specified for every five labels:

If ESC i X y 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 79h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following

is returned from the machine.

01h 00h 05h

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ESC iXH1 Retrieve half cut setting [ASCII] ESC i X H 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 72 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 48 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the half cut setting. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed)

[2]: 00h (fixed)

[3]: Setting

00h: Half cut setting OFF

01h: Half cut setting ON ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the half cut setting is ON:

If ESC i X H 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 48h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following is returned from the machine. 01h 00h 01h

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ESC iXM1 Retrieve mirror printing setting [ASCII] ESC i X M 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 77 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 4D 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the mirror printing setting. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed) [3]: Setting

00h: Mirror printing setting OFF

01h: Mirror printing setting ON ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the mirror printing setting is ON:

If ESC i X M 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 4Dh 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following is returned from the machine. 01h 00h 01h

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ESC iXs1 Retrieve special tape setting [ASCII] ESC i X s 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 115 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 73 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the special tape setting. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed) [3]: Setting

00h: Special tape setting OFF

01h: Special tape setting ON ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the special tape setting is ON:

If ESC i X s 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 73h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following is returned from the machine. 01h 00h 01h

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ESC iXm1 Retrieve character code set

[ASCII] ESC i X m 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 109 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 6D 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description] ・Retrieves the specified character code set. (For details on the character code sets, refer to

the character code tables.)

・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed) [3]: Setting

00h: Brother standard

01h: Windows 1250 (Eastern Europe)

02h: Windows 1252 (Western Europe) ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the character code set is set to the Brother standard: If ESC i X m 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 6Dh 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the

following is returned from the machine. 01h 00h 00h

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ESC iXj1 Retrieve international character set setting [ASCII] ESC i X j 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 106 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 6A 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the international character set setting. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed) [3]: Setting

00h: USA 01h: France

02h: Germany

03h: UK

04h: Denmark 05h: Sweden 06h: Italy 07h: Spain 08h: Japan 09h: Norway 0Ah: Denmark II 0Bh: Spain II 0Ch: Latin America 0Dh: Korea 40h: Legal ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the international character setting is set to that for Japan:

If ESC i X j 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 6Ah 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following is returned from the machine.

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ESC iXf1 Retrieve the prefix character [ASCII] ESC i X f 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 102 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 66 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the prefix character code. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed)

[3]: Specified character ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the prefix character is set to “_”:

If ESC i X f 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 66h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following

is returned from the machine.

01h 00h 5Fh

(“_”)

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ESC iXR1 Retrieve line feed command setting text string [ASCII] ESC i X R 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 82 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 52 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the text string specified for the line feed command. ・2- to 22-byte data is returned from the machine. (Varies depending on the length of the text

string)

[1, 2]: nh1 nh2 (number of characters) nh1 + (nh2*256)

[3 and later]: Text string ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the text string for the line feed command is specified as “0Dh 0Ah”:

If ESC i X R 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 52h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, 02h 00h 0Dh

0Ah is returned from the machine.

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ESC iXC1 Retrieve number of copies setting [ASCII] ESC i X C 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 67 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 43 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the number of copies specified to be printed. ・4-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 02h (fixed)

[2]: 00h (fixed)

[3, 4]: nh3 nh4 settings

nh3+(nh4*256): Number of copies ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the number of copies is set to 500:

If the command ESC i X C 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 43h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, 02h 00h F4h 01h is returned from the machine. 244 (F4h) + (1 (01h) * 256) = 500 characters

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ESC iXN1 Retrieve number of Numbering copies setting [ASCII] ESC i X N 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 78 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 4E 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the number of copies specified to be printed with Numbering. ・4-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 02h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed) [3, 4]: nh3 nh4 settings

nh3+(nh4*256): Number of Numbering copies ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the number of Numbering copies is set to 500:

If the command ESC i X N 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 4Eh 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, 02h 00h F4h 01h is returned from the machine. 244 (F4h) + (1 (01h) * 256) = 500 characters

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ESC iXF1 Retrieve FNC1 replacement setting [ASCII] ESC i X F 1 n1 n2 [Decimal] 27 105 88 70 49 nd1 nd2 [Hexadecimal] 1B 69 58 46 31 nh1 nh2 [Parameters] nh1: 00h (fixed) nh2: 00h (fixed) [Description]

・Retrieves the FNC1 replacement setting. ・3-byte data is returned from the machine.

[1]: 01h (fixed) [2]: 00h (fixed) [3]: Setting

00h: FNC1 replacement setting OFF

01h: FNC1 replacement setting ON ・The retrieved value is a value specified by a static command. [Example] ・When the FNC1 replacement setting is OFF:

If ESC i X F 1 00h 00h (1Bh 69h 58h 46h 31h 00h 00h) is sent to the machine, the following is returned from the machine. 01h 00h 00h

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Character code table Standard character code table

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F

SP 0

! 1 A Q a q ü æ í ▒ ┴

” 2 B R b r é Æ ó ▓ ┬

# 3 C S c s â ô ú │ ├ ¾

$ 4 D T d t ä ö ñ ┤ ─

% 5 E U e u à ò Ñ

& 6 F V f v å û

’ 7 G W g w ç ù

@ P ` p Ç É á ░ └ α

a ¯

o ¯

ß ±

┼ §

Ａ

Ｂ

Ｃ

Ｄ

Ｅ

Ｆ

)

“■” indicates that a space is printed.

9 I Y i y ë Ö ® ╣ ╔ ┘ ·

* : J Z j z è Ü € ║ ╩ ┌ Ω

+ ; K [ k { ï ¢ ½ ╗ ╦

, < L \ l ¦ î £ ¼ ╝ ╠

- = M ] m } ì ¥ ¡ TEL ═ ø ²

. > N ^ n ~ Ä Pts « FAX ╬

/ ? O _ o

DEL

Å ƒ » ┐

;



“■” indicates that the character will change if the international character set is switched.

Brother PT-9700PC User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

What is P-touch Template?

Using P-touch Template

P-touch Template limitations

Precautions

Control code list

Commands that can be set or obtained in P-touch Template mode

About P-touch Template

Static and dynamic commands

If printing does not begin (main most frequent causes)

Control command details

ESC iXm1 Retrieve character code set