Sinocan p11-usl Programming Manual

Thermal Receipt Printer

P11-USL

PROGRAMMING MANUAL

1. Command List

Command Name

HT Horizontal tab

LF Print and line feed

FF Print and return to standard mode (in page mode)

CR Print and carriage return

CAN Cancel print data in page mode

DLE EOT n Real-time status transmission

DLE ENQ n Real-time request to printer

DLE DC4 n Generate pulse at real-time

ESC FF Print data in page mode

ESC SP n Set right-side character spacing

ESC ! n Select print mode(s)

ESC $ nL nH Set absolute print position
ESC % n Select/cancel user-defined character set

ESC & y c1 c2 Define user-defined characters

ESC * Select bit-image mode

ESC - n Turn underline mode on/off

ESC 2 n Select default line spacing

ESC 3 n Set line spacing

ESC = n Select peripheral device

ESC ? n Cancel user-defined characters

ESC @ Initialize printer

ESC D Set horizontal tab positions

ESC E n Turn emphasized mode on/off

ESC G n Turn double-strike mode on/off

ESC J n Print and feed paper

ESC L Select page mode

ESC R n Select an international character set

ESC S Select standard mode _ Ignored

ESC T n Select print direction in page mode

ESC V n Turn 90°clockwise rotation mode on/off

ESC W Set printing area in page mode

ESC \ nL nH Set relative print position

ESC a n Select justification

ESC c 3 n Select paper sensor(s) to output paper-end signals

ESC c 4 n Select paper sensor(s) to stop printing

ESC c 5 n Enable/disable panel buttons

ESC d n Print and feed n lines

ESC p m t1 t2 General pulse

ESC t n Select character code table

ESC { Turn upside-down printing mode on/off

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FS p n Print NV bit image

FS q Define NV bit image

GS ! n Select character size

GS $ Set absolute vertical print position in page mode

GS * x y Define downloaded bit image

GS ( A Execute test print

GS / Print downloaded bit image

GS : Start/end macro definition

GS B n Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off

GS H n Select printing position of HRI characters

GS L nL nH Set left margin

GS P x y Set horizontal and vertical motion units

GS V Cut paper

GS W Set printing area width

GS $ Set relative vertical print position in page mode

GS ^ Execute macro

GS b n Turn smoothing mode on/off

GS f n Select font for HRI characters

GS h n Set bar code height

GS k n Print bar code

GS r n Transmit status

GS v 0 Print raster bit image

GS w Set bar code width

FS ! n Set print mode(s) for Kanji characters

FS – n Turn underline mode on/off for Kanji characters

FS . Cancel Kanji character mode

FS 2 Define user-defined Kanji characters

FS & Select Kanji character code system

FS S Set left- and right-side Kanji character spacing

FS W Turn quadruple-size mode on/off for Kanji characters

Command classification

Executing: Printer executes the command, which does not then affect the following data.

Setting: Printer uses flags to make settings, and those settings affect the following data.

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2. Control Commands

HT

[Name] Horizontal tab

[Format] ASCII HT

Hex 09

Decimal 9

[Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position.
[Details] • This command is ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has been set.

• If the next horizontal tab position exceeds the printing area, the printer sets the
printing position to [Printing area width + 1].

• Horizontal tab positions are set with ESC D.

• If this command is received when the printing position is at [printing area width

+ 1], the printer executes print buffer-full printing of the current line and

horizontal tab processing from the beginning of the next line.

• The default setting of the horizontal tab position for the paper roll is font A
(12 ╳ 24) every 8th character (9th, 17th, 25th, ... column).

[Reference] ESC D

LF

[Name] Print and line feed

[Format] ASCII LF

Hex 0A

Decimal 10

[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds one line based on the current line

spacing.

[Note] This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
[Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3

FF

[Name] Print and return to standard mode in page mode

[Format] ASCII FF

Hex 0C

Decimal 12

[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer collectively and returns to standard mode.
[Details] 　The buffer data is deleted after being printed.

　The printing area set by ESC W is reset to the default setting.

　The printer does not execute paper cutting.
　This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
　This command is enabled only in page mode.

[Reference] ESC FF, ESC L, ESC S

CR

[Name] Print and carriage return

[Format] ASCII CR

Hex 0D

Decimal 13

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[Description] When automatic line feed is enabled, this command functions the same as LF;

when automatic line feed is disabled, this command is ignored.

[Details] • Sets the print starting position to the beginning of the line.

• The automatic line feed is ignored with a serial interface model.

• This command is set according to the DIP switch 1-1 setting with a parallel

interface model.

[Reference] LF

CAN

[Name] Cancel print data in page mode

[Format] ASCII CAN

Hex 18

Decimal 24

[Description] In page mode, deletes all the print data in the current printable area.
[Details] 　This command is enabled only in page mode.

　If data that existed in the previously specified printing area also exists in the

currently specified printing area, it is deleted.

[Reference] ESC L, ESC W

DLE EOT n

[Name] Real-time status transmission

[Format] ASCII DLE EOT n

Hex 10 04 n

Decimal 16 4 n

[Range] 1 <=n <=4

[Description] Transmits the selected printer status specified by n in real-time, according to the

following parameters:

n = 1: Transmit printer status

n = 2: Transmit off-line status

n = 3: Transmit error status

n = 4: Transmit paper roll sensor status

[Details] 　The status is transmitted whenever the data sequence of <10>H<04>H< n>

(1 <=n <=4) is received.

Example:
In ESC m n

　This command should not be used within the data sequence of another

command that consists of 2 or more bytes.

Example:
If you attempt to transmit ESC 3 n to the printer, but DTR (DSR for the host
computer) goes to MARK before n is transmitted and then DLE EOT 3
interrupts before n is received, the code <10>H for DLE EOT 3 is processed
as the code for ESC 3 <10>H.
　Even though the printer is not selected using ESC = (select peripheral device),

this command is effective.
　The printer transmits the current status. Each status is represented by onebyte

data.

L nH d1...dk, d1=<10>H, d2=<04>H, d3=<01>H

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　The printer transmits the status without confirming whether the host computer

can receive data.

　The printer executes this command upon receiving it.
　This command is executed even when the printer is off-line, the receive buffer

is full, or there is an error status with a serial interface model.
　With a parallel interface model, this command can not be executed when the

printer is busy. This command is executed even when the printer is off-line or

there is an error status when DIP switch 2-1 is on with a parallel interface

model.
　When Auto Status Back (ASB) is enabled using the GS a command, the status
transmitted by the DLE EOT command and the ASB status must be

differentiated.

n = 1: Printer status

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function

0 0 00 0 Not used.Fixed to Off.

1 1 02 2 Not used.Fixed to On.

2 0 00 0 Drawer open/close signal is LOW(connector pin3)

1 04 4 Drawer open/close signal is LOW(connector pin3)

3 0 00 0 On-line

1 08 8 Off-line

4 1 10 16 Not used.Fixed to On.

5,6 Undefined.

7 0 00 00 Not used.Fixed to Off.

n = 2: Off-line status

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function

0 0 00 0 Not used.Fixed to Off.

1 1 02 2 Not used.Fixed to On.

2 0 00 0 Cover is closed.

1 04 4 Cover is open.

3 0 00 0 Paper is not being fed by using the FEED button.

1 08 8 Paper is beging fed by the FEED button.

4 1 10 16 Not used.Fixed to On.

5 0 00 0 No paper-end stop.

1 20 32 Printing is being stopped.

6 0 00 0 No error.

1 40 64 Error occurs.

7 0 00 0 Not used.Fixed to Off.

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n = 3: Error status

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function

0 0 00 0 Not used.Fixed to Off.

1 1 02 2 Not used.Fixed to On.

2 - - - Undefined.

3 0 00 0 No auto-cutter error.

1 08 8 Auto-cutter error occurs.

4 1 10 16 Not used.Fixed to On.

5 0 00 0 No unrecoverable error.

1 20 32 Unrecoverable error occurs.

6 0 00 0 No auto-recoverable error.

1 40 64 Auto recoverable error occurs.

7 0 00 0 Not used.Fixed to Off.

n = 4: Continuous paper sensor status

Bit Off/On Hex Decimal Function

0 0 00 0 Not used.Fixed to Off.

1 1 02 2 Not used Fixed to On.

2,3 0 00 0 Paper roll near-end sensor:paper adequate.

1 0C 12 Paper near-end is detected by the paper roll near-end

sensor.

4 1 10 16 Not used.Fixed to On.

5,6 0 00 0 Paper roll sensor:Paper present.

1 60 96 Paper roll end detected by paper roll senso.

7 0 00 0 Not used.Fixed to Off.

[Reference] DLE ENQ, GS a, GS r

DLE ENQ n

[Name] Real-time request to printer

[Format] ASCII DLE ENQ n

Hex 10 05 n

Decimal 16 5 n

[Range] 1 <=n <=2

[Description] Responds to a request from the host computer. n specifies the requests as

follows:

n Request

1 Recover from an error and restart printing from the line where the error occurred

2 Recover from an error aft clearing the receive and print buffers

[Details] 　This command is effective only when an auto-cutter error occurs.

　The printer starts processing data upon receiving this command.
　This command is executed even when the printer is off-line, the receive buffer

is full, or there is an error status with a serial interface model.
　With a parallel interface model, this command can not be executed when the

printer is busy. This command is executed even when the printer is off-line or

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there is an error status when DIP switch 2-1 is on with a parallel interface

model.
　The status is also transmitted whenever the data sequence of <10>H<05>H< n>
(1 <=n <=2) is received.

Example:
In ESC m n

L nH dk, d1 = <10>H, d2 = <05>H, d3 = <01>H

　This command should not be contained within another command that consists

of two or more bytes.

Example:
If you attempt to transmit ESC 3 n to the printer, but DTR (DSR for the host
computer) goes to MARK before n is transmitted, and DLE ENQ 2 interrupts
before n is received, the code <10>H for DLE ENQ 2 is processed as the
code for ESC 3 <10>H.

　DLE ENQ 2 enables the printer to recover from an error after clearing the data

in the receive buffer and the print buffer. The printer retains the settings (by
ESC !, ESC 3, etc.) that were in effect when the error occurred. The printer can
be initialized completely by using this command and ESC @. This command is

enabled only for errors that have the possibility of recovery, except for print

head temperature error.
　When the printer is disabled with ESC = (Select peripheral device), the error
recovery functions (DLE ENQ 1 and DLE ENQ 2) are enabled, and the other

functions are disabled.

[Reference] DLE EOT

DLE DC4 n m t

[Name] Generate pulse at real-time

[Format] ASCII DLE DC4 n m t

Hex 10 14 n m t

Decimal 16 20 n m t

[Range] n = 1

m = 0, 1
1 <=t <=8

[Description] Outputs the pulse specified by t to connector pin m as follows:

m Connector pin

0 Drawer kick-out connector pin 2.

1 Drawer kick-out connector pin 5.

The pulse ON time is [ t 　100 ms] and the OFF time is [ t 　100ms].

[Details] 　When the printer is in an error status when this command is processed, this

command is ignored.

　When the pulse is output to the connector pin specified while ESC p or DEL
DC4 is executed while this command is processed, this command is ignored.

　The printer executes this command upon receiving it.
　With a serial interface model, this command is executed even when the printer

is off-line, the receive buffer is full, or there is an error status.

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　With a parallel interface model, this command cannot be executed when the

printer is busy. This command is executed even when the printer is off-line or

there is an error status when DIP switch 2-1 is on.
　If print data includes the same character strings as this command, the printer

performs the same operation specified by this command. The user must

consider this.
　This command should not be used within the data sequence of another

command that consists of 2 or more bytes.
　This command is effective even when the printer is disabled with ESC = (Select

peripheral device).

[Reference] ESC p

ESC FF

[Name] Print data in page mode

[Format] ASCII ESC FF

Hex 1B 0C

Decimal 27 12

[Description] In page mode, prints all buffered data in the printing area collectively.
[Details] 　This command is enabled only in page mode.

　After printing, the printer does not clear the buffered data, setting values for
ESC T and ESC W, and the position for buffering character data.

[Reference] FF, ESC L, ESC S

ESC SP n

[Name] Set right-side character spacing

[Format] ASCII ESC SP n

Hex 1B 20 n

Decimal 27 32 n

[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Sets the character spacing for the right side of the character to [ n horizontal or

vertical motion units].

[Details] • The right-side character spacing for double-width mode is twice the normal

value. When characters are enlarged, the right-side character spacing is n
times normal value.

• This command does not affect the setting of kanji characters.

• This command sets values independently in each mode (standard and page
modes).

• The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P. Changing the
horizontal or vertical motion unit does not affect the current right-side spacing.

• The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement
amount, and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement
amount.

• In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit is used.

• In page mode, the horizontal or vertical motion unit differs in page mode,
depending on starting position of the printable area as follows:
1 When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the
printable area using ESC T, the horizontal motion unit ( x) is used.
2 When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the

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printable area using ESC T, the vertical motion unit ( y) is used.

• The maximum right-side spacing is 255/180 inches. Any setting exceeding the
maximum is converted to the maximum automatically.

[Default] n = 0
[Reference] GS P

ESC ! n

[Name] Select print mode(s)

[Format] ASCII ESC ! n

Hex 1B 21 n

Decimal 27 33 n

[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255

[Description] Selects print mode(s) using n as follows:

Bit Off/On Hex De cimal Function

0 Off 00 0

On 01 1

1 - - - Undefined.

2 - - - Undefined.

3 Off 00 0 Emphasized mode not selected.

On 08 8 Emphasized mode selected.

4 Off 00 0 Double-height mode not selected.

On 10 16 Double-height mode selected.

5 Off 00 0 Double-width mode not selected.

On 20 32 Double-width mode selected.

6 - - - Undefined.

7 Off 00 0 Underline mode not selected.

On 80 128 Underline mode selected.

[Details] • When both double-height and double-width modes are selected, quadruple size

characters are printed.

• The printer can underline all characters, but can not underline the space set by
HT or 90° clockwise rotated characters.

• The thickness of the underline is that selected by ESC , regardless of the
character size.

• When some characters in a line are double or more height, all the characters
on the line are aligned at the baseline.

• ESC E can also turn on or off emphasized mode. However, the setting of the
last received command is effective.

• ESC —can also turn on or off underline mode. However, the setting of the last
received command is effective.

• GS ! can also select character size. However, the setting of the last received
command is effective.

• Emphasized mode is effective for alphanumeric and Kanji. All print modes
except emphasized mode is effective only for alphanumeric.

[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC -, ESC E, GS !

Character font A (12 ╳ 24).
Character font B (9 ╳ 17).

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ESC $ nL nH

[Name] Set absolute print position

[Format] ASCII ESC $ nL nH

Hex 1B 24 nL nH

Decimal 27 36 nL nH

[Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255

0 ≤ nH ≤ 255

[Description] Sets the distance from the beginning of the line to the position at which

subsequent characters are to be printed.

• The distance from the beginning of the line to the print position is
[( nL + nH ╳ 256) ╳(vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches.

[Details] • Settings outside the specified printable area are ignored.

• The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P.

• The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement
amount, and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement
amount.

• In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit ( x) is used.

• In page mode, horizontal or vertical motion unit differs depending on the
starting position of the printable area as follows:
1 When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the
printable area using ESC T, the horizontal motion unit ( x) is used.
2 When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the
printable area using ESC T, the vertical motion unit ( y) is used.

[Reference] ESC \, GS $, GS \, GS P

ESC % n

[Name] Select/cancel user-defined character set

[Format] ASCII ESC % n

Hex 1B 25 n

Decimal 27 37 n

[Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255
[Description] Selects or cancels the user-defined character set.

• When the LSB of n is 0, the user-defined character set is canceled.

• When the LSB of n is 1, the user-defined character set is selected.

[Details] • When the user-defined character set is canceled, the internal character set is

automatically selected.

• n is available only for the least significant bit.

[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC &, ESC ?

╳

ESC & y c1 c2 [x1 d1...d(y

[Name] Define user-defined characters

[Format] ASCII ESC & y c1 c2 [

Hex 1B 26 y c1 c2 [

Decimal 27 38 y c1 c2 [

[Range] y = 3

32 ≤ c1 ≤ c2 ≤ 126
0 ≤ x ≤ 12 Font A (12 ╳ 24)
0 ≤ x ≤ 9 Font B (9 ╳ 17)

x1)]...[xk d1...d(y

╳

xk)]

╳

1 d1...d(y ╳ x1)]...[xk d1...d(y ╳ xk)]

╳

1 d1...d(y ╳ x1)]...[xk d1...d(y ╳ xk)]

╳

1 d1...d(y ╳ x1)]...[xk d1...d(y ╳ xk)]

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0 ≤ d1 ... d(y ╳ xk) ≤ 255

[Description] Defines user-defined characters.

• y specifies the number of bytes in the vertical direction.

• c1 specifies the beginning character code for the definition, and c2 specifies the
final code.

• x specifies the number of dots in the horizontal direction.

[Details] • The allowable character code range is from ASCII code <20>H to <7E>H (95

characters).

• It is possible to define multiple characters for consecutive character codes.
If only one character is desired, use c1 = c2.

• d is the dot data for the characters. The dot pattern is in the horizontal direction
from the left side. Any remaining dots on the right side are blank.

• The data to define a user-defined character is (y ╳ x) bytes.

• Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or 0 to not print a dot.

• This command can define different user-defined character patterns by each
fonts. To select a font, use ESC !

• A user-defined character and a downloaded bit image cannot be defined
simultaneously. When this command is executed, the downloaded bit image is
cleared.

• The user-defined character definition is cleared when:

① ESC @ is executed.
② ESC ? is executed.
③ FS q is executed.
④ GS *is executed.
⑤ The printer is reset or the power is turned off.

• When the user-defined characters are defined in font B (9 ╳ 17), only the most
significant bit of the 3rd byte of data in vertical direction is effective.

[Default] The internal character set
[Reference] ESC %, ESC ?

[Example]

• When font A (12 ╳ 24) is selected.

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• When font B (9 ╳ 17) is selected.

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ESC * m nL nH d1... dk

[Name] Select bit-image mode

[Format] ASCII ESC * m nL nH d1...dk

Hex 1B 2A m nL nH d1...dk

Decimal 27 42 m nL nH d1...dk

[Range] m = 0, 1, 32, 33

0 ≤ nL ≤ 255

0 ≤ nH ≤ 3

0 ≤ d ≤ 255

[Description] Selects a bit-image mode using m for the number of dots specified by nL and nH,

as follows:

Vertical Direction Horizontal Direction

m

0 8-dot single-density 8 67 DPI 100 DPI

1 8-dot double-density 8 67 DP 200 DPI

32 24-dot single-density 24 200DPI 100 DPI

33 24-dot double-density 24 200 DPI 200DPI

[Details] • If the values of m is out of the specified range, nL and data following are

Mode

processed as normal data.

• The nL and nH indicate the number of dots of the bit image in the horizontal
direction. The number of dots is calculated by nL + nH

• If the bit-image data input exceeds the number of dots to be printed on a line,
the excess data is ignored.

• d indicates the bit-image data. Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or to 0

Number of
Dots

Dot Density Dot

Density

╳

256.

Number of Data
(K)

╳

nL + nH

nL + nH

(nL + nH

(nL + nH

256

╳

256

╳

256) ╳ 3

╳

256) ╳ 3

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to not print a dot.

• If the width of the printing area set by GS L and GS W less than the width
required by the data sent with the ESC * command, the following will be
performed on the line in question (but the printing cannot exceed the maximum
printable area):
① The width of the printing area is extended to the right to accommodate the

amount of data.

② If step ① does not provide sufficient width for the data, the left margin is

reduced to accommodate the data.

• After printing a bit image, the printer returns to normal data processing mode.

• This command is not affected by print modes (emphasized, double-strike,
underline, character size or white/black reverse printing), except upside-down
printing mode.

• The relationship between the image data and the dots to be printed is as
follows:

• When 8-dot bit image is selected:

• When 24-dot bit image is selected:

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ESC – n

[Name] Turn underline mode on/off

[Format] ASCII ESC - n

Hex 1B 2D n

Decimal 27 45 n

[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 2, 48 ≤ n ≤ 50

[Description] Turns underline mode on or off, based on the following values of n:

n

0, 48 Turns off underline mode

1, 49 Turns on underline mode (1-dot thick)

2, 50 Turns on underline mode (2-dots thick)

[Details] • The printer can underline all characters (including right-side character spacing),

but cannot underline the space set by HT.

• The printer cannot underline 90 clockwise rotated characters and white/black　
inverted characters.

• When underline mode id turned off by setting the value of n to 0 or 48, the
following data is not underlined, and the underline thickness set before the
mode is turned off does not change. The default underline thickness is 1 dot.

• Changing the character size does not affect the current underline thickness.

• Underline mode can also be turned on or off by using ESC !. Note, however,
that the last received command is effective.

•This command does not affect the setting of Kanji characters.

[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC !

Function

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