TSC TTP-245, TTP-243 Plus, TTP-244, TTP-244CE, TTP-245C Programming Manual

TSPL/TSPL2 Programming Language

PROGRAMMING

MANUAL

TSC BAR CODE PRINTER SERIES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Document Conventions ................................................................................................... IV

Object Position Calculation ............................................................................................... V

Printer Models List ......................................................................................................... VII

Setup and System Commands ........................................................................................... 1

SIZE ........................................................................................................................................................... 1

GAP ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

GAPDETECT ............................................................................................................................................... 5

BLINEDETECT ............................................................................................................................................ 6

AUTODETECT ............................................................................................................................................ 7

BLINE ........................................................................................................................................................ 8

OFFSET .................................................................................................................................................... 10

SPEED ..................................................................................................................................................... 11

DENSITY .................................................................................................................................................. 13

DIRECTION AND MIRROR IMAGE ................................................................................................................. 14

REFERENCE ............................................................................................................................................. 16

SHIFT ....................................................................................................................................................... 17

COUNTRY ................................................................................................................................................ 19

CODEPAGE .............................................................................................................................................. 20

CLS .......................................................................................................................................................... 22

FEED........................................................................................................................................................ 23

BACKFEED & BACKUP .............................................................................................................................. 24

FORMFEED .............................................................................................................................................. 26

HOME ..................................................................................................................................................... 27

PRINT ...................................................................................................................................................... 29

SOUND .................................................................................................................................................... 30

CUT ......................................................................................................................................................... 31

LIMITFEED............................................................................................................................................... 32

SELFTEST ................................................................................................................................................. 33

Label Formatting Commands .......................................................................................... 34

BAR ......................................................................................................................................................... 34

BARCODE ................................................................................................................................................ 35

BITMAP ................................................................................................................................................... 40

BOX ......................................................................................................................................................... 42

CIRCLE ..................................................................................................................................................... 43

DMATRIX ................................................................................................................................................. 44

ERASE ...................................................................................................................................................... 45

MAXICODE .............................................................................................................................................. 46

PDF417 ................................................................................................................................................... 48

AZTEC ...................................................................................................................................................... 53

PUTBMP ................................................................................................................................................. 55

PUTPCX ................................................................................................................................................... 57

QRCODE .................................................................................................................................................. 59

RSS .......................................................................................................................................................... 64

REVERSE.................................................................................................................................................. 68

TEXT ........................................................................................................................................................ 69

Status Polling Commands (RS-232) .................................................................................. 71

<ESC>!? ................................................................................................................................................... 71

<ESC>!R .................................................................................................................................................. 72

~!@ ......................................................................................................................................................... 73

~!A .......................................................................................................................................................... 74

~!C .......................................................................................................................................................... 75

~!D .......................................................................................................................................................... 76

~!F ........................................................................................................................................................... 77

~!I ........................................................................................................................................................... 78

~!T .......................................................................................................................................................... 79

Message Translation Protocols ........................................................................................ 81

~# ............................................................................................................................................................ 81

Commands for Windows Driver ...................................................................................... 82

!B ............................................................................................................................................................ 82

!J ............................................................................................................................................................. 83

!N ............................................................................................................................................................ 84

File Management Commands ......................................................................................... 85

DOWNLOAD ............................................................................................................................................ 85

EOP ......................................................................................................................................................... 90

FILES ....................................................................................................................................................... 91

KILL ......................................................................................................................................................... 92

MOVE...................................................................................................................................................... 94

RUN ........................................................................................................................................................ 95

BASIC Commands and Functions ..................................................................................... 97

ABS( ) ...................................................................................................................................................... 97

ASC( ) ...................................................................................................................................................... 98

CHR$( ) .................................................................................................................................................... 99

END ....................................................................................................................................................... 100

EOF( ) .................................................................................................................................................... 101

OPEN .................................................................................................................................................... 103

WRITE ................................................................................................................................................... 106

READ ..................................................................................................................................................... 107

SEEK ...................................................................................................................................................... 109

LOF( )..................................................................................................................................................... 110

FREAD$( ) .............................................................................................................................................. 111

FOR…NEXT LOOP .................................................................................................................................. 112

IF…THEN…ELSE…ENDIF LOOP ............................................................................................................. 114

GOSUB…RETURN .................................................................................................................................. 118

GOTO .................................................................................................................................................... 119

INP$( ) ................................................................................................................................................... 121

INPUT ................................................................................................................................................... 122

REM ...................................................................................................................................................... 123

OUT ...................................................................................................................................................... 124

GETKEY( ) .............................................................................................................................................. 125

INT( ) ..................................................................................................................................................... 127

LEFT$( ) ................................................................................................................................................. 128

LEN( ) .................................................................................................................................................... 129

MID$( ) .................................................................................................................................................. 130

RIGHT$( ) .............................................................................................................................................. 131

STR$( ) ................................................................................................................................................... 132

STRCOMP ( ) .......................................................................................................................................... 133

INSTR ( ) ................................................................................................................................................ 134

TRIM$( ) ................................................................................................................................................ 135

LTRIM$( ) ............................................................................................................................................... 136

RTRIM$( ) .............................................................................................................................................. 137

VAL( )..................................................................................................................................................... 138

BEEP ...................................................................................................................................................... 139

NOW$( ) ................................................................................................................................................ 140

FORMAT$( ) ........................................................................................................................................... 141

Device Reconfiguration Commands ............................................................................... 144

SET COUNTER ....................................................................................................................................... 144

SET CUTTER .......................................................................................................................................... 145

SET PARTIAL_CUTTER ........................................................................................................................... 147

SET BACK ............................................................................................................................................... 149

SET KEY1, SET KEY2, SET KEY3 ............................................................................................................... 151

SET LED1, SET LED2, SET LED3 ............................................................................................................... 153

SET PEEL ................................................................................................................................................ 155

SET TEAR & SET STRIPER ....................................................................................................................... 156

SET GAP ................................................................................................................................................ 158

SET HEAD .............................................................................................................................................. 161

SET RIBBON ........................................................................................................................................... 162

SET COM1 ............................................................................................................................................. 163

SET PRINTKEY ........................................................................................................................................ 164

SET REPRINT ......................................................................................................................................... 166

PEEL ...................................................................................................................................................... 167

LED1, LED2, LED3 .................................................................................................................................. 169

KEY1, KEY2, KEY3 .................................................................................................................................. 171

Printer Global Variables ................................................................................................ 173

@LABEL ................................................................................................................................................ 173

YEAR ..................................................................................................................................................... 175

MONTH ................................................................................................................................................. 176

DATE ..................................................................................................................................................... 177

WEEK .................................................................................................................................................... 178

HOUR .................................................................................................................................................... 179

MINUTE ................................................................................................................................................ 180

SECOND ................................................................................................................................................ 181

@YEAR .................................................................................................................................................. 182

@MONTH ............................................................................................................................................. 184

@DATE .................................................................................................................................................. 186

@DAY .................................................................................................................................................... 188

@HOUR ................................................................................................................................................ 190

@MINUTE ............................................................................................................................................. 192

@SECOND ............................................................................................................................................. 194

Document Conventions

This manual uses the following typographic conventions.

Convention Description

[expression list] Items inside square brackets are optional, expression

maximum length 2*1024 bytes;

<ESC> ESCAPE (ASCII 27), control code of status

polling command returns the printer status immediately.

~ (ASCII 126), control code of status polling

command, returns the printer status only when the printer is ready.

Space (ASCII 32) characters will be ignored in the

command line.

“ (ASCII 34), beginning and ending of expression

CR,LF (ASCII 13),(ASCII 10) denotes end of command line.

NULL (ASCII 0) supported in the expression, except the

2D bar code commands.

Note: 203 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots Arial font in bold and italic type is used for note.

Paper feed direction

DIRECTION 0

Label origin (0,0) X

Y

X=7mm

Y=3mm

Object Position Calculation

203 DPI, 1mm=8 dots 300 DPI, 1mm=12 dots

DIRECTION 0 TEXT 56,24,”3”,0,1,1,”ABC”

DIRECTION 1 TEXT 56,24,”3”,0,1,1,”ABC”

Paper feed direction

DIRECTION 1

Label origin (0,0) X

Y

X=7mm

Y=3mm

Printer Models List

Series

Models

TTP-243 series

1. TTP-243

2. TTP-243E

TTP-243 Plus series

3. TTP-243 Plus

4. TTP-243E Plus

TTP-244ME series

5. TTP-243M

6. TTP-244ME

7. TTP-244ME Plus

TTP-244 series

8. TTP-244

9. TTP-244 Plus

TTP-244CE series

10. TTP-244CE

TTP-245 series

11. TTP-245

12. TTP-245G

13. TTP-245 Plus

TTP-247

14. TTP-247

TTP-225

15. TTP-225

TTP-245C series

16. TTP-245C

TDP-245 series

17. TDP-245

10. TDP-245G

11. TDP-245 Plus

TDP-225

18. TDP-225

TTP-246M series

19. TTP-246M

20. TTP-246G

21. TTP-246M Plus

TTP-248M series

22. TTP-248M

TTP-2410M series

23. TTP-2410M

TDP-643 Plus

24. TDP-643 Plus

TDP-643R Plus

25. TDP-643R Plus

TTP-342 series

26. TTP-342

27. TTP-342 Plus

TTP-342M series

28. TTP-342M

29. TTP-342M Plus

TTP-343 series

30. TTP-343

31. TTP-343 Plus

TTP-345

32. TTP-345

TTP-343C series

33. TTP-343C

TTP-344M series

34. TTP-344M

35. TTP-344M Plus

TTP-346M series

36. TTP-346M

TTP-384M series

37. TTP-384M

TTP-644M series

38. TTP-644M

M23 series

39. M23

Setup and System Commands

 SIZE

Description

This command defines the label width and length.

Syntax

English system (inch) SIZE m,n Metric system (mm) SIZE m mm,n mm Dot measurement SIZE m dot,n dot This command is only supported in v6.27 and later firmware.

Parameter Description m Label width (inch or mm) n Label length (inch or mm)

Note :

200 DPI : 1 mm = 8 dots 300 DPI : 1mm = 12 dots For metric and dot systems, there must be a space between parameter and “mm” or “dot”.

Max. width

72mm

104mm

106mm

108mm

219.5mm

TTP-243 series

X

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

X

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series

X

TTP-244CE series

X

TTP-245 series

X

TTP-245C series

X

TDP-245 series

X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series

X

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus series

X

TDP-643R Plus series

X

TTP-342 series

X

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series

X

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series

X

TTP-343C series

X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

TTP-247 X

TTP-345 X

M23 series

X

Example

(1) English system (inch) SIZE 3.5, 3.00

(2) Metric system (mm) SIZE 100 mm, 100 mm

See Also

SIZE, BLINE

 GAPDETECT

Description

This command feeds the paper through the gap sensor in an effort to determine the paper

and gap sizes, respectively. This command references the user’s approximate measurements.

If the measurements conflict with the actual size, the GAPDETECT command will not work properly. This calibration method can be applied to the labels with pre-printed logos or texts.

Syntax

GAPDETECT [x, y]

Parameter Description x Paper length (in dots) y Gap length (in dots)

Note: If the x, y parameters are ignored then the printer will calibrate and determine the paper length and gap size automatically.

See Also

GAP, SIZE, BLINEDETECT, AUTODETECT

 BLINEDETECT

Description

This command feeds the paper through the black mark sensor in an effort to determine the paper and black mark sizes, respectively. This command references the user’s approximate measurements. If the measurements conflict with the actual size, the BLINEDETECT command will not work properly. This calibration method can be applied to the labels with pre-printed logos or texts.

Syntax

BLINEDETECT [x, y]

Parameter Description x Paper length (in dots) y Gap length (in dots)

Note: If the x, y parameters are ignored then the printer will calibrate and determine the paper length and gap size automatically.

See Also

GAP, SIZE, GAPDETECT, AUTODETECT

 AUTODETECT

Description

This command feeds the paper through the gap/black mark sensor in an effort to determine the paper and gap/black mark sizes, respectively. This command references the user’s approximate measurements. If the measurements conflict with the actual size, the AUTODETECT command will not work properly. This calibration method can be applied to the labels with pre-printed logos or texts.

Syntax

AUTODETECT [x, y]

Parameter Description x Paper length (in dots) y Gap length (in dots)

Note: (1). If the x, y parameters are ignored then the printer will calibrate and determine the paper length and gap/black mark size automatically. (2). When using this command, the printer will detect the label by the proper sensor type so please don’t set the command GAP or BLINE in your program. (3). It is supported in firmware V6.86EZ or later.

See Also

GAP, SIZE, GAPDETECT, BLINEDETECT

 BLINE

Description

This command sets the height of the black line and the user-defined extra label feeding length each form feed takes.

Syntax

English system (inch) BLINE m,n Metric system (mm) BLINE m mm,n mm

Parameter Description m The height of black line either in inch or mm. 0 ≤ m ≤ 1 (inch), 0 ≤ m ≤ 25.4 (mm) n The extra label feeding length. 0 ≤ n ≤ label length 0,0 Continuous label.

Note: For metric system, there must be a space between parameter and “mm”. When the sensor type is changed from “GAP” to “Black Mark”, please send the “BLINE” command to the printer first. Ex : In DOS mode, C :\>copy con lpt1 <Enter> BLINE 2 mm,0 <Enter> <Ctrl>+<Z> <Enter>

Example

English system (inch) BLINE 0.20,0.50 Metric system (mm) BLINE 5.08 mm,12.7 mm

See Also

SIZE, GAP

 OFFSET

Description

This command defines the selective, extra label feeding length each form feed takes, which, especially in peel-off mode and cutter mode, is used to adjust label stop position, so as for label to register at proper places for the intended purposes. The printer back tracks the extra feeding length before the next run of printing.

Syntax

English system (inch) OFFSET m Metric system (mm) OFFSET m mm

Parameter Description m The offset distance (inch or mm). -1 ≤ m ≤ 1(inch)

CAUTION: Impropriety offset value may cause paper jam.

Example

English system (inch) OFFSET 0.5 Metric system (mm) OFFSET 12.7 mm

See Also

SIZE, GAP, SET PEEL, SET CUTTER

 SPEED

Description

This command defines the print speed.

Syntax

SPEED n

Parameter Description n printing speed in inch per second

Model / IPS

1

1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 5 6 8

10

12

TTP-243 series

x x x

TTP-243 Plus series

x x x

TTP-244ME series

x x x x TTP-244ME Plus series

x x x x TTP-244 series

x x x TTP-244CE series

x x x TTP-245 series

x x x x TTP-245C series

x x x x x TDP-245 series

x x x x TTP-246M series

x x x x x TTP-246M Plus series

x x x x x x TTP-248M series

x x x x

TTP-2410M series

x x x x

x

TDP-643 Plus series

x x x TDP-643R Plus series

x x x TTP-342 series

x x x TTP-342 Plus series

x x x TTP-342M series

x x x TTP-342M Plus series

x x x TTP-343 series

x x TTP-343C series

x x x TTP-344M series

x x x TTP-344M Plus series

x x x x TTP-346M series

x x x x TTP-384M series

x x x TTP-644M series

x x x M23 series

x x x x x

Example

SPEED 10

See Also

DENSITY

 DENSITY

Description

This command sets the printing darkness.

Syntax

DENSITY n

Parameter Description n 0~15 0: specifies the lightest level 15: specifies the darkest level

Note: Default DENSITY setting is 8

Example

DENSITY 7

See Also

DENSITY

 DIRECTION and Mirror Image

Description

This command defines the printout direction and mirror image. This will be stored in the printer memory.

Syntax

DIRECTION n[,m]

Parameter Description n 0 or 1. Please refer to the illustrations below: m 0: Print normal image. 1: Print mirror image.

Model

Support

DIRECTION

MIRROR

TTP-243 series X

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

X

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series X X

TTP-244CE series

X

TTP-245 series X X

TTP-245C series X X

TDP-245 series X X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series X

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus series

X

TDP-643R Plus series

X

TTP-342 series X

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series X

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series X X

TTP-343C series X X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

M23 series X X

Example

DIRECTION 0 DIRECTION 0,1

See Also

REFERENCE

 REFERENCE

Description

This command defines the reference point of the label. The reference (origin) point varies with the print direction, as shown:

Syntax

REFERENCE x, y

Parameter Description x Horizontal coordinate (in dots) y Vertical coordinate (in dots)

Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots 300 DPI: 1 mm = 12 dots

Example

REFERENCE 10,10

See Also

DIRECTION

 SHIFT

Description

This command moves the label’s vertical position. A positive value moves the label further from the printing direction; a negative value moves the label towards the printing direction. For a visual representation, see next page.

Syntax SHIFT n

Parameter Description n The maximum value is 1 inch. For 200 dpi printers, the range

is –203 to 203; for 300 dpi printers, the range is –300 to 300. The unit is dot.

Model

Support

TTP-243 series

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series

X

TTP-244CE series

X

TTP-245 series

X

TTP-245C series

X

TDP-245 series

X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus series

TDP-643R Plus series

X

TTP-342 series

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series

X

TTP-343C series

X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

M23 series

Example

SIZE 4,2.5 GAP 2 mm,0 DIRECTION 0 SHIFT 30 OFFSET 0 CLS TEXT 400,200,"3",0,1,1,"DIRECTION 0" TEXT 400,250,"3",0,1,1,"SHIFT 30" BOX 10,0,780,490,8 PRINT 3,1

See Also

CODEPAGE, ~!I

 CODEPAGE

Description

This command defines the code page of international character set.

Syntax

CODEPAGE n

Parameter Description n Name or number of code page, which can be divided into 7-bit code page and 8-bit code page. 7-bit code page name USA: USA BRI: British GER: German FRE: French DAN: Danish ITA: Italian SPA: Spanish SWE: Swedish SWI: Swiss

8-bit code page number 437: United States 850: Multilingual 852: Slavic 860: Portuguese 863: Canadian/French 865: Nordic 857: Turkish (TSPL2 printers only)

Windows code page 1250: Central Europe (TSPL2 printers only) 1252: Latin I (TSPL2 printers only) 1253: Greek (TSPL2 printers only) 1254: Turkish (TSPL2 printers only)

Note: DATA LENGTH determines 7-bit or 8-bit communications parameter.

Model

7-bit Codepage

8-bit Codepage

Windows Codepage

USA

BRI

GER

FRE

DAN

ITA

SPA

SWE

SWI

437

850

852

860

863

865

857

1250

1252

1253

1254

TTP-243 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-243 Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-244ME series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-244ME Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-244 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-244 CE series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-245 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-245C series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TDP-245 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-246M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-246M Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-248M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-2410M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TDP-643 Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TDP-643R Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-342 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-342 Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-342M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-342M Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-343 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-343C series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-344M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-344M Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-346M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-384M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-644M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

X

M23 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Example

CODEPAGE 437

See Also

COUNTRY, SET COM1, ~!I

 CLS

Description

This command clears the image buffer.

Syntax

CLS

Parameter Description None N/A

Note: This command must be placed after SIZE command.

Example

CLS

See Also

SIZE, GAP, BLINE

 FEED

Description

This command feeds label with the specified length. The length is specified by dot.

Syntax

FEED n

Parameter Description n unit: dot 1 ≤ n ≤ 9999

Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots 300 DPI: 1 mm = 12 dots

Example

FEED 40

See Also

BACKFEED, SIZE, GAP, BLINE, HOME, FORMFEED

 BACKFEED & BACKUP

Description

This command feeds the label in reverse. The length is specified by dot.

Syntax

BACKUP n (TSPL printers only) BACKFEED n (TSPL2 printers only)

Parameter Description n unit: dot 1 ≤ n ≤ 9999

Note : 200 DPI : 1 mm = 8 dots 300 DPI : 1 mm = 12 dots

Model

Support

BACKUP

BACKFEED

TTP-243 series

X

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

X

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series

X

TTP-244CE series

TTP-245 series

X

TTP-245C series

X

TDP-245 series

X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series

X

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus series

X

TDP-643R Plus series

X

TTP-342 series

X

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series

X

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series

X

TTP-343C series

X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

M23 series X

CAUTION: Impropriety back feed value may cause paper jam or wrinkle.

Example

BACKUP 40 BACKFEED 40

See Also

FEED, SIZE, GAP, BLINE, HOME, FORMFEED

 FORMFEED

Description

This command feeds label to the beginning of next label.

Syntax

FORMFEED

Parameter Description None N/A

Example

SIZE 4, 2.5 GAP 0 mm,0 SPEED 4 DENSITY 7 DIRECTION 0 OFFSET 0.00 REFERENCE 0,0 SET PEEL OFF SET CUTTER OFF SET COUNTER @0 +1 @0="000001" FORMFEED CLS BOX 1,1,360,65,12 TEXT 25,25, "3",0,1,1,"FORMFEED COMMAND TEST" TEXT 25,80,"3",0,1,1,@0 PRINT 3,1

See Also

FEED, SIZE, GAP, BLINE, HOME, BACKFEED

 HOME

Description

This command will feed label until the internal sensor has determined the origin. Size and gap of the label should be defined before using this command.

Syntax

HOME

Parameter Description None N/A

Model

HOME

Back Label

Feed Label

TTP-243 series

X

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

X

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series

X

TTP-244CE series

X

TTP-245 series

X

TTP-245C series

X

TDP-245 series

X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series

X

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus series

X

TDP-643R Plus series

X

TTP-342 series

X

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series

X

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series

X

TTP-343C series

X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

M23 series X

Example

SIZE 4,2.5 GAP 2 mm,0 SPEED 4 DENSITY 7 DIRECTION 0 OFFSET 0.00 REFERENCE 0,0 SET PEEL OFF SET CUTTER OFF SET COUNTER @0 +1 @0="000001" HOME CLS BOX 1,1,360,65,12 TEXT 25,25,"3",0,1,1,"HOME COMMAND TEST" TEXT 25,80,"3",0,1,1,@0 PRINT 3,1

See Also

FEED, SIZE, GAP, BLINE, FORMFEED

 PRINT

Description

This command prints the label format currently stored in the image buffer.

Syntax

PRINT m [,n]

Parameter Description m Specifies how many sets of labels will be printed. 1 ≤ m ≤ 999999999 If m=-1, printer will print the last label content for n copies.

n Specifies how many copies should be printed for each particular label set. 1 ≤ n ≤ 999999999

Example

SIZE 60 mm, 20 mm SET COUNTER @1 1 @1="0001" CLS TEXT 10,10,"3",0,1,1,@1 PRINT 3,2 PRINT –1,2

See Also

SET COUNTER, INPUT, DOWNLOAD

 SOUND

Description

This command controls the sound frequency of the beeper. There are 10 levels of sounds. The timing control can be set by the "interval" parameter.

Syntax

SOUND level, interval

Parameter Description level Sound level: 0~9 interval Sound interval: 1~4095

Example

SOUND 5,200 SOUND 3,200 SOUND 3,200 SOUND 4,200 SOUND 2,200 SOUND 2,200 SOUND 1,200 SOUND 2,200 SOUND 3,200 SOUND 4,200 SOUND 5,200

 CUT

Description

This command activates the cutter to immediately cut the labels without back feeding the label.

Syntax

CUT

Parameter Description None N/A

Example

SIZE 3,3 GAP 0 mm,0 CLS DIRECTION 0 REFERENCE 0,0 OFFSET 0.00 mm SET CUTTER OFF SET TEAR OFF BOX 0,0,866,866,5 TEXT 100,100,"5",0,1,1,"FEED & CUT" TEXT 100,200,"5",0,1,1,"300 DPI" PRINT 1,1 FEED 260 CUT

See Also

SET CUTTER, SET BACK, SET PARTITAL_CUTTER

 LIMITFEED

Description

If the gap sensor is not set to a suitable sensitivity while feeding labels, the printer will not be able to locate the correct position of the gap. This command stops label feeding and makes the red LED flash if the printer does not locate gap after feeding the length of one label plus one preset value.

Syntax

LIMITFEED n (inch, the English system) LIMITFEED n mm (mm, the metric system)

Parameter Description n The maximum length for sensor detecting.

Note:

The setting will remain resident in memory. The default value is 10 inches when printer initializes. For metric system, there must be a space between parameter n and mm.

 SELFTEST

Description

At this command, the printer will print out the printer information.

Syntax

SELFTEST

Model

Support

TTP-243 series

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series

X

TTP-244CE series

X

TTP-245 series

X

TTP-245C series

X

TDP-245 series

X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus series

TDP-643R Plus series

X

TTP-342 series

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series

X

TTP-343C series

X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

M23 series

X

Example

SELFTEST

Label Formatting Commands

 BAR

Description

This command draws a bar on the label format.

Syntax

BAR x, y, width, height

Parameter Description x The upper left corner x-coordinate (in dots) y The upper left corner y-coordinate (in dots) width Bar width (in dots) height Bar height (in dots)

Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots 300 DPI: 1 mm = 12 dots

Recommended max. bar height is 12 dots at 4” width. Bar height over 12 dots may damage the power supply and affect the print quality. Max. print ratio is different for each printer model. Desktop and industrial printer print ratio is limited to 20% and 30% respectively.

Example

SIZE 4,2.5 GAP 0,0 SPEED 6 DENSITY 8 DIRECTION 0 CLS BAR 100, 100, 300, 200 PRINT 1,1

See Also

BOX

 BARCODE

Description

This command prints 1D barcodes. The available bar codes are listed below:

 Code 128 (switching code subset automatically)  Code 128M (switching code subset manually)  EAN 128 (switching code subset automatically)  Interleaved 2 of 5  Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digit  Code 39 standard  Code 39 full ASCII  Code 39 full ASCII with check digit  Code 93  EAN 13  EAN 13 with 2 digits add-on  EAN 13 with 5 digits add-on  EAN 8  EAN 8 with 2 digits add-on  EAN 8 with 5 digits add-on  Codabar  Postnet  UPC-A  UPC-A with 2 digits add-on  UPC-A with 5 digits add-on  UPC-E  UPC-E with 2 digits add-on  UPC-E with 5 digits add-on  MSI  PLESSEY  China POST  ITF14  EAN14  CODE 11

Syntax

BARCODE X, Y, “code type”, height, human readable, rotation, narrow, wide, “code”

Parameter Description X Specify the x-coordinate of the bar code on the label Y Specify the y-coordinate of the bar code on the label code type 128 Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C automatically 128M Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C manually.

Control code

A B C

096

FNC3

NONE

097

FNC2

NONE

098

SHIFT

NONE

099

CODE C

NONE

100

CODE B

FNC4

CODE B

101

FNC4

CODE A

102

FNC1

103

Start (CODE A)

104

Start (CODE B)

105

Start (CODE C)

Use “!” as a starting character for the control code followed by

three control codes. If the start subset is not set, the default starting subset is B.

EAN128 Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C automatically 25 Interleaved 2 of 5 25C Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digits 39 Code 39 full ASCII for TSPL2 printers Code 39 standard for TSPL printers Auto switch full ASCII and standard code 39 for PLUS models. 39C Code 39 full ASCII with check digit for TSPL2 printers Code 39 standard with check digit for TSPL printers Auto switch full ASCII and standard code 39 for PLUS models. 39S Code 39 standard for TSPL2 printers 93 Code 93 EAN13 EAN 13 EAN13+2 EAN 13 with 2 digits add-on EAN13+5 EAN 13 with 5 digits add-on EAN8 EAN 8 EAN8+2 EAN 8 with 2 digits add-on EAN8+5 EAN 8 with 5 digits add-on CODA Codabar POST Postnet

UPCA UPC-A UPCA+2 UPC-A with 2 digits add-on UPCA+5 UPC-A with 5 digits add-on UPCE UPC-E UPCE+2 UPC-E with 2 digits add-on UPCE+5 UPC-E with 5 digits add-on CPOST China post code MSI MSI code MSIC MSI with check digit PLESSEY PLESSEY code ITF14 ITF 14 code EAN14 EAN 14 code 11 Code 11

height Bar code height (in dots) human readable 0: not readable 1: human readable rotation 0 : No rotation 90 : Rotate 90 degrees clockwise 180 : Rotate 180 degrees clockwise 270 : Rotate 270 degrees clockwise narrow Width of narrow element (in dots) wide Width of wide element (in dots)

narrow : wide

1:1

narrow : wide

1:2

narrow : wide

1:3

narrow : wide

2:5

narrow : wide

3:7

128

10x - - - -

EAN128

10x - - - -

25 - 10x

10x

5x

-

25C - 10x

10x

5x

-

39 - 10x

10x

5x

-

39C - 10x

10x

5x

-

93 - -

10x - -

EAN13

8x - - - -

EAN13+2

8x - - - -

EAN13+5

8x - - - -

EAN 8

8x - - - -

EAN 8+2

8x - - - -

EAN 8+5

8x - - - -

CODA - 10x

10x

5x

-

POST

1x - - - -

UPCA

8x - - - -

UPCA+2

8x - - - -

UPCA+5

8x - - - -

UPCE

8x - - - -

UPCE+2

8x - - - -

UPCE+5

8x - - - -

CPOST - - - -

1x

MSI - -

10x - -

MSIC

10x -

PLESSY - -

10x - -

ITF14 - 10x

10x

5x

-

EAN14

8x - - - -

11 - 10x

10x

5x

-

code number the maximum number of digits of bar code content

Barcode type

Maximum bar code length

128 - EAN128

-

25 - 25C - 39 - 39C

-

93

-

EAN13

12

EAN13+2

14

EAN13+5

17

EAN 8

7

EAN 8+2

9

EAN 8+5

12

CODA

-

POST

5,9,11

UPCA

11

UPCA+2

13

UPCA+5

16

UPCE

6

UPCE+2

8

UPCE+5

11

CPOST

-

MSI

-

MSIC

PLESSY

-

ITF14

13

EAN14

13

CODE 11

-

Example

BARCODE 100,100,”39”,96,1,0,2,4,”1000”

BARCODE 10,10,”128M”,48,1,0,2,2,”!104!096ABCD!101EFGH”

(The above example of code 128M encoded with CODE B start character. The next character will be the code 128 function character FNC3 which is then followed by the ABCD characters and EFGH characters encoded as CODE A subset.)

Barcode Type

Model

128

EAN128

25

25C

39 for TSPL2

39 for TSPL

39 for PLUS

39C for TSPL2

39C for TSPL

39C for PLUS

39S

93

EAN13

EAN13+2

EAN13+5

EAN 8

EAN 8+2

EAN 8+5

CODA

POST

UPCA

UPCA+2

UPCA+5

UPCE

UPCE+2

UPCE+5

CPOST

MSI

MSIC

PLESSY

ITF14

EAN14

11

TTP-243 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-243 Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-244ME series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-244ME Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-244 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-244CE series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-245 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-245C series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TDP-245 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-246M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-248M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-2410M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TDP-643 Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TDP-643R Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-342 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-342 Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-342M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-342M Plus series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-343 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-343C series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-344M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-346M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-384M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

TTP-644M series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

M23 series

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

 BITMAP

Description

This command draws bitmap images (as opposed to BMP graphic files).

Syntax

BITMAP X, Y, width, height, mode, bitmap data…

Parameter Description X Specify the x-coordinate Y Specify the y-coordinate width Image width (in bytes) height Image height (in dots) mode Graphic modes listed below: 0: OVERWRITE 1: OR 2: XOR bitmap data Bitmap data

Example

ROW

(Y- axis)

L-Byte

R-Byte

Binary

Hexadecimal

Binary

Hexadecimal

0

00000000

00

00000000

00

1

00000000

00

00000000

00

2

00000000

00

00000000

00

3

00000111

07

11111111

FF

4

00000011

03

11111111

FF

5

00010001

11

11111111

FF

6

00011000

18

11111111

FF

7

00011100

1C

01111111

7F

8

00011110

1E

00111111

3F

9

00011111

1F

00011111

1F

A

00011111

1F

10001111

8F

B

00011111

1F

11000111

C7

C

00011111

1F

11100011

E3

D

00011111

1F

11110111

F7

E

00011111

1F

11111111

FF

F

00011111

1F

11111111

FF

SIZE 4,2 GAP 0,0 CLS

BITMAP 200,200,2,16,0,  • -?

PRINT 1,1

Hexadecimal

ASCII

53 49 5A 45 20 34 2C 32 0D 0A 47 41 50

20 30 2C 30 0D 0A 43 4C 53 0D 0A 42 49

54 4D 41 50 20 32 30 30 2C 32 30 30 2C 32 2C 31 36 2C 30 2C 00 00 00 00 00 00 07

FF 03 FF 11 FF 18 FF 1C 7F 1E 3F 1F 1F 1F 8F 1F C7 1F E3 1F E7 1F FF 1F FF 0D 0A 50

52 49 4E 54 20 31 2C 31 0D 0A

SIZE 4,2

GAP 0,0

CLS

BITMAP 200,200,2,16,0,

 • -?

PRINT 1,1

See Also

PUTBMP, PUTPCX

 BOX

Description

This command draws rectangles on the label.

Syntax

BOX X_start, Y_start, X_end, Y_end, line thickness

Parameter Description X_start Specify x-coordinate of upper left corner (in dots) Y_start Specify y-coordinate of upper left corner (in dots) X_end Specify x-coordinate of lower right corner (in dots) Y_end Specify y-coordinate of lower right corner (in dots) line thickness Line thickness (in dots)

Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots 300 DPI: 1 mm = 12 dots

Recommended max. thickness of box is 12mm at 4” width. Thickness of box larger than 12 mm may damage the power supply and affect the print quality. Max. print ratio is different for each printer model. Desktop and industrial printer print ratio is limited to 20% and 30% respectively.

Example

SIZE 4,2.5 GAP 0,0 SPEED 6 DENSITY 8 DIRECTION 0 CLS BOX 100,100,200,200,5 PRINT 1,1

See Also

BAR

 CIRCLE

Description

This command draws a circle on the label.

Syntax

CIRCLE X_start, Y_start, diameter, circle thickness

Parameter Description X_start Specify x-coordinate of upper left corner (in dots) Y_start Specify y-coordinate of upper left corner (in dots) diameter Specify the diameter of the circle (in dots) thickness Thickness of the circle (in dots)

Example

SIZE 80 mm, 30 mm GAP 0,0 DIRECTION 1 CLS BAR 250,20,100,1 BAR 250,20,1,100 CIRCLE 250,20,100,1 PRINT 1

 DMATRIX

Description

This command is used to define the DataMatrix 2D bar code. Currently, only ECC200 error correction is supported.

Syntax

DMATRIX x, y, width, height, [xm,row,col], expression

Parameter Description x Horizontal start position (in dots) y Vertical start position (in dots) width The expected width of barcode area (in dots) height The expected height of barcode area (in dots) xm Module size (in dots) row Symbol size of row: 10 to 144 col Symbol size of col: 10 to 144

Example

SIZE 3,3 GAP 0,0 SPEED 4 DENSITY 8 DIRECTION 0 REFERENCE 0,0 OFFSET 0.00 SET CUTTER OFF SET TEAR ON CLS DMATRIX 10,110,400,400,"DMATRIX EXAMPLE 1" DMATRIX 310,110,400,400,x6,"DMATRIX EXAMPLE 2" DMATRIX 10,310,400,400,x8,18,18,"DMATRIX EXAMPLE 3" PRINT 1,1

 ERASE

Description

This command clears a specified region in the image buffer.

Syntax

ERASE X_start, Y_start, X_width, Y_height

Parameter Description X_start The x-coordinate of the starting point (in dots) Y_start The y-coordinate of the starting point (in dots) X_width The region width in x-axis direction (in dots) Y_height The region height in y-axis direction (in dots)

Example

SIZE 4,2.5 GAP 0,0 SPEED 6 DENSITY 8 DIRECTION 0 CLS BAR 100, 100, 300, 300 ERASE 150,150,200,200 PRINT 1,1

See Also

CLS

 MAXICODE

Description

This command defines a 2D Maxicode.

Syntax

MAXICODE x, y, mode, [class, country, post, Lm,] "message"

For mode 2 or 3: MAXICODE x, y, mode, class, country, postal code, “low priority message"

If country is 840, the postal code is in 99999,9999 format. For other countries, the code is up to 6 alphanumeric characters.

For mode 4,5,6

MAXICODE x, y, mode, [Lm], "message"

* AIM special format is supported, see page 23 in the spec.

Note: Mode 6 is not supported in TSPL2 printers firmware.

Parameter Description x X-coordinate of the starting point in dot y Y-coordinate of the starting point in dot mode 2,3,4,5 class Class of service, 3-digit number (for mode 2,3) country Country code, 3-digit number (for mode 2,3) post Post code (for mode 2,3) Mode 2: (USA) 5-digit+ 4-digit number Mode3: (Canada) 6 alphanumeric post code included by double quotes. Lm Expression length (double quote is ignored) , 1m138, (this parameter is just for mode 4 and 5.) message Barcode content

Example

SIZE 4,2 GAP 0,0 CLS SPEED 4 DENSITY 8 OFFSET 0.00 REFERENCE 0,0 SET CUTTER OFF SET TEAR ON

REM *****Mode 2 For USA*****

MAXICODE 110,100,2,300,840,06810,7317,"DEMO 2 FOR USA MAXICODE" TEXT 100,520,"3",0,2,2,"Mode 2 For USA" PRINT 1,1

REM *****Mode 3 For Canada***** CLS MAXICODE 110,100,3,300,863,"107317","DEMO 3 FOR CANADA MAXICODE" TEXT 100,520,"3",0,2,2,"Mode 3 For CANADA" PRINT 1,1

REM *****MODE4***** CLS MAXICODE 110,100,4,"DEMO 4 FOR MAXICODE" MAXICODE 600,100,4,19,DEMO 4 FOR MAXICODE TEXT 100,520,"3",0,2,2,"Mode 4 FOR MAXICODE" PRINT 1,1

REM *****MODE 5***** CLS MAXICODE 110,100,5,"DEMO 5 FOR MAXICODE" MAXICODE 600,100,5,19,DEMO 5 FOR MAXICODE TEXT 100,520,"3",0,2,2,"DEMO 5 FOR MAXICODE" PRINT 1

 PDF417

Description

This command defines a PDF417 2D barcode.

Syntax

PDF417 x, y, width, height, rotate, [option], expression

Parameter Description x X-coordinate of starting point (in dots) y Y-coordinate of starting point (in dots) width Expected width (in dots) height Expected height (in dots) rotate Rotation counterclockwise. 0 : No rotation 90 : 90 degrees 180 : 180 degrees 270 : 270 degrees expression Barcode text or string expression to be printed.

[option] P Data compression method 0: Auto encoding 1: Binary mode E Error correction level. Range: 0~8 M Center pattern in barcode area 0: The pattern will print upper left justified the area 1: The pattern is printed middle of area Ux,y,c Human readable x: Human readable characters in the specified x-coordinate y: Human readable characters in the specified y-coordinate c: Maximum characters of human readable character per line W Module width in dot. Range: 2~9 H Bar height in dot. Range: 4~99 R Maximum number of rows C Maximum number of columns T Truncation. 0: Not truncated 1: Truncated Lm Expression length (without double quote), 1m2048

Example

SIZE 3,3 GAP 0.12,0 CLS SPEED 6 DENSITY 8 DIRECTION 1 REFERENCE 0,0

REM *****WITHOUR OPTIONS***** CLS PDF417 50,50,400,200,0,"Without Options" PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4***** CLS PDF417 50,50,400,200,0,E4,"Error correction level:4" PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4 W4***** CLS PDF417 50,50,600,600,0,E4,W4,"Error correction level:4 module width 4 dots" PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4 W4 H4***** CLS PDF417 50,50,600,600,0,E4,W4,H4,"Error correction level:4 module width 4 dots bar height 4 dots" PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4 W4 H4 R25***** CLS PDF417 50,50,600,600,0,E4,W4,H4,R25,"Error correction level:4 Module Width 4 dots Bar Height 4 dots Maximum Number of Rows: 25 Rows " PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4 W4 H4 R40 C3***** CLS PDF417 50,50,600,600,0,E4,W4,H4,R40,C3,"Error correction level:4 Module Width 4 dots Bar Height 4 dots Maximum Number of Rows: 40 Rows Maximum number of columns: 3 Cols " PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4 W4 H4 R40 C4 T0***** CLS PDF417 50,50,600,600,0,E4,W4,H4,R40,C4,T0,"Error correction level:4 Module Width 4 dots Bar Height 4 dots Maximum Number of Rows: 40 Rows Maximum number of columns: 4 Cols Truncation:0 " PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4 W4 H4 R40 C4 T1***** CLS PDF417 50,50,900,900,0,E4,W4,H4,R40,C4,T1,"Error correction level:4 Module Width 4 dots Bar Height 4 dots Maximum Number of Rows:5 Rows Maximum number of columns:90 Cols Truncation:1 " PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4 W4 H4 R40 C4 T0 L169***** CLS PDF417 50,50,900,900,0,E4,W4,H4,R40,C4,T0,L169,Error correction level:4 Module Width 4 dots Bar Height 4 dots Maximum Number of Rows: 40 Rows Maximum number of columns: 4 Cols Truncation:0 Expression length:167 PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:E4 W4 H4 R40 C4 T1 L169***** CLS PDF417 50,50,900,900,0,E4,W4,H4,R40,C4,T1,L169,Error correction level:4

Module Width 4 dots Bar Height 4 dots Maximum Number of Rows: 40 Rows Maximum number of columns: 4 Cols Truncation:1 Expression length:169 PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:P0 E4 W4 H4 R40 C4 T1 L169***** CLS PDF417 50,50,900,900,0,P0,E4,W4,H4,R40,C4,T1,L169,Error correction level:4 Module Width 4 dots Bar Height 4 dots Maximum Number of Rows: 40 Rows Maximum number of columns: 4 Cols Truncation:1 Expression length:169 PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:P0 E4 M0 W6 H6 R60 C4 T0 L283***** CLS PDF417 50,50,900,600,0,P0,E4,M0,W6,H6,R60,C4,T0,L283, Data compression method: P0 Error correction level: E4 Center pattern in barcode area: M0 Human Readable: No Module Width 6 dots: W6 Bar Height 6 dots: H6 Maximum Number of Rows: 60 Rows: R60 Maximum number of columns: 4 Cols: C4 Truncation:0: T0 Expression length:283: L283 PRINT 1,1

REM *****OPTION:P1 E4 M1 U100,500,10 W4 H4 R60 C4 T1 L297***** CLS PDF417 50,50,900,600,0,P1,E4,M1,U100,500,10,W6,H6,R60,C4,T1,L297, Data compression method: P1 Error correction level: E4 Center pattern in barcode area: M1 Human Readable: Yes: U100,300,10 Module Width 6 dots: W6 Bar Height 6 dots: H6 Maximum Number of Rows: 60 Rows: R60 Maximum number of columns: 4 Cols: C4

Truncation:1: T1 Expression length:297: L297 PRINT 1,1

 AZTEC

Description

This command is used to define the AZTEC 2D bar code. Supported by V6.60EZ.

Syntax

AZTEC x,y,rotate,[size,]ecp,]flg,]menu,]multi,]rev,]"content"

Parameter Description x Horizontal start position (in dots) y Vertical start position (in dots) rotate Rotation 0: No rotation 90: 90 degrees 180: 180 degrees 270: 270 degrees size Element module size (1 to 20), default is 6 ecp Error control (& symbol size/type) parameter 0 : default error correction level 1 to 99 : minimum error correction percentage 101 to 104 : 1 to 4-layer Compact symbol 201 to 232 : 1 to 32-layer Full-Range symbol 300 : a simple Aztec "Rune" flg 0 : input message is straight bytes 1 : input uses "<Esc>n" for FLG(n), "<Esc><Esc>" for "<Esc>" menu Menu symbol (0 : no, 1 : yes), default is 0 multi Number of symbols (1 to 26), default is 6 rev Output to be reversed (0 : no, 1 : yes), default is 0 content Barcode content

Example

SIZE 3,3 GAP 0,0 SPEED 4 DENSITY 8 DIRECTION 0 REFERENCE 0,0 OFFSET 0.00 SET CUTTER OFF SET TEAR ON CLS AZTEC 200,10,0,"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" PRINT 1

CLS

AZTEC 200,10,0,4,"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" PRINT 1

CLS AZTEC 200,10,0,4,1,"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" PRINT 1

CLS AZTEC 200,10,0,4,1,0,"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" PRINT 1

CLS AZTEC 200,10,0,4,1,0,0,"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" PRINT 1

CLS AZTEC 200,10,0,4,1,0,0,1,"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" PRINT 1

CLS AZTEC 200,10,0,4,1,0,0,1,1,"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789" PRINT 1

 PUTBMP

Description

This command prints BMP format images.

Syntax

PUTBMP X, Y, "filename"

Parameter Description X The x-coordinate of the BMP format image Y The y-coordinate of the BMP format image filename The downloaded BMP filename.

Model

PUTBMP Command Supported

TTP-243 series

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series

X

TTP-244CE series

X

TTP-245 series

X

TTP-245C series

X

TDP-245 series

X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus

TDP-643R Plus

X

TTP-342 series

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series

X

TTP-343C series

X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

M23 series

X

Example

See Also

DOWNLOAD, BITMAP, PUTPCX

 PUTPCX

Description

This command prints PCX format images. TSPL language supports 2-color PCX format graphics. TSPL2 language supports 256-color PCX format graphics.

Syntax

PUTPCX X, Y, "filename"

Parameter Description X The x-coordinate of the PCX image Y The y-coordinate of the PCX image filename The downloaded PCX filename. Case sensitive

Model

Support

2 – color PCX

256 – color PCX

TTP-243 series

X

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

X

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series

X

TTP-244CE series

X

TTP-245 series

X

TTP-245C series

X

TDP-245 series

X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series

X

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus X

TDP-643R Plus

X

TTP-342 series

X

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series

X

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series

X

TTP-343C series

X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

M23 series X X

Example

See Also

DOWNLOAD, BITMAP, PUTPCX

 QRCODE

Description

This command prints QR code.

Syntax QRCODE X, Y, ECC Level, cell width, mode, rotation, [model, mask,]"Data string"

Parameter Description

X The upper left corner x-coordinate of the QR code Y The upper left corner y-coordinate of the QR code ECC level Error correction recovery level L : 7%

M : 15% Q : 25% H : 30% cell width 1~10 mode Auto / manual encode A : Auto M : Manual rotation 0 : 0 degree 90 : 90 degree 180 : 180 degree 270 : 270 degree model M1: (default), original version M2: enhanced version mask S0~S8, default is S7 Data string The encodable character set is described as below

Encodable character set:

1). Numeric data: (digits 0~9)

2). Alphanumeric data Digits 0-9 Upper case letters A-Z; Nine other characters: space, $ % * + - . / : );

3). 8-bit byte data. JIS 8-bit character set (Latin and Kana) in accordance with JIS X 0201

4). Kanji characters Shift JIS values 8140

HEX

–9FFC

HEX

and E040

HEX

–EAA4

HEX

. These are values shifted from those of JIS X 0208. Refer to JIS X 0208 Annex 1 Shift Coded Representation for detail.

Data characters per symbol (for maximum symbol size): Model 1 (Version 14-L) Model 2 (Version 40-L)

1). Numeric data: 1,167 characters 7,089 characters

2). Alphanumeric data: 707 characters 4,296 characters

3). 8-bit byte data: 486 characters 2,953 characters

4). Kanji data: 299 characters 1,817 characters *If "A" is the first character in the data string, then the following data after "A" is Alphanumeric data. *If "N" is the first character in the data string, then the following data after "N" is numeric data. *If "B" is the first character in the data string, then the following 4 digits after "B" is used to specify numbers of data. After the 4 digits is the number of bytes of binary data to be encoded. *If "K" is the first character in the data string , then the following data after "K" is Kanji data. *If "!" is in the data string and follows by "N", "A", "B", "K" then it will be switched to specified encodable character set.

Model

QR Code

TTP-243 series

TTP-243 Plus series

X

TTP-244ME series

TTP-244ME Plus series

X

TTP-244 series

X

TTP-244CE series

X

TTP-245 series

X

TTP-245C series

X

TDP-245 series

X

TTP-246M series

X

TTP-248M series

TTP-2410M series

X

TDP-643 Plus

TDP-643R Plus

X

TTP-342 series

TTP-342 Plus series

X

TTP-342M series

TTP-342M Plus series

X

TTP-343 series

X

TTP-343C series

X

TTP-344M series

X

TTP-346M series

X

TTP-384M series

X

TTP-644M series

X

M23 series

X

Example Manual mode example: QRCODE 100,10,L,7,M,0,M1,S1,"ATHE FIRMWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED" (Where A: Alphanumeric data)

QRCODE 100,10,M,7,M,0,M1,S2,"N123456" (Where N: Numeric data)

QRCODE 100,10,Q,7,M,0,M1,S3,"N123456!ATHE FIRMWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED" (Where N: Numeric data ; !:Transfer char ; A: Alphanumeric data)

QRCODE 100,10,H,7,M,0,M1,S3,"B0012Product name"

(where B: Binary data ; 0012: 12 bytes )

QRCODE 100,10,M,7,M,0,M1,S3,"K" (Where K: Kanji data)

Auto mode example: QRCODE 100,10,M,7,A,0,"THE FIRMWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED"

(1) Auto mode example

a. General data string

SIZE 4,2.5 GAP 0.12,0 CLS QRCODE 10,10,H,4,A,0,"ABCabc123" QRCODE 160,160,H,4,A,0,"123ABCabc" QRCODE 310,310,H,4,A,0,"印表機 ABCabc123" PRINT 1,1

b. Data string including <Enter> character (0Dh, 0Ah)

SIZE 4,2.5 GAP 0.12,0 CLS QRCODE 10,10,H,4,A,0,"ABC<Enter> abc<Enter> 123" QRCODE 160,160,H,4,A,0,"123<Enter>

ABC<Enter> abc" QRCODE 310,310,H,4,A,0,"印表機<Enter> ABC<Enter> abc<Enter> 123"

PRINT 1,1

c. Data string concatenation (Must be used with DOWNLOAD ... EOP command)

DOWNLOAD “DEMO.BAS” SIZE 4,2.5 CAP 0.12,0 CLS

QRCODE 10,10,H,4,A,0,"ABCabc123"+STR$(1234) QRCODE 160,160,H,4,A,0,"123ABCabc"+"1234" QRCODE 310,310,H,4,A,0,"印表機 ABCabc123"+"1234"+"abcd"

PRINT 1,1 EOP

DEMO

d. Data string including double quote (“) character, please use \["] instead of

SIZE 4,2.5 CAP 0.12,0 CLS QRCODE 10,10,H,4,A,0,"ABC\["]abc\["]123"

QRCODE 160,160,H,4,A,0,"123\["]ABC\["]abc" QRCODE 310,310,H,4,A,0,"\["]印表機\["]ABCabc123" PRINT 1,1

(3) Manual mode

a. General data string：

SIZE 4,2.5 CAP 0.12,0 CLS QRCODE 10,10,H,4,M,0,"AABC!B0003abc!N123" QRCODE 160,160,H,4,M,0,"N123!AABC!B0003abc" QRCODE 310,310,H,4,M,0,"K 印表機!AABC!B0006abc123"

PRINT 1,1

b. Data string including <Enter> character, <Enter> is an 8-bit byte data

SIZE 4,2.5 CAP 0.12,0 CLS QRCODE 10,10,H,4,M,0,"AABC!B0007<Enter> abc<Enter> !N123" QRCODE 160,160,H,4,M,0,"N123!B0002<Enter> !AABC!B0005<Enter> abc"

QRCODE 310,310,H,4,M,0,"K 印表機!B0002<Enter> !AABC!B0010<Enter> abc<Enter> 123"

PRINT 1,1

c. Data string concatenation (Must be used with DOWNLOAD ... EOP command)

DOWNLOAD “A.BAS” SIZE 4,2.5 CAP 0.12,0

CLS

QRCODE 10,10,H,4,M,0,"AABC!B0006abc123!N"+STR$(1234) QRCODE 160,160,H,4,M,0,"N123!AABC!B0007abc"+"1234" QRCODE 310,310,H,4,M,0,"K 印表機!AABC!B0014abc123"+"1234"+"abcd"

PRINT 1,1 EOP A

d. Data string including double quote (“) character, please use \["] instead of

SIZE 4,2.5 CAP 0.12,0 CLS QRCODE 10,10,H,4,M,0,"AABC!B0005\["]abc\["]!N123" QRCODE 160,160,H,4,M,0,"N123!B0001\["]!AABC!B0004\["]abc" QRCODE 310,310,H,4,M,0,"B0001\["]!K 印表機!B0010\["]ABCabc123" PRINT 1,1

 RSS

Description

This command is used to draw a RSS bar code on the label format

Syntax

RSS x,y,"sym",rotate,pixMult,sepHt,"content" RSS x,y,"RSSEXP",rotate,pixMult,sepHt,segWidth,"content" RSS x,y,"UCC128CCA",rotate,pixMult,sepHt,linHeight,"content" RSS x,y,"UCC128CCC",rotate,pixMult,sepHt,linHeight,"content"

Parameter Description x X-coordinate y Y-coordinate sym Symbology type: RSS14: RSS14 RSS14T: RSS14 Truncated RSS14S: RSS14 Stacked RSS14SO: RSS14 Stacked Omnidirectional

RSSLIM: RSS Limited RSSEXP: RSS Expanded UPCA: UPC-A UPCE: UPC-E EAN13: EAN-13 EAN8: EAN-8 UCC128CCA: UCC/EAN-128 & CC-A/B

UCC128CCC - UCC/EAN-128 & CC-C Rotate Rotation (0, 90, 180, and 270 valid) pixMult Module width in dot (1 to 10 valid).

The following barcode height is calculated by printer.

*RSS14: 33 × pixMult.

*RSS14T: 13 × pixMult.

*RSS14S: 13 × pixMult.

*RSS14SO: 33 × pixMult.

*RSSLIM: 13 × pixMult.

*RSSEXP: 33 × pixMult.

*EAN8: 60 × pixMult.

*EAN13: 74 × pixMult.

*UPCA: 74 × pixMult.

*UPCE: 74 × pixMult.

sepHt Separator row height (1 and 2 valid).

*pixMult times sepHt is the real separator row height. It is calculated by printer.

segWidth Segment width of RSS expanded (even 2 to 22 valid) linHeight UCC/EAN-128 height in dot (1 to 500 valid) content Barcode content or string expression

Content of UPCE must be:

*00abc0000hij = abhijc, where c = 0-2

*00abc00000ij = abcij3

*00abcd00000j = abcdj4

*00abcde0000j = abcdej where j = 5-9

Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots

300 DPI: 1 mm = 12 dots

Recommended max. height of reversed black area is 12mm at 4” width. Height of reversed area that is larger than 12 mm may damage the power supply and affect the print quality. Max. print ratio is different for each printer model. Desktop and industrial printer print ratio is limited to 20% and 30% respectively.

Example

SIZE 100 mm,100 mm GAP 0,0 CLS RSS 300,300,"RSS14",0,2,2,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"RSS14T",90,2,2,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"RSS14S",180,2,2,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"RSS14SO",270,2,2,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1,1

SIZE 100 mm,100 mm GAP 0,0 CLS RSS 300,300,"RSSLIM",0,2,2,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"RSSEXP",90,2,2,22,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"UPCA",180,2,2,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"UPCE",270,2,2,"000|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1,1

SIZE 100 mm,100 mm GAP 0,0 CLS RSS 300,300,"EAN13",0,2,2,"123456789012|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"EAN8",90,2,2,"1234567|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"UCC128CCA",180,2,2,25,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" RSS 300,300,"UCC128CCC",270,2,2,25,"1234567890|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1,1

*Example of UPCE mode

SIZE 4,1 CLS REM UPCE Rule 1: 00abc0000hij = abhijc, where c = 0-2 RSS 10,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001200000456|ABCDEFG" RSS 210,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001210000456|ABCDEFG"

RSS 410,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001220000456|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1

SIZE 4,1 CLS REM UPCE Rule 2: 00abc00000ij = abcij3 RSS 10,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001230000045|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1 SIZE 4,1 CLS REM UPCE Rule 3: 00abcd00000j = abcdj4 RSS 10,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001234000005|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1

SIZE 4,1 CLS REM UPCE Rule 4: 00abcde0000j = abcdej where j = 5-9 RSS 10,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001234500005|ABCDEFG" RSS 160,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001234500006|ABCDEFG" RSS 310,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001234500007|ABCDEFG" RSS 460,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001234500008|ABCDEFG" RSS 610,10,"UPCE",0,2,2,"001234500009|ABCDEFG"

PRINT 1

*Example of barcode height of EAN8 EAN13 UPCA and UPCE.

SIZE 4,4 GAP 0,0 CLS RSS 10,10,"EAN8",0,1,1,"1234567|ABCDEFG" RSS 210,10,"EAN8",0,2,1,"1234567|ABCDEFG" RSS 410,10,"EAN8",0,3,1,"1234567|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1

SIZE 4,3 GAP 0,0 CLS RSS 10,10,"EAN13",0,1,1,"123456789012|ABCDEFG" RSS 210,10,"EAN13",0,2,1,"123456789012|ABCDEFG" RSS 410,10,"EAN13",0,3,1,"123456789012|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1

SIZE 4,3 GAP 0,0 CLS RSS 10,10,"UPCA",0,1,1,"12345678901|ABCDEFG" RSS 210,10,"UPCA",0,2,1,"12345678901|ABCDEFG" RSS 410,10,"UPCA",0,3,1,"12345678901|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1

SIZE 4,3 GAP 0,0 CLS

RSS 10,10,"UPCE",0,1,1,"001200000456|ABCDEFG" RSS 210,10,"UPCE",0,2,1,"001210000456|ABCDEFG" RSS 410,10,"UPCE",0,3,1,"001220000456|ABCDEFG" PRINT 1

 REVERSE

Description

This command reverses a region in image buffer.

Syntax

REVERSE X_start, Y_start, X_width, Y_height

Parameter Description X_start The x-coordinate of the starting point (in dots) Y_start The y-coordinate of the starting point (in dots) X_width X-axis region width (in dots) Y_height Y-axis region height (in dots)

Note: 200 DPI: 1 mm = 8 dots 300 DPI: 1 mm = 12 dots

Recommended max. height of reversed black area is 12mm at 4” width. Height of reversed area that is larger than 12 mm may damage the power supply and affect the print quality. Max. print ratio is different for each printer model. Desktop and industrial printer print ratio is limited to 20% and 30% respectively.

Example

SIZE 4,2.5 GAP 0,0 SPEED 6 DENSITY 8 DIRECTION 0 CLS TEXT 100,100,"3",0,1,1,"REVERSE" REVERSE 90,90,128,40 PRINT 1,1

 TEXT

Description

This command prints text on label

Syntax

TEXT X, Y, "font", rotation, x-multiplication, y-multiplication, "content"

Parameter Description X The x-coordinate of the text Y The y-coordinate of the text font Font name 0: Monotye CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed, font width and height is stretchable 1: 8 x 12 fixed pitch dot font 2: 12 x 20 fixed pitch dot font 3: 16 x 24 fixed pitch dot font 4: 24 x 32 fixed pitch dot font 5: 32 x 48 dot fixed pitch font 6: 14 x 19 dot fixed pitch font OCR-B 7: 21 x 27 dot fixed pitch font OCR-B 8: 14 x25 dot fixed pitch font OCR-A ROMAN.TTF: Monotye CG Triumvirate Bold Condensed, font width and height proportion is fixed rotation The rotation angle of text 0 : No rotation 90 : degrees, in clockwise direction 180 : degrees, in clockwise direction 270 : degrees, in clockwise direction

x-multiplication Horizontal multiplication, up to 10x. Available factors: 1~10 For "ROMAN.TTF" true type font, this parameter is ignored. For font "0", this parameter is used to specify the width (point) of true type font. 1 point=1/72 inch. y-multiplication Vertical multiplication, up to 10x. Available factors: 1~10

For true type font, this parameter is used to specify the height (point) of true type font. 1 point=1/72 inch.

Note: (1). The internal font (font #1~#5) pitch between TSPL and TSPL2 is different. (2). Font “0” and “ROMAN.TTF” internal True Type Fonts are available in TSPL2 language printers, but not TSPL language printers. (3). If there is any double quote (") within the text, please change it to \["]. (4). If font "0" is used, the font width and font height is stretchable by

x-multiplication and y-multiplication parameter. It is expressed by pt (point). 1 point=1/72inch.

MODEL

Font Type

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ROMAN.TTF

TTP-243 series

X X X X X TTP-243 Plus series

X X X X X TTP-244ME series

X X X X X TTP-244ME Plus series

X X X X X TTP-244 series

X X X X X X X X X X TTP-244CE series

X X X X X X X X X X TTP-245 series

X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-245C series

X X X X X X X X X

X

TDP-245 series

X X X X X X X X X X TTP-246M series

X X X X X X X X X X TTP-248M series

X X X X X X X X TTP-2410M series

X X X X X X X X X X TDP-643 Plus

X X X X X TDP-643R Plus

X X X X X TTP-342 series

X X X X X TTP-342 Plus series

X X X X X TTP-342M series

X X X X X TTP-342M Plus series

X X X X X

TTP-343 series

X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-343C series

X X X X X X X X X X TTP-344M series

X X X X X X X X X X TTP-346M series

X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-384M series

X X X X X X X X X

X

TTP-644M series

X X X X X X X X X X M23 X X X X X X X X X X

Example

SIZE 3,2 GAP 0,0 CLS TEXT 100,100,"5",0,1,1,"\["]DEMO FOR TEXT\["]" TEXT 100,200,"ROMAN.TTF",0,1,20,"\["]True Type Font Test Print\["]" PRINT 1,1

Status Polling Commands (RS-232)

 <ESC>!?

Description

This command obtains the printer status at any time, even in the event of printer error. An inquiry request is solicited by sending an <ESC> (ASCII 27, escape character) as the beginning control character to the printer. A one byte character is returned, flagging the printer status. A 0 signifies the printer is ready to print labels.

Syntax

<ESC>!?

Parameter Description N/A N/A

Bit (return value ) Status 0 Head opened 1 Paper jam 2 Out of paper 3 Out of ribbon 4 Pause 5 Printing 6 Cover opened (option)

Hex Receive

Printer Status

00

Normal

01

Head opened

02

Paper Jam

03

Paper Jam and head opened

04

Out of paper

05

Out of paper and head opened

08

Out of ribbon

09

Out of ribbon and head opened

0A

Out of ribbon and paper jam

0B

Out of ribbon, paper jam and head opened

0C

Out of ribbon and out of paper

0D

Out of ribbon, out of paper and head opened

10

Pause

20

Printing

80

Other error

See Also

<ESC>!R

 <ESC>!R

Description

This command resets the printer. The beginning of the command is an ESCAPE character (ASCII 27). The files downloaded in memory will be deleted. This command cannot be sent in dump mode.

Syntax

<ESC>!R

Parameter Description N/A N/A

See Also

<ESC>!?

 ~!@

Description

This command inquires the mileage of the printer. The integer part of mileage is returned (the decimal part of mileage is not return). to the PC in ASCII characters. The ending character of mileage is 0x0D.

Syntax

~!@

Parameter Description None N/A

Example

~!@

 ~!A

Description

This command inquires the free memory of the printer. The number of bytes of free memory is returned in decimal digits, with 0x0d as ending code of PC.

Syntax

~!A

Parameter Description None N/A

Example

~!A

See Also

FILES

 ~!C

Description

This command inquires the presence of Real Time Clock. One byte is return from the printer, indicating whether or not the RTC is installed. This command is only for the firmware before V6.xx.

Syntax

~!C

Parameter Description None N/A

Return value Description 0 RTC is not installed. 1 RTC is installed.

Example

~!C

See Also

YEAR, MONTH, DATE, WEEK, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND, @YEAR, @MONTH, @DATE, @DAY, @HOUR, @MINUTE, @SECOND

 ~!D

Description

This command enters the printer into DUMP mode. In DUMP mode, the printer outputs code directly without interpretation.

Syntax

~!D

Parameter Description None N/A

Example

~!D

 ~!F

Description

This command inquires all about files resident in the printer memory, and fonts installed in the memory module. The filename are returned in ASCII characters. Each file name ends with 0x0D. The ending character is 0x1A. Entering this command multiple times will cycle through the files resident on memory.

Syntax

~!F

Parameter Description None N/A

Example

~!F

See Also

FILES

 ~!I

Description

The command inquires the code page and country setting of the printer.

Syntax

~!I

Parameter Description None N/A

The returned information is given in the following format:

code page, country code

ex: 8 bit: 437, 001 7 bit: USA, 001

Regarding the code pages and country codes supported by the printer, please refer to the CODEPAGE and COUNTRY command respectively.

Example

~!I

See Also

COUNTRY, CODEPAGE

 ~!T

Description

This command inquires the model name and number of the printer. This information is returned in ASCII characters.

Syntax

~!T

Parameter Description None N/A

Printer Type

Returned String

TTP-243

TTP/TDP 243

TTP-243E

TTP/TDP 243E

TTP-243 Plus

TTP243P

TTP-243E Plus

TTP243EP

TTP-244ME

TTP/TDP 244ME

TTP-244ME Plus

TTP244MEP

TTP-245

TTP245

TTP-245C

TTP245C

TDP-245

TDP245

TTP-245G

TTP245G

TDP-245G

TDP245G

TTP-244

TTP244

TTP-244 Plus

TTP244Plus

TTP-244CE

TTP244CE

TTP-246M

TTP246M

TTP-246G

TTP246G

TTP-246M Plus

TTP246MP

TTP-248M

TTP248M

TTP-2410M

TTP2410M

TTP-342

TTP/TDP 342

TTP-342 Plus

TTP342MP

TTP-342M

TTP/TDP 342M

TTP-342M Plus

TTP342MP

TTP-344M

TTP344M

TTP-344M Plus

TTP344MP

TTP-346M

TTP346M

TTP-346M

TTP346M

TTP-384M

TTP384M

TTP-644M

TTP644M

TTP-343

TTP343

TTP-343C

TTP343C

M23

Example

~!T

See Also

~!I, ~!F

Message Translation Protocols

 ~#

Description

The beginning identifier (~#) of the prompt message is sent from the printer to the KP-200 portable keyboard. The ending identifier is ~&.

@0 following the ending identifier ~& is used to instruct keyboard to display the prompt in the first line of LCD display.

@1 following the ending identifier ~& is used to instruct keyboard to display the prompt in the first line of LCD display.

If @0 or @1 are not present, prompt string will be displayed in first line of LCD and input data will be displayed in second line of LCD.

Syntax

~#Prompt~&[@0] ~#Prompt~&[@1]

Parameter Description None N/A

Example

DOWNLOAD "A.BAS" OUT "~#KP-200~&@0" OUT "~#Testing~&@1" EOP A

See Also

INPUT, OUT

Commands for Windows Driver

 !B

Description

This command stores bitmap image data in the memory. Behind the nnn is the bitmap data.

Syntax !Bnnn

Parameter Description nnn The number of bytes of image data sent from PC to printer,

expressed in 3 decimal digits.

Example !B100

See Also

FEED

 !N

Description

This command prints a specified number of labels.

Syntax

!Nnnn

Parameter Description nnn Specifies the number of copies to be printed.

Example

!N001

File Management Commands

 DOWNLOAD

Description

"DOWNLOAD" is a header of the file that is to be saved in the printer's memory. The downloaded files can be divided into two categories: program files and data files (including text data files, PCX graphic files and bitmap font files) The detailed descriptions regarding the download syntax for different files are as follows:

Maximum numbers of file saved in DRAM:

50 files for TSPL/TSPL2 language printers.

Maximum numbers of file saved in Flash memory:

50 files for TSPL language printers 256 files for TSPL2 language desktop printers (TTP/TDP-245 / TTP-343 / TTP-244) 256 files for TSPL2 language industrial printers (TTP-246M/344M)

Model

Maximum numbers of file saved in

DRAM

FLASH

Ext. FLASH

TTP-243

50

256

TTP-243E

50

256

TTP-243 Plus

50

256

TTP-243E Plus

50

256

TTP-244ME

50

256

TTP-244ME Plus

50

256

TTP-244

50

256

--

TTP-244 Plus

50

256

Depends on SD

card capacity

TTP-244CE

50

256

--

TTP-245

50

256

TTP-245 Plus

50

256

Depends on SD

card capacity

TDP-245

50

256

TDP-245 Plus

50

256

Depends on SD

card capacity

TTP-245G

50

256

TDP-245G

50

256

TTP-246M

50

256

TTP-246G

50

256

TTP-246M Plus

50

256

Depends on SD

card capacity

TTP-248M

50

256

TTP-2410M

50

256

Depends on SD

card capacity

TDP-643 Plus

50

--

TDP-643R Plus

50

256

--

TTP-342

50

256

TTP-342 Plus

50

256

TTP-342M

50

256

TTP-342M Plus

50

256

TTP-343

50

256

TTP-344M

50

256

TTP-344M Plus

50

256

TTP-346M

50

256

M23

50

256

If "AUTO.BAS" exists in the printer memory, it will be automatically executed upon printer startup. To disable the auto execution function, please follow the procedures below.

For TTP-245/TTP-343/TDP-245 series, 245C/343C/244CE series

Hold the FEED key and power on the switch. The LED color will be changed as following pattern.

Orange  red (5 blinks)  orange (5 blinks)  green (5 blinks)  solid green (for firmware version before V3.37)

Orange  red (5 blinks)  orange (5 blinks)  green (5 blinks)  green and orange (5 blinks)  red and orange (5 blinks)  solid green (V3.37)

Release the FEED key while LED becomes solid green to prevent the printer from running “AUTO.BAS”.

For TTP-246M/TTP-344M series Hold the FEED key and power on the switch. The ERROR LED will be on. Printer is now ready to use.

For TTP-2410M/TTP-246M PLUS series

Hold the PAUSE and FEED keys and power on the switch. “AUTO.BAS” will not be executed after printer initialization, and will now be ready for use. Alternatively, hold the PAUSE key and power on the switch. After sensor calibration, the “AUTO.BAS” will not be executed. Printer is now ready for use.

Syntax

1. Download a program file: DOWNLOAD [n,] "FILENAME.BAS" Parameter Description n Specify memory used to save downloaded files. n is ignored: Download files to DRAM only. If you would like to save the files from DRAM to Flash memory before turning off power, issue the MOVE command to printer.

F: Download files to main board flash memory. E: Download files to expansion memory module.

FILENAME.BAS The filename resident in printer memory.

Note: (1). Filenames are case sensitive. (2). File extensions must be ".BAS" (3). Filenames must be in 8.3 format. (4).It should use with EOP command. (5). If memory is not specified, all files will be downloaded to DRAM. No Battery is used to back up files in DRAM. which will be lost in the event printer power is lost.

2. Download a data file: DOWNLOAD [n,] "FILENAME", DATA SIZE, DATA CONTENT…

Parameter Description n Specify the memory location to save downloaded files. n is ignored: Download files to DRAM only. If you would like to save the files from DRAM to Flash memory before turning off power, issue the MOVE command to printer. F: Download files to main board flash memory. E: Download files to expansion memory module. FILENAME The name of data file that will remain resident in the printer memory (case sensitive). DATA SIZE The actual size in bytes of the data file (without header) DATA CONTENT The data which will be downloaded into printer.

Note: (1). For text data files, CR (carriage return) 0x0D and LF (Line Feed) 0x0A is the separator of data. (2). If memory is not specified, all files will be downloaded to DRAM. No Battery is used to back up files in DRAM. which will be lost in the event printer power is lost.

Model

Support

DOWNLOAD

"filename"

MOVE

DOWNLOAD

F, "filename"

DOWNLOAD

E,"filename"

TTP-243 series

X X

TTP-243 Plus series

X X X

TTP-244ME series

X X

TTP-244ME Plus series

X X X

TTP-244 series

X X X

TTP-244CE series

X X X

TTP-245 series

X X X

X

TTP-245C series

X X X

X

TDP-245 series

X X X

X

TTP-246M series

X X X

X

TTP-248M series

X X

X

TTP-2410M series

X X X

X

TDP-643 Plus series

X X

TDP-643R Plus series

X X X

TTP-342 series

X X

TTP-342 Plus series

X X X

TTP-342M series

X X

TTP-342M Plus series

X X X

TTP-343 series

X X X

X

TTP-343C series

X X X

X

TTP-344M series

X X X

X

TTP-346M series

X X X

X

TTP-384M series

X X X

X

TTP-644M series

X X X

X

M23 series

X X X

X

Example

The example program listed below will download to printer SDRAM. DOWNLOAD "EXAMPLE.BAS" SIZE 4,4 GAP 0,0 DENSITY 8 SPEED 6 DIRECTION 0 REFERENCE 0,0 SET CUTTER OFF SET PEEL OFF CLS TEXT 100,100,"3",0,1,1,"EXAMPLE PROGRAM" PRINT 1 EOP

Note: When writing a download program, “DOWNLOAD” header must be placed in the beginning of file, and “EOP” must be placed at the end of program. To run the program, call the main filename without BAS extension or use RUN command to start the download program. Example: Call the main filename

C:\>COPY CON LPT1<ENTER> EXAMPLE<ENTER>

Use Run command to start the program C:\>COPY CON LPT1<ENTER>

RUN "EXAMPLE.BAS"<ENTER> <CTRL><Z> C:\>

Below is an example of downloading data file. DOWNLOAD "DATA",20,COMPUTER<Enter> 2001<Enter> 21<Enter>

Note: <ENTER> stands for keyboard “ENTER” key. In the above example,

please press “ENTER” key instead of typing <ENTER>

See Also

EOP, RUN, PUTBMP, PUTPCX, INPUT

 EOP

Description

End of program. To declare the start and end of BASIC language commands used in a program, DOWNLOAD "FILENAME.BAS " must be added in the first line of the program, and "EOP " statement at the last line of program.

Syntax

EOP

Example

DOWNLOAD "DEMO.BAS" SIZE 4,4 GAP 0,0 DENSITY 8 SPEED 6 DIRECTION 0 REFERENCE 0,0 SET CUTTER OFF SET PEEL OFF CLS TEXT 100,100,"3",0,1,1,"DEMO PROGRAM" PRINT 1 EOP

See Also

DOWNLOAD, EOP, INPUT

TSC TTP-245, TTP-243 Plus, TTP-244, TTP-244CE, TTP-245C Programming Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual