Class Series 2 Programmer’s Manual   11 
 
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Immediate Command Functions 
 
 
Introduction 
 
When the printer receives an Immediate Command, its current operation will be 
momentarily interrupted to respond to the command. Immediate Commands may be issued 
before or after System-Level commands; however, they may not be issued among Label 
Formatting Commands or during font or image downloading. Immediate Commands consist 
of: 
 
1.  Attention-Getter, 0x01 or 0x5E; see Control Code Command Functions. 
 
2. Command Character 
 
 
 
 
 
SOH #  Reset 
 
This command resets the printer. Resetting the printer returns all settings to default and 
clears both the communications and printing buffers. The command also clears DRAM 
memory.   
 
Syntax: 
<SOH># 
 
Printer Response:  The printer will reset. 
<XON> T
  (The T may come before the <XON>) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SOH *  Reset  (Display-Equipped Models only) 
 
This command forces a soft reset of the microprocessor, resetting the printer, returning 
all factory default values, and clearing the communication and print buffers. 
 
Syntax: 
<SOH>* 
 
Printer Response:  The printer will reset. 
<XON> R
  (The R may come before the <XON>)