Intermec PC4

Chapter 4 — ESim Commands
ESim for the PC4 and PF8 Printers Programmer’s Reference Manual 101
.
Remarks: Media feeding is disrupted by pressing the Feed button or by opening
the cover.
Example 1:
The following command feeds the media forward 360 steps, make the
printer detect a gap/black mark before the next print job, and cause a
delay of 3 seconds after the feed. The red LED blinks during the delay.
PF360,0,30
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Example 2:
The following command retracts the media 360 steps and assume
that the media is in printing position.
PF-360,1
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Q - Set Form Length (Gap or Slot)
Purpose: Use this command to set the form and gap length when using the
label gap sensor, or the amount of media feed after the print image in
case of continuous stock.
Syntax:
Qp1,p2[±p3]
PF Command Parameter Descriptions
Parameter Description
p
1
Number of steps to feed the media. Positive values
feed the media forward, negative values backward.
Range is -999 to 9999.
p
2
Position control after feeding. Allowed values:
0 = The media has unknown position. Printer needs
label gap/black mark detecting before next print job
(default).
1 = Media is located in the printing position.
2 = Media feed stops when Black mark/label gap is in
sensor position or, if no black mark/gap is detected,
when p
1
dots are stepped (error 99 is reported).
p
3
Option delay after feeding. Delay is p
3
*100 ms.