Chapter 2 — Sending ESim Commands to the Printer
10 ESim for the PC4 and PF8 Printers Programmer’s Reference Manual
Press the Feed button once to return to normal operation, or press
and hold the Feed button for at least 3 seconds after the test label
prints to reset the printer to the default settings. The status LED
will glow red indicating that the printer was reset to the default
settings and then cycle to green.
For an illustration and explanation of the test label, see “Creating a
Sample Label Form” on page 20.
Switching Between Printer Operation Modes
When you send ESim commands to the printer, make sure you have
placed the printer in the correct operating mode to interpret those
commands. You can put the printer the in following eight modes:
• Autosensing Mode
• Dump Mode
• Direct Mode
• Print Mode
• Error Mode
• Form Retrieve Mode
• Form Edit Mode
• Pause Printing Mode
Autosensing Mode
Autosensing mode is used to calibrate the sensors that control the
media feed and determine where the individual labels or tags start and
stop. There are two different sensors.
• The Gap sensor detects perforated slots in continuous media and
the gap between self-adhesive labels mounted on a liner (backing
paper).
• The Black Mark sensor detects black marks printed on the bottom
side of the media.
To enter Autosensing mode
1 Turn off power to the printer.
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