Chapter 12: Miscellaneous Commands 129
Print Suppress Mode Commands
Print Suppress Mode On/Off Commands (IBM)
⻬ ML320 E/I, ML321 E/I ⻬ ML320 Turbo, ML321Turbo ⻬ ML520, ML521
⻬ ML390 Turbo, ML391Turbo ⻬ ML590, ML591
Function ML320 E/I,
ML320T, ML520
ML321 E/I, ML321T,
ML521
ML390T, ML590 ML391T, ML591
Print
Suppress
Mode On
ASCII: ESC Q ETX
Dec: 27 81 3
Hex: 1B 51 03
ASCII: ESC Q SYN
Dec: 27 81 22
Hex: 1B 51 16
ASCII: ESC Q $
Dec: 27 81 36
Hex: 1B 51 24
ASCII: ESC Q #
Dec: 27 81 35
Hex: 1B 51 23
Print
Suppress
Mode Off
ASCII: DC1
Dec: 17
Hex: 11
ASCII: DC1
Dec: 17
Hex: 11
ASCII: DC1
Dec: 17
Hex: 11
ASCII: DC1
Dec: 17
Hex: 11
When the printer receives the command to begin Print Suppress mode, it ignores all data until
it receives the DC1 code. This means that any data will be lost. The SEL light blinks when the
printer is in the Print Suppress mode. These commands will only work if the Print Suppress
Effective item in the printer menu is set to Yes (the factory default).
Print Suppress Mode On/Off Commands (E/ML)
⻬ ML320 E/I, ML321 E/I ⻬ ML320 Turbo, ML321Turbo ⻬ ML590, ML591
⻬ ML320 Std., ML321 Std. ⻬ ML390 Turbo, ML391Turbo ⻬ ML520, ML521
Function ASCII Dec Hex
Print Suppress Mode On DC3 19 13
Print Suppress Mode Off DC1 17 11
When the printer receives the command to begin Print Suppress mode, it ignores all data until
it receives the DC1 code. This means that any data will be lost. The SEL light blinks when the
printer is in the Print Suppress mode. These commands will only work if the Print Suppress
Effective item in the printer menu is set to Yes (the factory default).