Printer commands and control values can be entered in any combination of the following formats:
Character |
Description |
%d |
Decimal value. For example, 12 is sent as 1 (31h) followed by 2 (32h). |
%D |
Signed decimal value. This is the same as the %d character except it is preceded by a plus or minus sign. |
%c |
Byte value. For example, 12 is sent as formfeed (0Ch). |
%C |
Byte value with a zero added. For example, 6 is sent as \x36. |
%l |
16-bit value with the least significant byte first. For example, 12 is sent as Form Feed (0Ch) followed by null (00h). |
%m |
16-bit value with the most significant byte first. This is the same as %l except the order of the bytes is reversed. |
%q |
Unique hexadecimal value formatted for Toshiba and Qume devices. |