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    Software Developer's Manual Raster Command Reference PT-H500/P700/E500 Version 1.10
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    the United States and other countries. Each owner whose software title is mentioned in this document has a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs. Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related documents and any other materials are all
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    information that will assist you in controlling your Printer PT-XXXX (where "XXXX" is the model name the Documentation or Printer Model will be performed at the sole discretion of Brother. Brother may not respond SOFTWARE PROGRAM OR APPLICATION YOU DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCUMENTATION.
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    at the end of the page)41 5.3 Concurrent printing error flow for USB connection (with a concurrent printing error such as end of tape 42 5.6 Buffered printing normal flow for USB connection 43 5.7 Buffered printing error flow for USB connection 44 5.8 Buffered printing cooling flow for
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    information for directly controlling the Brother printer PT-XXXX (where "XXXX" is the model name). This information is provided assuming that the user has full understanding of the interface. Read the model names that appear in the screens in this manual as the name of your printer. - 1 Introduction
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    collection of dots). Refer to this material to print by sending initialization commands and control codes together with raster data to the PT-XXXX printer (hereafter, referred to as "printer"). This manual describes the procedure for adding these codes and sending the data. - 2 About Raster Commands
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    to "5. Flow Charts". For details on each command, refer to "4. Printing Command Details". (1) Open the port Port (2) Send the status (Confirm the printer status (3) Send the print data At your side Computer, mobile terminal, etc. (5) Send the status (Confirm that printing is completed.) Your
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    , "2. Print Data". Note: No command can be sent to the printer after the print data is transmitted and until the completion of printing is speed when a USB port is used to send uncompressed raster data, the Brother PT-XXXX starts printing when it starts to receive print data, instead of waiting
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    . Sequence Command Name Description/Example 1 Switch dynamic command mode Switches the printer to raster mode. 1Bh, 69h, 61h, 01h Sets the print information for the printer. 2 Print information command When printing 100 mm on 24-mm-wide tape with the 180 dpi model: 1Bh, 69h, 7Ah, 84h, 00h
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    Raster Command Reference (3) Raster data Repeated for each page in the print job. Sequence Command Name Description/Example - Raster graphics transfer Sends a raster line that contains data with pixels set to "ON". Sends a raster line with all pixels set to "0".（Valid only when TIFF - Zero
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    operating system. Printer Properties Test page 2.2.1 Preparation Install the two listed below. ・ Printer driver of the Brother PT-XXXX ・ Binary below. Step 1: Change the port of the printer to "FILE:". Step 2: Print the desired item (in this case, the test page), and then specify the file
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    box, click the [Ports] tab, select the "FILE:" check box, and then click the [Apply] button. [Ports] tab of the printer Properties dialog box Step 2: Print the item (in this case, the test page), and then specify the file name. Print the test page with "24mm x 2" selected as the paper size in
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    that the file name can be specified. (Refer to the illustration below.) After a file name is typed in and the [OK] button is clicked, the printer driver creates the print data and saves it in a file with the specified name. Dialog box for specifying the file name Step 3: Open the print
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    Raster Command Reference 2.2.3 Explanation of print data for the test page The print data for the test page outputted in the previous section is described below. The following illustration shows the print data created in section "2.2.1 Preparation" opened in the binary file editor. Print data - 10
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    mode. Send this command before sending raster data to the printer. 13 Job ID setting commands Internal specification commands Since this is a command for outputting with the commercial version driver, it is unnecessary for the user to send this command. 14 Print information command Media size
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    Raster Command Reference mode 19 Raster data Raster data continues. 20 Print command with feeding Since it is the last page, the print command with feeding is sent at the end of the page. - 12 - 2. Print Data
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    2.3 Page data details 2.3.1 Resolution PT-H500/P700/E500 Resolution 180 dpi high, 180 dpi wide Raster Command Reference Height-to-Width Proportion 1:1 - 13 - 2. Print Data
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    4 Print area Feeding direction Landscape Number 1 Width 3 Print area width (maximum printing width) 5 Width offset 2 Length 4 Print area length 6 Length offset TZe tape ID Tape Size Designation 1 263 3.5 mm 3.5 mm 0.13" 3.40 mm 24 dots 257 6 mm 6 mm 0.23" 5.90 mm 42 dots 258 9 mm 9 mm
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    Raster Command Reference Heat-Shrink Tube ID Tape Size Designation 1 415 6 mm HS 5.8mm HS 0.23" 5.60 mm 40 dots 416 9 mm HS 8.8mm 0.34" 8.70mm 62 dots 417 12 mm HS 11.
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    1 Width 3 Print area width (maximum printing width) 5 Width offset 7Overall width ID Tape Size Designation 1 3 2 Length 4 Print area length 6 Length offset 8 Width of overall print area 5 7 8 [3]×Split number＋[5] [3]×Split ×2 number 279 12 mm 12 mm×2 0.47"×2 11.9 mm
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    Raster Command Reference 2.3.3 Feed amount The feed amount (left and right margins) is defined below. 180dpi×180dpi Type Minimum margin setting Maximum margin setting Normal 2mm 0.08" 14 dots 127 mm 5" 900 dots Minimum margin setting with no precut （Unrelated to driver） 24.3mm 0.96" 172dots
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    print data length: 2 mm margins × 2 + minimum print area) is based on the machine specifications (due to the machine cutter position), and the minimum length of tape that can be fed out is 24.5 mm. For example, even when the minimum print data of 4.4 mm is created, the print result will be
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    are converted with "raster graphics transfer", and the parts with no data are converted with "zero raster graphics". On the actual tape, margins (feed) are added specified with "various mode settings" at the beginning and the end. Feeding direction Expansion direction Print area Rasterized
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    number of pins: PT-H500/P700/E500 128pin Number of pins for right margin Raster line First byte Left and right margins Number of print area pins Total number of pins Print area Last byte 0 pin Number of pins for left margin Pins on print head Feeding direction TZe tape： Tape Type 3.5 mm
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    Raster Command Reference Heat-Shrink Tube： Tape Type 6 mm 9 mm 12 mm 18 mm 24 mm Number of pins for left margin 50 40 31 11 0 Number of print area pins 28
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    3. Print Command List ASCII Code NULL ESC @ ESC i S ESC i a ESC i z ESC i M ESC i K ESC i d M g Z FF Control-Z Binary Code 00 1B 40 1B 69 53 1B 69 61 1B 69 7A 1B 69 4D 1B 69 4B 1B 69 64 4D 67 5A 0C 1A Raster Command Reference Description Invalidate Initialize Status information request Switch
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    mode settings.  Also used to cancel printing. ESC i S Status information request ASCII: ESC i S Hexadecimal: 1B 69 53 Description  Send a request to the printer for status information. For details on the status, refer to the previous section.  The size is fixed at 32 bytes. Note Before
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    1 1 Name Print head mark Size Brother code Series code 5 4 1 Model Tape color information 26 25 1 Text color information 27 26 4 Hardware settings Value/Reference Fixed at 80h Fixed at 20h Fixed at "B" (42h) Fixed at "0" (30h) PT-H500: Fixed at "d" (64h) PT-E500: Fixed at "e" (65h) PT
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    31 30 1 Reserved 32 31 1 Reserved Raster Command Reference Fixed at 00h Fixed at 00h - 25 - 4. Printing Command Details
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    Raster Command Reference (1) Error information 1 Flag Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 (2) Error information 2 Flag Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Mask 01h 02h 04h 08h 10h 20h 40h 80h Mask 01h 02h 04h 08h 10h 20h 40h 80h Definition "No media" error (Not used)
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    width and length The media width and length is described in millimeters. 0～255 (0 to FFh) (a) TZe tape * Media Width: The tape width is indicated in millimeters. * Media Length: Fixed at 00h Media Media Width No tape 0 3.5 mm 4 6 mm 6 9 mm 9 12 mm 12 18 mm 18 24 mm 24 Media Length
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    used) Turned off 04h Notification 05h Phase change 06h (Not used) 07h to 20h (Reserved) 21h to FFh If an error occurred during printing, the printer returns the error status. (6) Phase type and phase number If the phase number is not used, both are fixed at 00h. Phase State Editing state
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    Gold Satin Silver Blue（D） Red（D） Fluorescent Orange Fluorescent Yellow Berry Pink（S） Light Gray（S） Lime Green（S） Yellow（F） Pink（F） Blue（F） White（Heat-shrink Tube） White（Flex. ID） Tape color ID 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 20h 21h 22h 23h 24h 30h 31h 40h 41h 50h 51h 52h 60h 61h
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    Yellow（Flex. ID） 91h Clearning F0h Stencil F1h Incompatible FFh (10)Text color information Text color White Red Blue Black Gold Blue（F） Clearning Stencil Other Incompatible Raster Command Reference Text color ID 01h 04h 05h 08h 0Ah 62h F0h F1h 02h FFh - 30 - 4. Printing Command Details
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    69 61 {n1} Parameters Definitions of {n}: 0: ESC/P mode (default) 1: Raster mode (Be sure to switch to this mode.) 3: P-touch Template mode Description  Dynamically switches between the printer's command modes. A printer that receives this command operates in the specified command mode until the
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    PI_QUALITY 0x40 // Priority given to print quality(Not used) #define PI_RECOVER 0x80 // Printer recovery always on {n2}: Media type No tape: 00h Laminated tape: 01h Non-laminated tape:03h Heat-Shrink Tube:11h Incompatible tape:FFh {n3}: {n4}: {n3}: Media width (mm) {n4}: Media length (mm) For
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    printing（Feeding and cutting are not performed after the last one is printed.） 4bit：Special tape (no cutting) Labels are not cut when special tape is installed. 1.Special tape (no cutting) ON 0:Special tape (no cutting) OFF 5 ~ 6bit：Not used 7bit：No buffer clearing when printing The expansion buffer
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    ) ASCII: ESC i d {n1} {n2} Hexadecimal: 1B 69 64 {n1} {n2} Description  Specifies the amount of the margins.  Margin amount (dots)=n1+n2*256 (a) Continuous length tape Paper Tape Print area Margin amount Cut line Raster Command Reference - 34 - 4. Printing Command Details
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    If the above process results in more than 16 bytes (PT-H500/P700/E500) of compressed data, the data is treated as being all different. As a result, the data will be 17 bytes (PT-H500/P700/E500) , including the 1 byte that specifies the data length. Example 1 raster
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    graphics transfer" command is based on 16 bytes (PT-H500/P700/E500) of the total number of pins (PT-H500/P700/E500: 128). As shown below, with no compression, 16 bytes when it is expanded by the printer, regardless of the tape width. Raster line with compression Raster line with no compression 0
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    of bytes of raster data (d1 to dk) However, use the following value if no compression is specified as the compression mode. PT-H500/P700/E500：n=16 {d1~dn} Raster data. Z Zero raster graphics ASCII: Z Hexadecimal: 5A Description  Fills raster line with 0 data. FF Print command ASCII: FF
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    Control-Z Print command with feeding ASCII: Control-Z Hexadecimal: 1A Description  Used as a print command at the end of the last page. Raster Command Reference - 38 - 4. Printing Command Details
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    printing is performed as buffered printing. However, if the printer is connected via USB and uncompressed data is received, concurrent printing is performed. Note: Concurrent printing：Printing starts immediately after the printer receives print data. Buffered printing：Printing starts after one page
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    5.1 Concurrent printing normal flow for USB connection Computer (host) If there are no problems with the printer status (media, etc.), the data is READ transmitted. If there is a problem, an error appears. Displaying sending Invalidate Initialize Status information request Status (response to
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    (when feeding at the end of the page) Computer (host) If there are no problems with the printer status (media, etc.), the data is READ transmitted. If there is a problem, an error appears. Displaying sending Invalidate Initialize Status information request Status (response to status
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    (with a concurrent printing error such as end of tape) Computer (host) If there are no problems with the printer status (media, etc.), the data is transmitted. If there is a problem, an error appears. READ Displaying sending Invalidate Initialize Printer Any jobs with errors remaining in the
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    Buffered printing normal flow for USB connection Computer (host) If there are no problems with the printer status (media, etc.), the data is READ transmitted. If there is a problem, an error appears. Displaying sending Invalidate Initialize Status information request Status (response to
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    5.7 Buffered printing error flow for USB connection Computer (host) If there are no problems with the printer status (media, etc.), the READ data is transmitted. If there is a problem, an error appears. Invalidate Initialize Status information request Status (response to status information
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    Buffered printing cooling flow for USB connection Computer (host) If there are no problems with the printer status (media, etc.), the READ data is transmitted. If there is a problem, an error appears. Invalidate Initialize Status information request Status (response to status information
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    speed Number of interfaces With the printer class Power supply End point 1 End point 2 Description 0x04F9 PT-H500 : 0x205E PT-E500: 0x205F PT-P700 : 0x2061 Printer(PT-H500/PT-P700/PT-E500) Character string descriptor: 0x01 0x0409: "Brother" Character string descriptor: 0x03 0x0409: "000000001
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    Reference Appendix B: Introducing the Brother Developer Center Useful information for developers, such as applications, tools, SDKs as well as FAQs, are provided in the Brother Developer Center. http://www.brother.com/product/dev/index.htm - 47 Appendix B: Introducing the Brother Developer Center
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Software Developer's Manual
Raster Command Reference
PT-H500/P700/E500
Version 1.10