Character Data Input Method - Panasonic LP-GS Series Serial Communication Command Manual

2-3-6 Character data input method

⿎ Target commands
To specify marking characters or a file name with the following commands, enter character data.
• File selection by name: FNN
• File name: FNM
• Character entry: STR
• Character entry per trigger: SIN
• Reference character: SST
• Lot character: LTS
• Registered character strings: RKS
• Graphic file: CDF
⿎ Input data
Use the ASCII code to input one-byte characters (single byte character).
For the characters which cannot be indicated with ASCII code, use the other specified character code, Shift JIS code or GB
2312 code, selected in the system settings of Laser Marker NAVI smart software as the "Encoding for 2-byte characters"
setting. For the setting of the character code, refer to "1-1-3 Settings before external control" (P.15).
ASCII code and the character code selected in the system settings (Shift JIS code or GB 2312 code) can be mixed.
Shift JIS code and GB 2312 code cannot be mixed.
The following restrictions apply to the input characters depending on the data type to input:
Command Content to be specified
STR Marking character
Bar code/2D code
character
SIN Marking character
input with SIN
command
Bar code/2D code
character input with
SIN command
SST Reference character
LTS Lot character
RKS Registered character
strings
FNN File name
FNM File name
CDF Graphic file name
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Restrictions on the input characters
• For marking characters, control codes cannot be used.
• To start a new line, input alternative characters "\n" for the line feed symbol.
• ",", "%", "\": Input alternative characters.
• To input the control codes in the barcode/2D code data, follow the input
method specified in the system settings. Refer to "Inputting control codes to
bar code/2D code character strings" (P.40).
• The linefeed character "\n" is used for the human readable text, but not for the
code data.
• ",", "%", "\": Input alternative characters.
• For marking characters, control codes cannot be used.
• Functional characters cannot be used.
• No line feed is allowed.
• ",", "\": Input alternative characters.
• To input the control codes in the barcode/2D code data, follow the input
method specified in the system settings. Refer to "Inputting control codes to
bar code/2D code character strings" (P.40).
• Functional characters cannot be used.
• No line feed is allowed.
• ",", "\": Input alternative characters.
• Control codes cannot be used.
• No line feed is allowed.
• ",", "%", "\": Input alternative characters.
• Control codes cannot be used.
• Functional characters cannot be used.
• No line feed is allowed.
• ",", "\": Input alternative characters.
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