Command sequences 4.2.2. Time Set time Hex 1Bh 1Bh 53h 54h H NP 3Ah M NP 3Ah S NP 3BH Decimal 27 27 83 84 H NP 58 M NP 58 S NP 59 ASCII ESC ESC S T H NP : M NP : S NP ; This command sets the time in the realtime clock. Hours (H NP ), minutes (M NP ), and seconds (S NP ) are transferred to the terminal. Example: 1Bh 1Bh 53h 54h 31h 33h 3Ah 30h 30h 3Ah 33h 30h 3Bh The time is set to 12:00:30. Read time Hex 1Bh 1Bh 47 54h Decimal 27 27 71 84 ASCII ESC ESC G T The current time is transferred to the host computer. Hours, minutes, and seconds are transferred, separated by a colon (“:”, Hex 3AH), and followd by a CR character (Hex 0Dh). 4 - 18