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Sets the field clock characters used for real-time clock (RTC) substitution in ^FD data. When the printer encounters these characters in text, it replaces them with the current date/time.

When to use

When printing date/time stamps — define which characters in your ^FD text should be replaced with clock values.

Syntax

^FCa,b,c

Parameters

ParameterDescription
aClock indicator character 1
bClock indicator character 2
cClock indicator character 3

Example

^XA
^FC%,%,%
^FO50,50^A0N,30,30^FDPrinted: %d/%m/%Y^FS
^XZ

Use % as clock indicator for date substitution

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