Epson SE450 manual Raster Mode, Orientation

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Print Modes

a top-of-form hole before this maximum feed distance is reached, it will stop at that point, rather than continuing. This command is only needed when dealing with continuous-feed paper.

Raster Mode

The LabelWriter SE450 command set includes most of the commands included in the command set for the LabelWriter 450 series printers, as well as the ASCII commands that are included in this Technical Reference. The two commands not available nor applicable to the LabelWriter SE450 printer are ESC G and ESC q (used to change rolls for the LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo).

Raster mode refers to printing using the LabelWriter 450 printing commands, and is most often used when using printer drivers to print from Windows, Mac, or Linux computers. Because the LabelWriter 450 commands are an inherent part of the LabelWriter SE450, there are no special commands to switch to raster mode. Data may be sent exactly as though it were being sent to a LabelWriter 450 series printer and the LabelWriter SE450 will process and print the data correctly.

If you need to create your own printer driver for an embedded device or an unsupported operating system, refer to the LabelWriter 450 Series Technical Reference for full details.

In raster mode, each dot line is a complete object and is printed as soon as it is processed. Because of this, a raster dot line should not be sent while a label is being constructed using ASCII commands.

Orientation

By default, the LabelWriter SE450 is set for portrait printing. The page orientation can be changed to landscape printing using the GS V command.

nPortrait Mode

nLandscape Mode

Portrait Mode

In portrait mode, text characters travel out of the printer from the top of the character to the bottom. It is also possible to switch to this mode using the set print orientation command (GS V). The printer is set to portrait mode by default.

Portrait mode is also referred to as immediate mode printing, because each object that is sent to the printer while the printer is in portrait mode is printed as soon as the object is completed. No two objects may be printed on the same line in this mode because the paper is advanced as each object is completed and printed.

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Contents Technical Reference Copyright Contents Page Character Codes Configuration Menu Printer Specifications This page intentionally left blank for double-sided printing Introduction This page intentionally left blank for double-sided printing RS-232 Settings Configuring the Host Computer for RS-232 Serial InterfaceRS-232 Cabling RS-232 Signal LevelsProgramming the LabelWriter Printer Programming OverviewBit Character Parameters Resetting the PrinterCommand Parameters Character EvaluationConversions Font Specifications ObjectsPrint Modes Orientation Raster ModeText Objects Landscape ModeBarcode Objects Line Objects Graphic ObjectsAlphabetical Command List Command ReferenceESC L Position Control Commands by FunctionGS DC2 GS DC3 GS RS GS US Font ControlBarcodes MiscellaneousPrintable Characters Commands Raster Compatibility20h FFh Printable Characters CR Carriage Return DC4 Cancel Double Wide ModeESC a Return Printer Status ESC a Return Hardware StatusESC B Set Dot Tab ESC c Set Print Temperature to Low ESC d Set Print Temperature to MediumESC D Set Bytes per Line ESC E Form Feed ESC e Set Print Temperature to DefaultESC i Set Printing Speed to Barcode ESC g Set Print Temperature to HighESC F 1 n Feed n Lines ESC h Set Print Speed to FastESC M Set Font to 12 cpi ESC L Set Feed LengthESC P Set Font to 16 cpi ESC Q Set Top Margin ESC S Set Font to 20 cpiESC T Set Font to 7 cpi ESC U Set Font to 10 cpi ESC W Wrap Data ESC V Return Firmware RevisionESC Y Set Vertical Starting Position ESC X Set Horizontal Starting PositionESC z Set 136 x 203 dpi ESC * Reset to DefaultsESC @ Reset to Power-up Condition ESC y Set 203 x 203 dpiETB Raster Mode Compressed Graphics FF Form Feed GS DC2 Set Font to Double Height GS a Starting Position of Bar CodeGS d Feed n Text Lines GS DC3 Cancel Double HeightGS k Print Barcode GS h Set Barcode HeightUPC-A Data Matrix BarcodeSupported Square Data Matrix Symbol Sizes Supported Rectangular Data Matrix Symbol Sizes Commands Command Reference GS l Draw Line in Landscape Mode Least significant byte of the line length in dots GS L Set Feed Length GS q Print UPC/EAN Checksum GS RS Set Inverse Print ModeReturns GS S Return Printer StatusGS t Set Characters per Line in Landscape GS T Select Line Wrap/Truncate ModesGS u Set Characters per Line in Portrait GS US Cancel Inverse Print ModeGS W Set Bar Code Element Width GS V Set Print OrientationGS w Set Barcode Module Width GS ~ Enter Debug ModeGS * Landscape Mode Graphics SO Set Font to Double Wide Mode HT Horizontal TabLF Line Feed SYN Raster Mode Graphics Caret Feature Activating the Caret FeatureUsing the Caret Feature Command Reference Char Character CodesCharacter Codes CharName \ back slash DEL Name Decimal Hex Binary Caret Feature Character Codes 251 1111 252 253 254 255 This page intentionally left blank for double-sided printing Configuration Menu Configuration Menu Print Head Specifications Printer SpecificationsHardware Specifications Interface SpecificationsPrinter Specifications Serial Interface Specifications USB SettingsThis page intentionally left blank for double-sided printing