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112 Chapter 5: Programming commands

Maximum area specification in page mode

Maximizing the possible area in page mode consumes almost all of free RAM. Without any free RAM, bitmap rotations and enlargements cannot be performed. Use the user storage status command (1D 97 m n) to determine the amount of free memory.

Exceptions

The command is effective only in page mode.

Set absolute vertical print position in page mode

ASCII	GS $ nL nH
Hexadecimal	1D 24 nL nH
Decimal	29 36 nL nH

Sets the absolute vertical print starting position for buffer character data in page mode. The absolute print position is set to [(nL + nH × 256) × (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches.

The vertical or horizontal motion unit for the paper roll is used and the horizontal starting buffer position does not move.

The reference starting position is set by select print direction in page mode (1B 54). This sets the absolute position in the vertical direction when the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right; and sets the absolute position in the horizontal when the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left. The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by the set horizontal and vertical minimum motion units (1D 50) command.

The set horizontal and vertical minimum motion units (1D 50) command can be used to change the horizontal and vertical motion unit. However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount, and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount.

Formulas

[(nL + nH × 256) × (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches.

Exceptions

This command is effective only in page mode.

If the [(nL + nH × 256) × (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] exceeds the specified printing area, this command is ignored.

Set relative vertical print position in page mode

ASCII	GS \ nL nH
Hexadecimal	1D 5C nL nH
Decimal	29 92 nL nH
Value:

The value for the horizontal and vertical movement cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount, and must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount.

Sets the relative vertical print starting position from the current position. This command can also change the horizontal and vertical motion unit. The unit of horizontal and vertical motion is specified by this command.

1.This command functions as follows, depending on the print starting position set by select print direction in page mode (1B 54):

2.When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left of the printing area, the vertical motion unit (y) is used.

3.When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printing area, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used.

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