Datamax 7A300007 Rev. 2 manual Print Commands Configuration, Enter the Page Printing Mode, Esc P P

Printed Receipt/Label Presenter Negative Adjust (*) ESC Q D – n

This command will cause the printer to move the paper backwards to a distance specified by n dots after a form or label has been printed.

Example: The following escape sequence will move the paper backwards 112 dots

Escape Sequence:	ESC	Q	D	-	112
Hexadecimal:	1B	51	44	2D	70
Decimal:	27	81	68	45	112

Note: In Auto Q-Mark Mode Form Feed length is limited to the following range: 609 – 3654 print dots. Default value is set to 1218 dots.

Page Print Commands - Configuration

Datamax-O’Neil printers can operate in two separate modes: Line Print Mode and Page Print Mode.

On Power Up the printer defaults to Line Print Mode. In this mode, all data is printed from top to bottom as it is received. In Page Print mode, the canvas is constructed in advance and the form is printed afterwards. This allows for positioning of text, barcodes, lines and rectangles at specific X and Y coordinates and also at specific angles – 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees. The rendering process of the page is done in printer’s memory.

Page Print Mode can be used to design a certain template and replace only variable data during communication.

Line Printing vs. Page Printing

This section describes the commands which are supported in Page Print Mode.

Enter the Page Printing Mode ESC P P

This command is required to enter Page Print Mode. Esc P P also works in conjunction with the following commands:

Command Name	Command String
Enter Buffer Mode	Esc P $
Exit Buffer Mode	Esc P #
Print Buffer Content	^ D

Command Description

Printer Enters Buffer Mode. All data is retained in the Buffer until ^ D ( 0x04) is received.

Exits Buffer Mode and puts the printer into the Line print Mode Prints Buffer Content; Printer is ready to receive more data.

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