For example, if you specify 8 bits per pixel for each color, the scanner produces 8 bits of data per pixel per color. This requires eight times the data necessary to represent 1 bit/pixel/color. As the number of bits per color changes, the data format for each byte of data changes as shown below:
ESC D and other commands
Halftone processing with the ESC B command is only available when the number of bits/color/pixel is set to 1 or 2.
Setting the data format to 2 bits/color/pixel disables halftoning modes B and C on the