Printing direction

E S CSelect Unidirectional Mode (one line)

Format:

A S C I I c o d e : E S C < .

Decimal: 27 60

Hexadecimal: 1B 3C

Comments:

Printing is normally bidirectional. This command selects unidirectional printing for one line only (It is cancelled by a carriage return.) The print head moves to the extreme left (home) position, and printing takes place from left to right.

ESC u

 

 

Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off

Format:

 

 

 

ASCII code:

ESC

U

n

Decimal:

27

85

n

Hexadecimal:

1B

55

n

Comments:

The following values can be used for n:

1:Mode is turned ON.

0:Mode is turned OFF

Printing is normally bidirectional. This command selects unidirectional printing for more accurate positioning during text or graphics printing.

Command Summary

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