Printing direction

ESC<

Select Unidirectional Mode (one line)

Format:

ASCII code: ESC (

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 and graphics printing. Unidirectional is the default for graphics printing.

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