ESC $ nL nH | Epson T88III guide

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ESC $ nL nH

[Name]	Set absolute print position
[Format]	ASCII		ESC	$	nL	nH
	Hex		1B	24	nL	nH
	Decimal		27	36	nL	nH
[Range]	0 ≤	nL ≤	255
	0 ≤	nH ≤	255

[Description] Sets the distance from the beginning of the line to the position at which subsequent characters are to be printed.

	• The distance from the beginning of the line to the print position is
	[(nL + nH ⋅ 256) ⋅ (vertical or horizontal motion unit)].
[Details]	• Settings outside the specified printable area are ignored.
	• The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P.
	• The GS P command can 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.
	• In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used.
	• In page mode, horizontal or vertical motion unit differs depending on the starting position of

the printable area as follows:

1 When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printable area using ESC T, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used.

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

[Reference] ESC \, GS $, GS \, GS P

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TM-T88IIIseries

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Epson T88III specifications ESC $ nL nH

Contents

Matsumoto Minami Plant TM-T88IIIseries TM-T88 III series Revision SheetRevisions Design Section Sheet Rev. No Document Sheet Rev Confidential Rev Sheet General Features REV Sheet Changed ContentsTM-T88IIIseries III Trademarks Confidentiality Agreement General Features Table of Contents Options and Consumables Case SpecificationsCommands FS q n xL xH yL yH d1 Appendix K Comparison Table Between TM-T88 III and TM-T88 Appendix F Notes on Using the Drawer KICK-OUT Connector Printing Specifications General Specifications Character Specifications 2 Supporting Character on Each Model Type Character Size Paper Roll Supply Device Paper SpecificationAutocutter 1 Paper Roll Printable Area Printable Area Internal Buffer Printing and Cutting Positions EMI Electrical CharacteristicsEMI and Safety Standards Applied Environmental Conditions Reliability Installation Specifications ConfigurationSwitching between online and offline Interface 1 RS-232 serial interface GS a 1 TM-T88IIIPrinter Status and Signals 2 XON/XOFF Transmit Timing DLE ENQ 1 or DLE ENQ 2 commands1.4 XON/XOFF transmit timing Serial interface connection example Reset Switching 1 Minimum Reset Pulse Width pin 4 Reset DC Characteristics Ieee 1284 Bidirectional Parallel Interface Compatibility ModeReverse Mode Data Transmission from Printer to Host Dkstatus Interface Pin Assignments for Each ModeGND +5 V Signal Sender Characteristics Logic-H Signal Sender Characteristics Data Data Receiving Timing Compatibility Mode TRS Near end detection 3 RS-485 Serial Interface Specifications RS-485 compatibleCS1 CS2 DR1 DR2 Confidential SD2 RD1 SD1RD2 DR1 CS1 Other Interfaces Power Supply Connector Connectors Interface Connectors1 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments Shell 2 Drawer Kick-out Connector Pin Assignments Drawer Kick-out Connector Modular Connector 4 Drawer Circuitry ESC ∗ List of commandsFunctions ESC c ESC aESC d ESC p GS k GS hGS r GS v DC4 Can 1 Katakana 2 PC850 Multilingual 3 PC860 Portuguese 4 PC863 Canadian-French 5 PC865 Nordic 16 WPC1252 17 PC866 Cyrillic#2 18 PC852 Latin2 19 PC858 20 Thai character code 21 Thai character code 22 Thai character code 23 Thai character code 24 Thai character code 25 Thai character code 26 Thai character code 255 Space International Character Set Panel Buttons Switches and Buttons Power Button 2 Transmission Speed DIP SwitchesXON/XOFF DTR/DSR 4 DIP Switch 2-3 DIP Switch 7 DIP Switch 2-3 Parallel interface specification DIP Switch6 DIP Switch 1 Standby State Indication Panel LED Indicators Self-test C D E F G H I J Hexadecimal Dumping 2 Errors That Can Possibly Recover Error Processing Error Types1 Errors That Automatically Recover CPU Printer Operation When an Error OccursUnrecoverable Errors Cover Open Button Paper SensorsCover Open Sensor Print Buffer-full Printing Setting Values in Standard and Page Modes Mode General Description Formatting of Print Data in the Printable Area 12.2 Character Data Developing Position ESC T n 12.3 Print Data Developing Position External Dimensions and Mass Case SpecificationsColor External Appearance Options and Consumables Standard AccessoriesOptions Consumables Explanation of Terms CommandsCommand Notation When font B Dots is selected, this Ascii Control Commands Ascii Can ESC FF, ESC L, ESC S Ascii DLE EOT DLE EOT n Confidential Confidential Ascii DLE ENQ DLE ENQ n Ascii DLE DC4 DLE DC4 n m t Ascii ESC ESC SP n ESC − ESC ! n ESC $ nL nH ESC &, ESC ? ESC % n ESC & y c1 c2 x1 d1 Dy ⋅ Xk d1 Dy ⋅ xk ESC %, ESC ? When font B 9 ⋅ 17 is selected dots NL nH d1...dk ESC ∗ MSB When 24-dot bit image is selected ESC ESC n ESC 2 , GS P ESC 3 n ESC ? n ESC = nESC ESC & , ESC % ESC @ ESC D n1...nk NUL ESC G n ESC E n ESC J n ESC L ESC R n ESC M n ESC S ESC $ , ESC L , ESC W , ESC \ , GS $ , GS P , GS \ ESC T n ESC !, ESC − ESC V n ASC ESC ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH Paper ESC \ nL nH ABC Abcd Abcde ESC a n ESC c 3 n ESC c 4 n ESC 2 , ESC ESC c 5 nESC d n ESC p m t1 t2 Character Code Tables , Appendix H Name Turns on/off upside-down printing mode Format FS g 1 m a1 a2 a3 a4 nL nH d1...dk NUL FS g 2 m a1 a2 a3 a4 nL nH Bytes or more space is required in the receive buffer FS p n m FS q n xL xH yL yH d1...dk1...xL xH yL yH d1...dkn 114 113 Dots = 768 dots 256 ⋅ GS ! n 117 116 GS $ nL nH GS ∗ x y d1...dx ⋅ GS a pL pH n m GS / m Name Start/end macro definition Format GS f , GS k GS B nGS H n Epson GS I nTM-T88 Kanji Japanese 125 124 GS L nL nH GS P x y ② Ascii ① GS V m ② GS V m n① Ascii GS W nL nH 130 129 GS \ nL nH GS r t m GS a n 134 133 135 134 ESC ! , GS GS f n ① GS k m d1...dk NUL ② GS k m n d1...dn UPC-A 139 138 140 139 Code a ShiftCode B Code C GS r n Transmits drawer kick-out connector status 143 142 GS v 0 m xL xH yL yH d1....dk CODE39, ITF, Codabar GS w n FS ! n Kanji Control CommandsBit Off/On Hex Decimal Function FS − , FS W , GS Name Select Kanji character mode Format FS − n FS & , FS C 150 149 Kanji System FS C n N2 ≤ FS S n1 n2 FS ! , GS FS W n Table A.1 Paper Feeding Amount Appendix a Miscellaneous Notes Other Notes App.4 App.3 Replacing the Paper Roll Appendix B Paper Roll Setup Figure C.1 Near-end Adjusting Position Table C.1 Adjustment Positions Figure C.2 Changing the Near-end Adjusting Position Appendix D Recovery from the Auto Cutter Error Figure E.1 Print Head Thermal Elements Appendix E Print Head Cleaning Appendix F Notes on Using the Drawer KICK-OUT Connector Table G.1 Transmission Status Identification Appendix G Transmission Status Identification FCA480H FCBC80H Appendix H Configuring the SpaceTable H.1 Space Page Top Address Figure H.2 9 ⋅ 17 Font Figure I.1 Page Mode Example Appendix I Example Printing in page Mode Print #1,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST1234567890 Figure I.2 Page Mode Example Figure I.3 Page Mode Example Description of the CODE128 Bar Code Appendix J CODE128 BAR Code Code Tables 7B,41 123,66 7B,41 123,65 Appendix K Comparison Table Between TM-T88IIIAND TM-T88II