CONFIDENTIAL
Paper roll Character commands ESC &
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■A user-defined character, downloaded graphics, and downloaded bit image cannot be defined
simultaneously on some printer models.
• When this command is executed, the downloaded bit image is cleared.
• When GS(L <Function 83> <Function 84> or GS ✻ is executed, the user-defined character data is
cleared.
■Once the user-defined characters have been defined, they are available until ESC ?, GS ✻, or ESC @ is
executed; the user-defined characters are redefined; the power is turned off; or the printer is reset.
■Some models clear user-defined character data when executing GS ( L <Function 83>, <Function 84>, or
GS ✻.
■The user-defined characters are not defined at the default, and the resident characters are printed.
■The relationship between the definition data and printing result is as follows.
Example: Downloaded character definition consists of 9 × 7 dots.
[Model-dependent variations] TM-J2000/J2100, TM-T90, TM-T88III, TM-L90, TM-L60II, TM-U230, TM-U220,
TM-U210, TM-U300A/B
See program example and print sample for ESC %, ESC &, and ESC ?.
TM-J2000/J2100
Only the MSB can be printed in the third byte for vertical direction of Font B of other than
Japanese model. A user-defined character, downloaded graphics, and downloaded bit image
cannot be defined simultaneously.
d1 d3 d5 d7 d9 d11 d13
MSB
LSB
d2 d4 d6 d8 d10 d12 d14
MSB
LSB