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Paper roll Definitions Ver. 10.0 1 p. 14
Executing commands
Executing commands affect printer operation and change the printer status temporarily but do not affect the
following printer operation. Functions of printing, paper cutting, and status transmission are executing commands
and the real-time commands and some of the normal commands are executing commands.
MSB
Most Significant Bit
LSB
Least Significant Bit
Obsolete commands
These are commands that will not be supported by future printer models. The description of each of these
commands gives a better command to use for the same function.
“Reserved” bit
“Reserved” bits are as follows:
• Bit that will be used for an extended function in the future.
• Bit that has a function in the ESC/POS specification; however, the printer does not support the function.
Use a bit with a value indicated in a table.
“Fixed” bit
Use a bit only with a value indicated in a table.