IBM TM7, TI5, TF7, TG5 manual Select Color Printing, Set Line Spacing Using Minimum Units

updated March 18, 2002

in-between the lines (4 steps). The actual lines-per-inch will be adjusted. For example, if the printer is set to 1/6-inch line spacing, the printer will line feed 8 steps in-between each line, and the 4 steps inside of the line. The result is 12 steps per line or 4 lines per inch.

Select Color Printing

RS-232 Syntax:

ESC r n or X'1B;72;n;'

where:

n =

00Cancel color printing

01Enable full-character color printing

02Enable half-character color printing

Default:

n = 00

Purpose:

To enable half-character or full-character color printing, or to disable color printing.

Remarks:

vYou can enable and disable full-character color printing within a print line. This enables you to print one word in a different color.

vThis command can be used up to 8 times in a line when full-character color printing is used.

vHalf-character color printing is only supported at the beginning of a print line.

vIf both bit 1 and bit 0 of n are set (n=03), only half-character color printing will be enabled.

Limitations:

vThis command is only valid if the Enable Color Printing command (see “Enable or Disable Two-Color Printing” on page 141) is sent first.

vWhen color paper is enabled, depending on the paper, the printer might be limited to printing at 15 lps when printing 8 lpi.

Set Line Spacing Using Minimum Units

RS-232 Syntax:

ESC 3 n or X'1B33;n'

where:

nSpecifies line feed steps.

In the customer receipt station, 1 inch = 204 steps and 1 mm = 8 steps. Thermal must be an even number.

In the document portrait station, 1 inch = 48 steps and 1 mm = 1.9 steps.

In the document landscape station, 1 inch = 127 steps and 1 mm = 5 steps.

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