| Printek Emulation |
Printer Controls |
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Bell | BEL |
Causes the printer's bell to sound. | |
Control code: | BEL |
Hexadecimal: | 07 |
Unidirectional Mode | ESC U n |
Selects unidirectional mode for n=1, or bidirectional mode for n=0. Printing is normally bidirectional. Unidirectional printing provides more accurate positioning, but causes lower throughput.
Example: The following escape sequence will force unidirectional printing.
Escape Sequence: | ESC | U | 1 |
Hexadecimal: | 1B | 55 | 31 |
Automatic Modes |
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| ESC A n |
Selects automatic modes according to the following table.
nMode
0Automatic modes off
1Automatic carriage return
2Automatic line feed
3Both (1 and 2)
Automatic carriage return mode causes the printer to automatically perform a carriage return (CR) for each line feed (LF), vertical tab (VT), or form feed (FF) that it receives. Overrides the "Auto CR:" value in the "Setup: INTERFACE" menu.
Automatic line feed mode causes the printer to automatically perform a line feed (LF) for each carriage return (CR) it receives. Overrides the "Auto LF:" value in the "Setup: INTERFACE" menu.
Example: The following escape sequence will select automatic carriage return mode.
Escape Sequence: | ESC | A | 1 |
Hexadecimal: | 1B | 41 | 01 |
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