Star Micronics CBM-820 manual Esc L, This command switches from the standard mode to the page mode

ESC L

[Function]	Selects Page Mode
[Code]	ASCII	ESC	L
	Hexadecimal	1B	4C
	Decimal	27	76
[Outline]	This command switches from the standard mode to the page mode.

•The page mode deploys the received data over the specified print area and prints it in batch with the FF command. Consequently, normal print commands such as LF only deploy the data in the printer’s memory, but not actually print it.

•The printer returns to the standard mode after printing the data in the specified print area with FF.

[Caution]	•	The command is valid only when it is input at the head of the line.
	•	In the page mode, half dots are not used, but only normal dots. Therefore, you should take
		heed in setting in increments of half dot in the standard mode.
	•	Only the font consisting of normal dots is valid.
	•	The following commands have two kinds of set values for the standard mode and page mode:
		ESC SP	Sets the right space size of the characters
		ESC 2	Sets the 1/6-inch line feed amount
		ESC 3	Sets the line feed amount
	•	The following commands are ignored in the page mode:
		ESC K	Print and reverse directional paper feed
		ESC e	Print and n-line reverse directional paper feed
		ESC *	Specifies the double density bit image
		ESC q	Release
	•	The following commands are valid only for their setting in the page mode:
		ESC {	Selects/deselects the inverted characters
		ESC !	Selects/deselects the 7 ⋅ 7 font and underline
	•	The command is valid only in the standard mode.
	•	ESC @ returns you to the standard mode without printing.
[Default]	The standard mode has been selected.
[See Also]	FF, 6. Interface

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