Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer manual

Dot Impact Printer

STAR

Command Specications

Rev. 0.70

Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Special Products Operating Division

Contents

Main Page Page Page 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 2. COMMAND FUNCTION LIST Page Page 3. COMMAND DETAILS 3-1 Explanation of Terms 3-2 Exception processing 3-3STARCommandSpecications 3-3 Standard Command Details 3-3-1 Font style and character set ESC GS t n Seeeachprintersproductspecicationsmanualfordetailsonthememoryswitchsettings. 3-4STARCommandSpecications ESC R n ESC / N 3-5STARCommandSpecications ESC 6 ESC 7 3-6 ESC M ESC P 3-7 ESC : ESC SP n 3-8STARCommandSpecications 3-3-2 Character Expansion Settings SO DC4 ESC W n ESC h n 3-10STARCommandSpecications 3-3-3 Print mode ESC E ESC F ESC n ESC n 3-12STARCommandSpecications ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC GS 4 m n Page 3-15STARCommandSpecications SI DC2 ESC RS i n 3-17STARCommandSpecications 3-3-4 Line Spacing LF CR 3-18STARCommandSpecications ESC a n ESC 0 ESC 1 3-19STARCommandSpecications ESC z 0 ESC z 1 3-20STARCommandSpecications ESC A n ESC 2 3-21STARCommandSpecications ESC 3 n ESC y n 3-22STARCommandSpecications ESC J n ESC I n 3-3-5 Page Control Commands FF 3-24STARCommandSpecications ESC C n ESC C NUL n 3-25STARCommandSpecications VT ESC B n1 n2 nk NUL ESC N n ESC O 3-3-6 Horizontal Direction Printing Position ESC RS A n ESC l n ESC Q n 3-30STARCommandSpecications HT ESC D n1 n2 nk NUL 3-31STARCommandSpecications ESC GS a n 3-32STARCommandSpecications ESC GS A n1 n2 ESC GS R n1 n2 3-3-7 Download ESC & NUL n1 n2 [m d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 (d6 d7)] n2 - n1 + 1 Page 3-35STARCommandSpecications [Ex.] Whenselecting5x9fonts,anddeningthecharacterto21H: d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 LSB MSB ESC & m n1 n2 [d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 d6 d7 d8 d9 d10 .... ak dk] n2 - n1 + 1 Page Page 3-39STARCommandSpecications ESC % N 3-3-8 Bit Image Graphics ESC K n NUL d1 d2 dn 3-41STARCommandSpecications ESC L n1 n2 d1 d2 dk ESC m n1 n2 d1 d2 dk m n1 n2 d1 d2 dk m n1 n2 d1 d2 dk Page Page 3-45 3-3-9 Logo ESC FS q n [x11 x12 y11 y12 d1dk]1[xn1 xn2 yn1 yn2 d1dk] n 3-46STARCommandSpecications 3-47STARCommandSpecications ESC FS p n m 3-48 3-3-11 Cutter Control ESC d n 3-49 3-3-12 External Device Drive ESC BEL n1 n2 3-50STARCommandSpecications BEL Note External device 1 and external device 2 cannot be executed simultaneously. FS SUB EM 3-52STARCommandSpecications ESC GS EM DC1 m n1 n2 3-53STARCommandSpecications ESC GS EM DC2 m n1 n2 3-54STARCommandSpecications 3-3-13 Status ENQ EOT 3-55STARCommandSpecications ESC ACK SOH ESC RS a n 3-56STARCommandSpecications ETB ESC RS E n 3-58STARCommandSpecications 3-3-14 Kanji Characters (only on models that carry Kanji characters) ESC p ESC q 3-59STARCommandSpecications ESC $ n 3-60STARCommandSpecications ESC s n1 n2 ESC t n1 n2 3-61STARCommandSpecications ESC r c1 c2 d1...dk 3-62 Rev. 0.70 Horizontal 16 Dots 3-63 ESC u 1 ESC u 0 3-64STARCommandSpecications ESC x 1 ESC x 0 3-65STARCommandSpecications ESC w 1 ESC w 0 Page 3-67STARCommandSpecications 3-3-15 Others RS CAN 3-68STARCommandSpecications DC3 DC1 3-69STARCommandSpecications ESC @ ESC U n 3-70STARCommandSpecications ESC GS # m N n1 n2 n3 n4 LF NUL Note The status of this command varies according to the model, so check the special appendix. 3-71STARCommandSpecications ESC # N m n1 n2 n3 n4 LF NUL Note The status of this command varies according to the model, so check the special appendix. ESC ? LF NUL 3-4 Black Mark Related Commands 3-74STARCommandSpecications ESC d n 3-75STARCommandSpecications FF 3-76STARCommandSpecications ESC FF n1 n2 3-77STARCommandSpecications ESC GS ( F p1 p2 a m n1 n2 3-78STARCommandSpecications ESC RS m n Page 3-80STARCommandSpecications 3-6 2-Color Printing Command Details ESC RS C n 3-81STARCommandSpecications ESC 4 ESC 5 Page 5. APPENDIX 5-1 Status Specications 5-1-1 ENQ Command Status 5-1-2 EOT Command Status 5-1-3 Automatic Status Page Page Page Page 5-1-4 Printer Status Transmission Specication when using Ethernet and Wireless LAN Interfaces Page 5-2 Expansion Position 5-2-1 7 x 9 Fonts 5-2-2 5 x 9 (2P-1) Fonts 5-2-2 Japanese Character Fonts 6. SPECIAL APPENDIX COMMAND LIST BY MODEL