TVS electronic RP-3180 user manual Descriptions of Each Item, Control Commands, Ascii ESC

8-2 Descriptions of Each Item

[Name]	The name of the command.
[Format]	The code sequence.
[Range]	Gives the allowable ranges for the arguments.
[Description]	Describes the command's function.
[Details]	Describes the usage of the command in detail.
[Default]	Gives the default values, if any, for the command parameters.
[Example]	Gives examples of how to use the command.

Hex indicates the hexadecimal equivalents.

Decimal indicates the decimal equivalents.

8-3 Control Commands

LF

[Name]	Print and line feed
[Format]	ASCII	LF
	Hex	0A
	Decimal	10
[Description]	Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds one line based on the
	current line spacing.
[Details]	This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
[See Also]	ESC 2, ESC 3
CR
[Name]	Print and carriage return
[Format]	ASCII	CR
	Hex	0D
	Decimal	13
[Description]	When automatic line feed is enabled, this command functions the
	same as LF;
	When automatic line feed is disabled, this command is ignored.
[Details]	Sets the print starting position to the beginning of the line.
	The automatic line feed is ignored with a serial interface model.
[See Also]	LF
ESC ! N
[Name]	Select print mode(s)
[Format]	ASCII	ESC	!	n
	Hex	1B	21	n
[Range]	Decimal	27	33	n
	0 n	255
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[Description]

Selects print mode(s) using n as follows:

Bit

Off/On

Hex

Decimal

Function

0

Default font

1

-

-

-

Undefined

2

-

-

-

Undefined

3

-

-

-

Undefined

4

Off

00

0

Double-height mode not selected

On

10

16

Double-height mode selected

5

Off

00

0

Double-width mode not selected

On

20

32

Double-width mode selected

6

-

-

-

Undefined

7

-

-

-

Undefined

[Details]

When both double-height and double-width modes are selected,

quadruple size characters are printed.

The printer can underline all characters.

When some characters in a line are double or more height, all the

characters on the line are aligned at the baseline.

GS ! can also select character size. However, the setting of the last

received command is effective.

Emphasized mode is effective for alphanumeric and Kanji. All print

[Default]

modes except emphasized mode is effective only for alphanumeric.

N = 0

[See Also]

GS !

(1)ESC * m n1 n2 d1...dk

[Name]

Select bit-image mode

[Format]

ASCII

ESC

*

m

n1

n2

d1...dk

Hex

1B

2A

m

n1

n2

d1...dk

[Range]

Decimal

27

42

m

n1

n2

d1...dk

m = 0, 1, 3 2, 33 , 0

n1 255 , 0 n2

3, 0

d 255

[Description]

Selects a bit-image mode using m for the number of dots specified

by (n1 + n2 x 256). Set a bit to 1 to print a dot, or set a bit to 0 to not

print a dot. d indicates the bit image data. The modes selectable by

m are as follows:

Vertical Direction

Horizontal Direction

m

Mode

Number

Dot Density

Dot Density

Number of Data

of Dots

(dpi)

(dpi)

(K)

0

8-dot single-density

8

60

90

n1 + n2 x 2 56

1

8-dot double-density

8

60

180

n1 + n2 x 2 56

32

24-dot single-density

24

180

90

(n1 + n2 x 256) x 3

33

24-dot double-density

24

180

180

(n1 + n2 x 256) x 3

[dpi: dots per 25.4 mm {1"}]

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