User manual EPSON ESC-P PART 1

[. . . ] EPSON ESC/P Reference Manual December 1997 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, SEIKO EPSON Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. [. . . ] . . . dk] dk] dk] Parameter range 0 n 127 0 m 127 nm LQ mode 0 a1 37 Draft mode 0 a1 15 0 a0 +a1 + a2 18 0 a0 + a1 + a2 42 Normal characters k = 3 × a1 k = 2 × a1 Super/subscript characters Function Sets the parameters for user-defined characters and then sends the data for those characters, as described below: n m a0 a1 a2 d1 . dk Character code of the first character to be user-defined Character code of the last character to be user-defined Space to the left of each proportional user-defined character Actual width of user-defined characters Space to the right of each proportional user-defined character Character data Notes · · The data within brackets in the Format section above is repeated for each character you define. Defining characters when the following attributes are set results in the user-defined characters having those attributes: superscript, subscript, proportional spacing, draft mode, and LQ mode. Always cancel italic characters with the ESC 5 command before defining characters. After defining user-defined characters, you can italicize them by sending the ESC 4 command. User-defined characters with differing attributes cannot exist at the same time. For example, if normal-size user-defined characters have already been defined, and you use this command to define subscript characters, the previous normal-size characters are lost. Do not define continuous horizontal dots on the same row; the printer ignores the second of two continuous dots. Individual Command Explanations · · · C-84 · The following maximum character widths are recommended. (height × width) Print quality Draft Normal size Draft Super/subscript LQ Normal size LQ Super/subscript 10 cpi 24 × 12 16 × 12 24 × 36 16 × 36 12 cpi 24 × 10 16 × 10 24 × 30 16 × 30 15 cpi 24 × 8 16 × 8 24 × 24 16 × 24 Proportional Not Available Not Available 24 × 42 16 × 42 · · · Send the ESC % 1 command to switch to user-defined characters. Use the ESC ( ^ command to print characters between 0 and 32. Send the ESC % 0 command followed by the ESC t 2 command to copy current userdefined characters to the upper half of the character table. The lower half of the character table is then normal ROM characters. Printers not featuring this command None Model-dependent variations None Related topics ESC %, ESC ( ^, ESC 6, ESC 7, ESC :, ESC t, ESC ( t, Defining user-defined characters, Sending user-defined character data to printer Individual Command Explanations C-85 ESC & Format Define user-defined characters 9-Pin ESC/P The format for this command depends on whether you are defining draft characters or NLQ characters. Draft: ASCII Hex Decimal ESC 1B 27 & 26 38 NUL 00 0 n n n m m m [a [a [a d1 d1 d1 d2 d2 d2 . . . dk] dk] dk] NLQ: ASCII Hex Decimal ESC 1B 27 & 26 38 NUL 00 0 n n n m m m 0 0 0 [a [a [a 0 0 0 d1 d1 d1 d2 d2 d2 . . . dk] dk] dk] Parameter range Draft (FX): 0 a 255 0 m 255 0 n 255 mn 0 d 255 Draft (LX): 0 a 255 58 n 63 mn 0 d 255 58 m 63 NLQ: 0 a 12 58 m 63 58 n 63 mn 0 d 255 Function Sets the parameters for user-defined characters and then sends the data for those characters, as described below: n m a d1 . dk Character code of the first character to be user-defined Character code of the last character to be user-defined Sets parameters for characters to be user-defined Character data C-86 Individual Command Explanations Notes · · The data within brackets in the Format section above is repeated for each character you define. The format of the attribute byte "a" is different for draft and NLQ characters. Draft You can define characters 11-dots wide by 8-dots high. You must specify whether to define the upper or lower 8 dots of the 9 dots available. You can also specify the columns not printed on the left and right of the characters during proportional spacing. Set both these parameters with the a parameter, as described below: Attribute byte table Beginning Column Column Value number 0 0 1 16 2 32 3 48 4 64 5 80 6 96 7 112 Ending Column Column Value number 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 Upper/Lower 8 pins Pin group Value Upper 8 pins Lower 8 pins 128 0 Add up the values for all three settings; the value for a is this total. NLQ The attribute byte a equals the width of the character, between 1 and 12 dot columns. · · · Only NLQ characters can be defined on LX printers, ActionPrinter Apex 80, ActionPrinter 2000, ActionPrinter 2250, and ActionPrinter T-1000. When you switch to NLQ printing on FX printers, the printer enhances user-defined characters to appear as NLQ-mode characters. [. . . ] After the vertical print position is moved, all seed row(s) are copied to the band buffer. Settings beyond 22 inches are ignored. Printers featuring this command Stylus COLOR Model-dependent variations None Related topics ESC . 2, ESC ( i, ESC ( U, ESC ( G Binary Mode Commands C-219 <COLR> Format Select printing color ESC/P 2 Class 2 ASCII <COLR> Binary 1000 xxxxB Parameter range 1000 0000B 1000 0001B 1000 0010B 1000 0100B Black Magenta Cyan Yellow Function Moves the horizontal print position to 0 (left-most print position). (TIFF format) Selects the band buffer color. Notes · · · This command is available when the ESC . [. . . ]