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Document Revision: “1.7”
Document Date: “11 Sep. 2013”
Command Codes Received
To assist programmers in converting existing host software, the following codes are used:
Fully supported as in EPSON ESCPOS
+
Altered functionality compared with ESCPOS
@
Able special code, no ESCPOS equivalent exists
N
Setting may be retained in non-volatile [FLASH] memory
ESC,"L"
1BH,4CH
Enter spooling mode
+
Data and control codes received after this command will be stored in the buffer until either a
command (FF) or GS,L command to exit spooling mode is received, or the paper feed button is
double-clicked by the operator (double-click operation can be disabled by the ESC,c,5.. command).
Note that the normal sleep inactivity timeout period is extended in spooling mode.
ESC,"c","5",..
1BH,63H,35H,n
Enable/Disable button functions
+N
n is encoded so:
bit 0 clear
(0) Disable paper feed button
bit 0 set
(1) Enable paper feed button
(default condition)
bit 1 clear
(0) Disable double-click demo mode
bit 1 set
(1) Enable double-click demo mode
(default condition)
Other bits are ignored; the double-click demo mode only functions if the paper feed button is
enabled.
ESC,"X",..
1BH,58H,m..
eXtended Commands (special to Able)
@ N
See the section SETTING INTERNAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION below for format.
ESC,"!",..
1BH,21H,n
Select printing mode
+N
The third byte n is interpreted as follows:
bit 0 } Select Font Mode 0 to 4
bit 1 } (Mode 0 is factory setting)
bit 2 } (Invalid Font Mode Values are Ignored)
bit 4 Select(1)/Cancel(0) Double height mode
bit 5 Select(1)/Cancel(0) Double width mode
bit 7 Select(1)/Cancel(0) Underlined mode
Bits 3 and 6 are ignored.
Each of these attributes remains in force until actively cancelled, or the printer enters sleep mode.
The Font Mode may be stored in non-volatile memory (FLASH) and retained through sleep mode.
Some older host equipment may require the Font Mode Select bits to be disabled; See the
ESC,"X",09H,n command for details of how to do this.
Font Modes (0 to 4) cannot be mixed within a single print line: a new line results when the Font
Mode is changed.
ESC,"R", …
1BH,52H,n
Select Extended Page
@ N
Font Format 2 and 3 are user font images containing multiple code pages. This command is used to
select one of the code pages in the image.