A795 User Guide: Programming Supplement
Chapter 4: Programming commands
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Select page mode
ASCII
ESC L
Hexadecimal
1B 4C
Decimal
27 76
Switches from standard mode to page mode. After printing
has been completed either by the print and return to
standard mode (FF) command or select standard mode
(1B 53) the printer returns to standard mode. The
developed data is deleted after being printed. For more
information see page mode in this document.
This command sets the position where data is buffered to
the position specified by select print direction in page
mode (1B 54) within the printing area defined by set print
area in page mode (1B 57).
This command switches the settings for the following
commands (which values can be set independently in
standard mode and page mode) to those for page mode.
•
Set right-side character spacing (1B 20)
•
Select 1/6-inch line spacing (1B 32)
•
Set line spacing (1B 33)
It is possible only to set values for the following
commands in page mode. These commands are not
executed.
•
Select or cancel 90 degree clockwise rotation (1B 56)
•
Set counter clockwise rotation (1B 12)
•
Select justification (1B 61)
•
Select or cancel upside-down printing (1B 7B)
•
Set left margin (1D 4C)
•
Set print area width (1D 57)
The table below shows the difference in memory
allocation in page mode when using monochrome and
two-color paper. Two-color paper mode requires extra
memory in order to differentiate between non-black and
black.
Paper type
Total memory
Area of
allocated (kBytes)
construction (mm)
Monochome 40.5
72 wide x 72 high
paper
Two-color
81.0
72 wide x 72 high (dots)
paper
72 wide x 72 high
(energy)
Exceptions
The command is enabled only when input at the beginning
of a line.
The command has no effect if page mode has previously
been selected.
Select standard mode
ASCII
ESC S
Hexadecimal
1B 53
Decimal
27 83
Switches from page mode to standard mode. In switching
from page mode to standard mode, data buffered in page
mode are cleared, the printing area set by set print area in
page mode (1B 57) is initialized and the print position is
set to the beginning of the line.
This command switches the settings for the following
commands (the values for these commands can be set
independently in standard mode and page mode) to those
for standard mode:
•
Set right-side character spacing (1B 20)
•
Select 1/6 inch line spacing (1B 32)
•
Set line spacing (1B 33)
Standard mode is automatically selected when power is
turned on, the printer is reset, or the initialize printer
command (1B 40) is used.
Exceptions
This command is effective only in page mode.