C O N F I D E N T I A L
Paper roll
Usable application programs and tips
Ver. 4.0
p. 962
Tips (standard mode/page mode)
Some of the TM printers, such as the TM-T88II and the TM-L60II, support two different print modes:
standard mode and page mode.
The standard mode is supported by all printers and in this mode, the printers print data in the print buffer
by executing the print commands (such as
LF
,
CR
, and
ESC J
) or when the buffer is full.
The standard mode is the print mode which prints data one line at a time.
The page mode executes batch printing with
FF
or
ESC FF
for all data in the print buffer stored after the
page mode is selected with
ESC L
. In this mode, the print commands other than
FF
or
ESC FF
, such as
LF
,
CR
,
or
ESC J
, only move the printing position and do not execute actual printing. Executing
ESC S
or
FF
returns
to standard mode. The page mode is the print mode which prints data one page at a time.
Basic processing procedure for the page mode:
9. Select the page mode with
ESC L
(standard mode is changed to page mode).
10.Set the position and size for the printing area with
ESC W
.
11.Select the starting position and the direction for data development with
ESC T
.
12.Store print data (such as characters or bit images) in the print buffer.
13.Print all data in the print buffer collectively with
ESC FF
.
14.Return to standard mode with
ESC S
.
(You can skip procedure 6 if you use
FF
instead of
ESC FF
in procedure 5.)
ESC L
ESC S, FF
Standard mode
Page mode