Epson FX-286 - Impact Printer, User Manual

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ESC *
Select Graphics Mode
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC
Decimal:
27
Hexadecimal:
1 B
* (m) (n1) (n2)
42 (m) (n1) (n2)
2A
(m) (n1) (n2)
Comments:
Turns on graphics mode m. See Chapter
6
for details on the seven
modes available.
If d is the total number of dots required,
n1 =
dMOD
256
n2 = INT(d /
256)
This command must be followed by d data numbers.
l
Epson only.
ESC ?
Reassign Graphics Mode
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC ?
(s) (n)
Decimal: 27 63
(s) (n)
Hexadecimal:
1 B 3F
(s) (n)
Comments:
Changes
one
graphics mode to another. The variable s is a character
K, L, Y or Z, which
is
reassigned to a mode
O-6.
l
Epson only.
ESC ^
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC
Decimal : 27
Hexadecimal:
1 B
Select Nine-pin Graphics Mode
^ (m) (n1) (n2)
94 (m) (n1) (n2)
5E (m) (n1) (n2)
Comments:
Turns on nine-pin graphics mode. Where m defines density of print
(0
for single and
1
for double) and d is the total number of dots
required n1 and n2 are as below:
n1
= d MOD
256
and n12 = INT(d /
256)
and are followed by two times d data bytes. The printer expects two
data items for each column of print.
l
Epson only.
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