Epson Commands
PcOS Series 80PLUS
Programmer's Guide
Command Descriptions
Page 80
Rev B 4/13/99
Function
Turn 90°
rotation mode on/off
[EAI]
ASCII
ESC
V
n
Hexadecimal
1BH
56H
n
Decimal
<
27>
<86>
n
Range
n
= 0, 1, 2, 48, 49, 50
Description
This command turns 90° clockwise rotation mode on/off and is enabled
only in standard mode. In page mode, an internal flag is activated, and this
command is enabled when the printer returns to standard mode.
n
Function
0, 48
Turns off all rotation modes
1, 49
Turns on 90° clockwise rotation mode
2, 50
Turns on 90° counterclockwise rotation mode
Function
Turn 90° counterclockwise rotation mode on/off
[A]
ASCII
ESC
DC2
Hexadecimal
1BH
12H
Decimal
<27>
<18>
Description
This command rotates characters 90° counterclockwise. It remains in effect
until the printer is reset or until a clear printer (10), set/cancel upside-
down print (1B 7B), or set/cancel rotated print (1B 56) command is
received. This command is enabled only in standard mode. In page mode,
an internal flag is activated, and this command is enabled when the printer
returns to standard mode.
Function
Select character size
[E]
ASCII
GS
!
n
Hexadecimal
1DH
21H
n
Decimal
<
29>
<33>
n
Range
0
≤
n
≤
255
(1
≤
vertical number of times
≤
8, 1
≤
horizontal number of times
≤
8)
Description
This command selects the character height using Bits 0 to 2 and selects the
character width using Bits 4 to 7, as follows.
Character Height Selection
Hex
Decimal
Height
00
0
1 (normal)
01
1
2 (double-high)
02
2
3
03
3
4
04
4
5
05
5
6
06
6
7
07
7
8