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ESC T Select character print direction in page mode
Format: ASC
Ⅱ
ESC FF
Decimal 27 84
Hex 1B 54
Range:
0 ≤ n ≤ 3, 48 ≤ n ≤ 51
Initial Value:
n = 0
Description:
Selects the character printing direction and starting point in page mode.
n
Print Direction
Starting Point
0, 48
Left to Right
Upper Left (A in the figure below)
1,49
Bottom to Top
Lower Left (B in the figure below)
2,50
Right to Left
Lower Right (C in the figure below)
3,51
Top to Bottom
Upper Right (D in the figure below)
Note:
●
Executes only a printer internal flag operation when this command is input in standard mode. The command
does not affect printing in standard mode.
●
The character expansion starting point is in the print region specified by ESC W (Set print region in page
mode).
●
The basic calculated pitch (x or y) used with the following commands differs according to the starting point.
a. If the starting point is upper left or lower right (feeds paper and expands characters in the vertical direction)
Commands using x : ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \, FS S
Commands using y : ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, GS \
b. If the starting point is upper right or lower left
Commands using x : ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, GS \
Commands using y : ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \, FS S
Reference:
ESC $, ESC L, ESC W, ESC \, GS $, GS P, GS\
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ESC W Set printing area in page mode
Format: ASC
Ⅱ
ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH
Decimal 27 87 xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH
Hex 1B 57 xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH
Range:
0
≤
xL, xH, yL, yH, dxL, dxH, dyL, dyH
≤
255 (except for dxL = dxH = 0 or dyL= dyH =0)
Description:
ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH sets the size and position of the printing area in
