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Note:
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This command is effective for all characters (ANK and Chinese characters), excluding HRI characters.
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If the vertical and horizontal magnification ratios are outside the defined range, this command is ignored.
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In standard mode, the vertical direction is the paper feed direction; the horizontal direction traverses the
paper feed direction. Therefore, when character orientation changes in 90 degree clockwise rotation mode,
the relationship between vertical and horizontal directions is reversed.
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In page mode, vertical and horizontal directions are based on the character orientation.
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The base line for characters is the same when there are characters having different vertical direction ratios in
the same line.
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The ESC ! (Batch specify print mode) command can also turn double-width and double-height modes on or
off, but the setting of the last received command is effective.
Reference:
ESC !
(36)
GS $ nL nH Specify absolute position for character vertical direction in page mode
Format: ASCII GS ! nL nH
Hex 1D 24 nL nH
Decimal 29 36 nL nH
Range: 0
≤
nL
≤
255, 0
≤
nH
≤
255
Description:
Specifies the character vertical direction position for the data expansion starting position using the absolute
position based on the starting point in page mode. The position of the character vertical direction for the next
data expansion starting position is the position specified by [(nL + nH x 256) x basic calculated pitch] from the
starting point.
Note:
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When not in page mode, this command is ignored.
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Specifications for absolute positions that exceed the specified print range are ignored.
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The position of the character horizontal direction of the data expansion starting position does not move.
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The starting point that is used as a reference is specified by ESC T.
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The following operations occur depending on the starting point of (Selecting the character printing direction
in page mode) ESC T.
a. If the starting point is upper left or lower right, specify the absolution position for the paper feed direction
(character vertical direction). Use the basic calculated pitch (y) for the horizontal direction at this time.
b. If the starting point is upper right or lower left, specify the absolution position for the paper feed in the
vertical direction (character vertical direction). Use the basic calculated pitch (x) for the horizontal direction
at this time.
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The basic calculated pitch is set by GSP (Set basic calculated pitch).
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If the calculation results in fractions, the pitch is corrected to a minimal mechanical pitch and the rest is
discarded.
Reference:
ESC $, ESC T, ESC W, ESC \, GS P, GS\
(37)
GS H n Select printing position of HRI characters
Format:
ASCII
GS
H
n
Hex
1D
48
n
Decimal 29
72
n
