SPRT
20
3.2.4 Chinese Character Commands
FS
!
Set Chinese Print Mode
Format: ASCII
:
FS
!
n
Decimal: 28 33
n
Hexadecimal: 1C
21
n
Explanation:
Set Chinese print mode. It is valid only in standard mode. n=0
~
255.
Each bit of n is defined as the following:
FS W n Select/Cancel Chinese Quadruple Mode Print
Format: ASCII
:
FS
W n
Decimal: 28 87
n
Hexadecimal: 1C
57 n
Explanation: When the lowest bit of n is 0, cancel Chinese quadruple mode
print; when the lowest bit of n is 1, select Chinese quadruple mode print.
FS & Select Chinese Print Mode
Format: ASCII
:
FS
&
Decimal: 28 38
Hexadecimal: 1C
26
Explanation:
After received this command, the printer will finish printing current line,
and will switch to Chinese print mode from the next line.
In Chinese print mode, the Chinese character codes received by printer are
2-byte standard internal codes (all larger than 9FH codes), look for hard
Chinese characters of the printer according to these codes, print GB
Chinese characters of 15
×
16 dots.
When the printer receives ASCII codes (20H-9FH) of single byte, it will
print out corresponding characters of 8
×
16 dots.
ESC is still available under Chinese print mode! It is to set character print
mode.
Value
Bit
Function
0
1
0,1,2,3,
4
5
6,7
Undefined
Double height print
Double width print
Undefined
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Cancel
Cancel
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Select
Select
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