3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS
TG558
20
3-
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7
$
B
1
$
[Name]
Prints in black
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
x
Hex
1B
78
Decimal
27
120
[Description]
After receiving this command, the printer prepare itself to print in black.
[Notes]
[Default]
n = 0
[Reference]
[Example]
n
B
7
$
B
1
$
[Name]
Turn upside-down printing mode on/off
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
{
n
Hex
1B
7B
n
Decimal
27
123
n
[Range]
0
≤
n
≤
255
[Description]
Turns upside-down printing mode on or off.
• When the LSB of
n
is 0, the upside-down printing mode is off.
• When the LSB of
n
is 1, the upside-down printing mode is on.
[Notes]
• Only the LSB of
n
is effective.
• This command is valid only if entered at the beginning of a line.
• In upside-down printing mode, the printer rotates the line to be printed 180° and then
prints it.
[Default]
n = 0
[Reference]
[Example]
Upside-down printing Off
Upside-down printing O
0
F
$
B
1
$
[Name]
Transmits the real time clock
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
{}
Hex
1B
F0
Decimal
27
240
[Description]
Using this command, to read the printer calendar clock (real time clock).
[Notes]
• Transmit the time and date in 12 ASCII characters format :
HHmmSSDDMMYY
where :
HH ->
hour
mm->
minutes
SS ->
seconds
DD ->
day
MM->
month
ABCDEFG
0123456
0123456
ABCDEFG
Printing direction