EPC1800 SERIES OPERATION MANUAL
6 – CONTROL COMMANDS
6.1- COMMAND NOTATION
[Name]
Command name.
[Format]
Coding sequence.
[Range]
It provides the allowed range for the arguments.
[Description] It describes the command functionality.
[Notes]
It provides important information in command usage and warnings, if needed.
[Defect]
It provides the default values, if any, for the command parameters.
[Reference]
It lists related commands.
[Examples]
It shows examples on how to use the command.
6.2- TERM DEFINITIONS
1) Receiving buffer: It is the buffer that stores the received data (commands and data).
They are stored temporally in the buffer and are sequentially processed
later.
2) Printing buffer.
The printing buffer is a buffer that holds the data of the image to be
printed.
3) Printable area.
It is the maximum range in which the printing is possible under the
printer specifications. The printable area for this printer is 48mm in the
horizontal direction by the total printable length.
4) Inch
Length unit. One inch is 25.4 millimeters.
5) MSB
Most significant bit.
6) LSB
Least significant bit.
7) Base line.
Standard position where the characters are printed. The following
drawing shows the position of normal characters in standard mode:
*1. When the font selected is A type (12x24 dots), this height is 18 dots.
When the font selected is B type (8x16 dots), this height is 14 dots.
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