Specifications

Programmer’s Guide Model 181 Series 180 Software Commands
TransAct Technologies
09/26/2000 Page 5 - 17
ESC V
n
[EAI]
[Name] Turn 90
0
rotation mode on/off
[Format] ASCII ESC V
n
Hex 1B 56
n
Decimal 27 86
n
[Range]
n
= 0, 1, 2, 48, 49, 50
[Description] Turns 90
0
clockwise rotation mode on/off
n is used as follows:
n
Function
0, 48 Turns off all rotation modes
1, 49 Turns on 90
0
clockwise rotation mode
2, 50 Turns on 90
0
counter-clockwise rotation mode
ESC DC2 [A]
[Name] Turn 90
0
counter-clockwise rotation mode on/off
[Format] ASCII ESC DC2
Hex 1B 12
Decimal 27 18
[Description] Rotates characters 90 degrees counter-clockwise. It remains in effect until
the printer is reset or until a Clear Printer (10), Set/Cancel Upside -
Down Print (1B 7B), or Set/Cancel Rotated Print (1B 56) command is
received
GS ! n [E]
[Name] Select character size
[Format] ASCII GS !
n
Hex 1D 21
n
Decimal 29 33
n
[Range] 0 
n
 255
(1  vertical number of times  8, 1  horizontal number of times  8 )
[Description] Selects the character height using bits 0 to 2 and selects the character
width using bits 4 to 7, as follows:
Character Width Selection
Hex Decimal Width
00 0 1 (normal)
10 16 2 (double-width)
20 32 3
30 48 4
40 64 5
50 80 6
60 96 7
70 112 8
Character Height Selection
Hex Decimal Height
00 0 1 (normal)
01 1 2 (double-height)
02 2 3
03 3 4
04 4 5
05 5 6
06 6 7
07 7 8