Specifications

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*Segment Identifier (UI) -
Each item in the data segment part has an identification number.
Value Mnemonic Data Segment
17219 CC Character Complement
17232 CP Copyright
18260 GT Global TrueType Data
20545 PA Panose Description
22618 XW X windows font name
65535 Null Segment
*Segment Size (UI) - indicates the size of each item in the data segment.
*Data segment -
AP - Application support segment (reserved)
CC - Character Complement
Function and form are as same as character complement flag in the font descriptor. This is only for
unbound fonts.
CP - Copyright
Value should be ASCII data.
GI - Global Intellifont data (reserved)
GT - Global TrueType Data
This segment consists of a table directory and several tables for the TrueType font scaler.
The table directory consists of a 12-byte header and 16 bytes pen entry.
IF - Intellifont Face Data (Reserved)
PA - PANOSE Descriptor
This data segment is used for font selection and substitution.
PF - PS-compatible font name (Reserved)
XW - X-Windows font name
Sending a character code
Esc*c#E (character code) (27)(42)(99)#(69) <1Bh><2Ah><63h>#<45h>
• This command sends a character code for the bitmapped font ( MSL number for unbound fonts ) to the printer.
The font data must follow immediately.
• # is the character code. # can be from 0 to 65535. The specified character is defined by the data which follows
the character code.
• Use this command also to designate a character for deletion from a font, using the command for deleting a
character from a downloaded font.
Sending a character descriptor and data
Esc(s#W (character descriptor and character data)
(27)(40)(115)#(87) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<57h>
• This command sends a character descriptor block and raster data describing the shape of the character to the
printer.
• # is the total number of bytes (descriptor and data) which will follow this command and can be up to 32767. If
you need to send more than 32767 bytes to describe a single character you must split it into blocks of 32767
bytes or fewer and send each block separately.
• The character header for the first block of data describing a character is in the following format.