User manual

3. PRINTER FUNCTIONS
Mini PLUS3-5
[Notes] • To disable this option, reset the printer
• This command clears the line buffer
• On switching on the default value is in the Option Register
[Default] Setting in the option register by means of the front keys
[Reference] $0D
[Example]
11$
[Name] Graphic mode
[Format] ASCII {}
Hex 11
Decimal 17
[Description] Enables graphic mode:
a line in 24 column mode corresponds to 144 horizontal dots divided into 24 blocks of 6
dots each; a line in 40 column mode corresponds to 240 horizontal dots divided into 40
blocks of 6 dots each.
[Notes] To obtain graphic printing, enter the command $11 at the beginning of each line. The
format of the byte in graphic configuration is:
X R P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
where:
X is not used (0 is recommended);
R must be fixed at level 1;
P1,.P6 are the graphic dot data (1 prints, 0 does not print).
The P6 bit of the string of dots transmitted is printed on the left and the others follow from
left to right (P5, P4, P3, P2, P1) as shown:
1st byte
ÎÎ
ÎÎ
Î 2nd byte
ÎÎ
ÎÎ
Î 3rd byte
ÎÎ
ÎÎ
Î
P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 P6 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1
[Default]
[Reference]
[Example] To print a line of dots, transmit:
$11, n x $7F (where n is the number of characters per line), $0D.
To print an empty line, transmit:
$11, $40, $0D.
n32$B1$
[Name] Transmit printer ID
[Format] ASCII ESC # n
Hex 1B 23 n
Decimal 27 73 n
[Range] 1 ≤ n ≤ 3, 49 ≤ n ≤ 51
[Description] Transmits the printer ID specified by n follows:
nDIretnirPnoitacificepS
94,1DIledomretnirPB1$
05,2desutoN00$nodexiF
15,3MORDInoisrevsdnepeDno)rahc4(MORnoisrev