Specifications

4-8 Programming Guide/Tips
Confidential
Raster Bit Image Print Command (GS v 0)
Types of paper for printing
You can print on paper rolls and on the front of slips.
Printing size
The minimum unit is an 8-dot unit 1-dot row bit image.
Bit Image Command ESC
✻
One horizontal line of bit data is printed.
Command configuration
ESC
✻
m nL nH d1 ¨¨¨¨ dk
(The value of
k
(data quantity) changes, depending on
m
,
nL
,
nH
.)
The relationship of the value of
m
to the printing area and the resulting print density are shown
in the following table:
m
Mode
VD
Data Paper Roll Slip (front) Slip (back)
Usage VDD HDD Usage VDD HDD Usage VDD HDD
08-dot
single-
density
1 byte Yes 60 dpi 90 dpi Yes 72 dpi 80 dpi Yes 72 dpi 127 dpi
18-dot
double-
density
1 byte Yes 60 dpi 180 dpi Yes 72 dpi 160 dpi No — —
32 24-dot
single-
density
3 byte Yes 180 dpi 90 dpi No — — No — —
33 24-dot
single-
density
3 byte Yes 180 dpi 180 dpi No — — No — —
VD: Vertical Direction Yes: Possible No: Not possible
VDD: Vertical Dot Density HDD: Horizontal Dot Density