Specifications

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ESC v
[Name]
[Format]
[Description]
[Notes]
Transmit device status
ASCII ESC v
Hex 1B 76
Decimal 27 118
Transmits the device status in one-byte data.
• The command is non-real time
• Transmits the status via serial interface and/or USB interface. If printer has serial and
USB interfaces, the data return to serial and USB interface at same time.
Define returned bytes as follows:
Bit On/Off Hex Device Status
0 0/1 00/01 Paper adequate / Paper near end
1 0/1 00/02 Print head close / Print head open
2 0/1 00/04 Paper adequate / Paper end
3 0/1 00/08 Print head normal / overheat
4 0/1 00/10 Cutter normal / Cutter error
ESC { n
[Name]
[Format]
[Range]
[Description]
[Notes]
[Default]
Turns on/off upside-down printing mode
ASCII ESC { n
Hex 1B 7B n
Decimal 27 123 n
0 ≤ n ≤ 255
Turns upside-down printing mode on or off.
♦ When the LSB of n is 0, upside-down printing mode is turned off.
♦ When the LSB of n is 1, upside-down printing mode is turned on.
 Only the LSB of n is valid.
 This command is enabled only when processed at the beginning of a line in standard
mode.
 When this command is input in page mode, the printer performs only internal flag
operations.
 This command does not affect printing in page mode.
n = 0
[Example]