User's Manual

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d indicates the bit-image data. Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or to 0
to not print a dot.
If the width of the printing area set by GS L and GS W less than the width
required by the data sent with the ESC * command, the following will be
performed on the line in question (but the printing cannot exceed the maximum
printable area):
The width of the printing area is extended to the right to accommodate the
amount of data.
If step does not provide sufficient width for the data, the left margin is
reduced to accommodate the data.
After printing a bit image, the printer returns to normal data processing mode.
This command is not affected by print modes (emphasized, double-strike,
underline, character size or white/black reverse printing), except upside-down
printing mode.
The relationship between the image data and the dots to be printed is as
follows:
When 8-dot bit image is selected:
When 24-dot bit image is selected: