Specifications

TH230/TH230+ Programmers Guide
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ESC T
Function:
Select print direction in page mode
Code ASCII: ESC T n
Code HEX: 0x1B 0x54 n
Range:
0 ≤ n ≤ 3, 48 ≤ n ≤ 51
Default: n = 0
Description:
In page mode, selects the print direction and starting position using n as
follows:
Print direction A (n =
0) is the same like
printing in standard
mode.
n Print direction Starting position
0, 48 Left to right Upper left (A in the
figure)
1, 49
Bottom to top
Lower left (B in the
figure)
2, 50
Right to left
Lower right (C in the
figure)
3, 51
Top to bottom
Upper right (D in the
figure)
Notes:
• The print direction set by this command is effective only in page mode.
• This command setting has no effect in standard mode. If this command
is processed in standard mode, an internal flag is activated, and this flag
is enabled when the printer selects page mode.
• The parameters for the horizontal or vertical motion unit differ,
depending on the starting position of the printing area as follows:
• If the starting position is the upper left or lower right of the printing
area:
These commands use horizontal motion units: ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \
These commands use vertical motion units: ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, GS \
• If the starting position is the upper right or lower left of the printing
area:
These commands use horizontal motion units: ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, GS \
These commands use vertical motion units: ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \
• The settings of this command are effective until ESC @ is executed, the
printer is reset, or the power is turned off.
Paper
moving
direction