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3.9 Page Mode
3.9.1 General descriptions
The printer operates in two modes: standard mode and page mode. In standard mode, the printer
prints and feeds paper each time it receives print and paper feed commands. In page mode, all the
received print and paper feed commands are processed in the specified memory, and the printer
executes no operations. All the data in the memory is then printed collectively when an
FF
command is
received.
For example, when the printer prints the data "ABCDEF" and feeds the line, "ABCDEF" is printed and
the paper is fed one line in standard mode. In page mode, "ABCDEF" is written to the specified printing
area in memory, and the position in memory for the next print data is shifted by one line.
The
ESC L
command puts the printer into page mode and commands received thereafter are processed
in page mode. Executing an
FF
command collectively prints the received data and then restores the
printer to standard mode. By executing an
ESC @
command, printer returns to standard mode without
printing the received data.
Standard Mode
FF, ESC @
ESC L
Page Mode
Figure 3.9.1 Print Modes
3.9.2 Page mode limitations
Page mode has the following limitations:
1) Half-dots are not usable
Page mode can handle only normal dots. Therefore, the 7
´
7 dot font, user-defined characters
including half-dots, and bit images cannot be specified. Since setting values with the
ESC SP
and
ESC D
commands use half-dot reference, these values must be converted into values referenced to
normal dots. Under these command conditions, displacement by one half-dot may occur.
The following command has no effect in page mode, but it becomes effective when printer returns to
standard mode:
ù
7
´
7 font specification using
ESC !
.
The following specifications are disabled in page mode:
ù
Double-density bit image specification using
ESC *
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