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2011/03/02

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

CHAPTER 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 Features ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5

CHAPTER 2: PAPER TYPES AND SIZES Media Specification ............................................................................................ 6

2.1. Paper Sizes for this printer ........................................................................................................................................... 6

2.1.1 Paper Types ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

2.2. Paper Size and Orientation ........................................................................................................................................... 8

2.3. Printable Area .............................................................................................................................................................. 9

2.3.1 Printing Area (Standard)....................................................................................................................................... 11

2.3.2 Printing Area (Zero margin/ Borderless) ............................................................................................................... 13

2.4 Enable paper size of zero margin printing .................................................................................................................... 14

2.5 Enable paper size of duplex printing............................................................................................................................ 14

CHAPTER 3: Printing Option .............................................................................................................................................. 15

3.1. Printing Quality ......................................................................................................................................................... 15

3.2 Recommended Settings for Color and Monochrome Printing .................................................................................... 16

3.2.1. Recommended Setting Modes (Color) <Windows/All regions except Japan> ....................................................... 16

3.2.2. Recommended Setting Modes (Black) <Windows/All regions except Japan> ....................................................... 17

3.2.3. Recommended Setting Modes (Color) <Macintosh/All regions except Japan> ...................................................... 18

3.2.4. Recommended Setting Modes (Black) <Macintosh/All regions except Japan>...................................................... 18

3.2.5. Recommended Setting Modes (Color) <Windows,Macintosh/for Japan> .............................................................. 19

3.2.6. Recommended Setting Modes (Black) <Windows,Macintosh/for Japan> ............................................................. 19

CHAPTER 4: COMMAND SEQUENCE ............................................................................................................................. 20

4.1 Raster Graphics Modes ............................................................................................................................................... 20

4.2 Command Transfer Procedure ..................................................................................................................................... 21

4.2.1 Command transfer sequence for non-compressed and the run-length encoded compression modes......................... 21

4.3 Limitations of Command Settings ............................................................................................................................... 23

4.4 Raster Graphics Data Format ...................................................................................................................................... 24

CHAPTER 5: INDIVIDUAL COMMAND SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................... 26

5.1.1 Exit Packet Mode ................................................................................................................................................. 26

5.1.2 Initialize printer ESC @ ....................................................................................................................................... 27

5.1.3 Line feed LF ........................................................................................................................................................ 28

5.1.4 Form feed FF ....................................................................................................................................................... 29

5.1.5 Carriage Return CR .............................................................................................................................................. 30

5.1.6 Control paper loading/ejecting ESC EM n ............................................................................................................ 31

5.1.7 Set absolute horizontal print position ESC $ nL nH ............................................................................................... 32

5.1.8 Set absolute horizontal print position ESC ( $ nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ..................................................................... 33

5.1.9 Set page length in defined unit ESC (C nL nH mL mH ......................................................................................... 34

5.1.10 Set page length in defined unit (extended) ESC (C nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ............................................................ 35

5.1.11 Select graphics mode ESC (G nL nH m .............................................................................................................. 36

5.1.12 Set unit (Set the number of 1/3600 inch units per programming value) ESC (U nL nH m ..................................... 37

5.1.13 Set unit (extended) ESC (U nL nH P V H mL mH .............................................................................................. 38

5.1.14 Set absolute vertical print position ESC (V nL nH mL mH .................................................................................. 39

5.1.15 Set absolute vertical print position (extended) ESC (V nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ...................................................... 40

5.1.16 Set page format ESC (c nL nH tL tH bL bH ........................................................................................................ 41

5.1.17 Set page format (extended) ESC (c nL nH t1 t2 t3 t4 b1 b2 b3 b4 ........................................................................ 42

5.1.18 Monochrome Mode / Color Mode Selection ESC ( K nL nH m n ........................................................................ 43

5.1.19 Select MicroWeave printing mode ESC (i ........................................................................................................... 44

5.1.20 Selects dot size ESC (e nL nH m d...................................................................................................................... 45

5.1.21 Select color ESC (r nL nH m n ........................................................................................................................... 46

5.1.22 Set relative vertical print position ESC (v nL nH mL mH .................................................................................... 47

5.1.23 Set relative vertical print position (extended) ESC (v nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ........................................................ 48

5.1.24 Print raster graphics ESC . c v h m nL nH d1...dk (c=0,1).................................................................................... 49

5.1.25 Enter TIFF compressed mode ESC . 2 v h 1 0 0 .................................................................................................. 51

5.1.26 Set paper dimensions ESC (S nL nH w1 w2 w3 w4 l1 l2 l3 l4 .......................................................................... 52

5.1.27 Set the raster image resolution ESC (D nL nH rL rH v h ............................................................................. 53

5.1.28 Transfer Raster image ESC i r c b nL nH mL mH d1......dk .............................................................................. 54

5.1.29 Turn unidirectional mode on/off ESC U n ........................................................................................................... 55

5.1.30 Set relative horizontal printing position ESC \ nL nH .......................................................................................... 56

5.1.31 Set relative horizontal print position ESC (/ nL nH n1 n2 m1 m2......................................................................... 57

5.1.32 Select printing color ESC r n .............................................................................................................................. 58

5.1.33 Set Print method ID ESC (m n ............................................................................................................................ 59

CHAPTER 6: REMOTE MODE .......................................................................................................................................... 60