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6-4 Page Mode

General description

The TM-290 lI operates in two different modes, Standard and Page.

In Standard Mode, the printer prints or feeds paper whenever it receives

any of the print or paper feed commands. However, in Page Mode all the

print or paper feed commands are stored in a specified printable area in

the memory. The printer prints nothing until it receives a FF; the printer

then prints all the data stored in the memory at one time.

In other words, in Standard Mode, upon receiving a print command for a

string “ABCDEF” and a line feed command, the printer prints “ABCDEF”

and feeds a line. In Page Mode, in response to the same commands, the

print data “ABCDEF” is stored in the memory and a line is fed within the

memory area to make room for the next print data to be written.

After receiving ESC L, the printer goes into Page Mode, and executes all the

commands in Page Mode. The printer prints all the stored data upon re-

ceiving FF, and then returns to Standard Mode.

ESC L

Standard Mode

Page Mode

Figure 6-4-1

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Epson TM-290-II User Manual

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