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
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