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5.1.18 Monochrome Mode / Color Mode Selection ESC ( K nL nH m n 
 
ESC ( K nL nH m n    Ver 1.00 
[Name]  Monochrome Mode / Color Mode Selection  [setting] 
[Format]  1BH, 28H, 4BH, nL, nH, m, n 
[Range of Definition]  nL=01H, nH=00H 
  m=00H 
  n=00H, 01H, 02H 
[Function]  1)  Monochrome mode or color mode is selected. 
n=00H:    Default mode (color mode) 
n=01H:    Monochrome mode 
n=02H:    Color mode 
  2)  When monochrome mode is selected, the color selection commands ESC r and ESC (r are 
ignored.    Furthermore, the results of color raster commands which have been dispatched 
in monochrome mode are unpredictable. 
  3)  If n has any value other than the above, this command is ignored. 
 
[Initial State]  Default mode. 
 
[Supplementary Note]  Higher throughput speeds may be obtained for printing monochrome data when monochrome 
mode is selected rather than color mode.    For printing in color, the color mode must be 
selected. 
 
 
[Related Commands] 
  [Setting] Commands whose settings are affected by this command. 
    When monochrome mode is selected, color setting modes using the ESC r and ESC (r 
commands are ignored. 
  [Setting] Commands that change the effects of this command. 
    The default mode is selected by the ESC @ command. 
  [Operation] Commands whose functionality is affected by this command. 
    None. 
  [Operation] Commands that change the effects of this command. 
    None.