Chapter 7: Graphics Commands for 24-Pin Printers 67
Parameter P
v
Parameter P
v
sets the vertical dot density:
P
v
= 10: 360 dots per inch (dpi)
P
v
= 20: 180 dpi
Parameter P
h
Parameter P
h
sets the horizontal dot density:
P
h
= 10: 360 (dpi)
P
h
= 20: 180 dpi
Parameter P
m
Parameter P
m
sets the number of vertical dots.
Table 42: Epson ESC . Command — Valid Range of P
m
Values for P
v
Values
P
v
Value Valid P
m
Range
10 0 to 48
20 0 to 24
Note: If P
m
value is set to 0, graphics will not print.
Parameters L
n
and H
n
Parameters L
n
and H
n
are used to designate the number of horizontal dots to be printed, where
No. of dots = L
n
+ (H
n
x256)
For fewer than 256 dots, substitute the number of dots for L
n
and set H
n
= 0. For more than 256
dots, divide the number of dots by 256 and assign the whole number result to H
n
, then assign
the remainder to L
n
.
L
n
and H
n
can have any value from 0 to 255 decimal.
The maximum number of dots allowed depends on the value of P
h
and the width of the printer
carriage as follows:
Table 43: Epson ESC . Command — Maximum Horizontal Dots for P
h
Values
P
h
Value Model Maximum Dots
10 ML590
ML591
2880
4896
20 ML590
ML591
1440
2448