Printronix S828 - Reassigns Dot Graphics Mode. (EPSON)

ProgrammerManual PTX‐S828
Chapter1EPSON/IBMCommands  47 260071‐001A
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ESC *
Sets dot graphics printing. (EPSON)
ASCII Code ESC * m n1 n2 p1 p2 ... px
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'2A' m n1 n2 p1 p2 ... px
Decimal Value 27 42 m n1 n2 p1 p2 ... px
Range m = 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7;
0 < n1 < 255;
0 < n2 < 31
This command prints dot-graphics in 8-dot columns, depending on the following parameters: number of dot
columns = (n1 + (n2 x 256))
m Specifies the dot density.
n1, n2 specify the total number of columns of graphics data according to the formula:
The following table shows the 8-dot graphics mode:
m OPTION Horizontal Density (dpi) Alternate Code
0 Normal density 60 ESC K
1 Dual density 120 ESC L
2 Double speed, Double density 120 (virtual) ESC Y
3 Quadruple-density 240 (virtual) ESC Z
4 CTR Graphics I 80
5 Plotter Graphics 72
6 CTR Graphics II 90
7 Double Density Plotter Graphics 144
ESC ?
Reassigns dot graphics mode. (EPSON)
ASCII Code ESC ? nm
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'3F' nm
Decimal Value 27 63 nm
Reassigns one of the dot graphics mode (described in the command ESC *) to one of the following
commands: ESC K, ESC L, ESC Y and ESC Z. The nparameter specifies a character (K, L, Y, or Z)
which is reassigned to specific mode m= 0,1,2,3.
m n m n
0 (K): ESC K graphic command 2 (Y): ESC Y graphic command
1 (L): ESC L graphic command 3 (Z): ESC Z graphic command
ESC K
Normal density dot graphics printing (60 dpi) (IBM/EPSON).
ASCII Code ESC K n1 n2 p1 p2 ... px
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'4B' n1 n2 p1 p2 ... px
Decimal Value 27 75 n1 n2 p1 p2 ... px
Range 0 = n1 = 255