Printer controls – Printek 4503 User Manual

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Printek Emulation

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Printer Controls

Bell

BEL

Causes the printer's bell to sound.

Control code:

BEL

Hexadecimal:

07

Unidirectional Mode

ESC U n

Selects unidirectional mode for n=1, or bidirectional mode for n=0. Printing is
normally bidirectional. Unidirectional printing provides more accurate positioning,
but causes lower throughput.

Example: The following escape sequence will force unidirectional printing.

Escape Sequence:

ESC

U

1

Hexadecimal:

1B

55

31

Automatic Modes

ESC A n

Selects automatic modes according to the following table.

n

Mode

0

Automatic modes off

1

Automatic carriage return

2

Automatic line feed

3

Both (1 and 2)

Automatic carriage return mode causes the printer to automatically perform a carriage
return (CR) for each line feed (LF), vertical tab (VT), or form feed (FF) that it
receives. Overrides the "Auto CR:" value in the "Setup: INTERFACE" menu.

Automatic line feed mode causes the printer to automatically perform a line feed (LF)
for each carriage return (CR) it receives. Overrides the "Auto LF:" value in the
"Setup: INTERFACE" menu.

Example: The following escape sequence will select automatic carriage return mode.

Escape Sequence:

ESC

A

1

Hexadecimal:

1B

41

01

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