WOOSIM SYSTEMS PORTI-AP60 Thermal Printer User Manual NewManual Porti AP60
Woosim System Inc. Thermal Printer NewManual Porti AP60
Users Manual
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MODEL PORTI-AP60
WOOSIM SYSTEM Inc.
#501, Daerung Technotown 3th,
448, Gasan-Dong, GeumChun-Ku,
Seoul, Korea
Tel : +82-2-2107-3700
Fax : +82-2-2107-3707
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(PANEL PRINTER)
All specifications are subjected to change without notice
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Porti-AP60 Pannel printer user’s manual.
Copyright ⓒ2002 by Woosim System Inc.
All rights reserved.
The information contained in this manual is the property of Woosim
System Inc. and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without
the prior written permission of Woosim System Inc.
Trademark
a registered trademark of Woosim System Inc.
All other trademark are the properties of their respective companies.
Caution
Some semiconductor devices are easily damaged by static
electricity. You should turn the printer “OFF”
, before you connect
or removed the cable
on the rear side, in order to guard the printer
against the static electricity.
If the printer is damaged by the static electricity, you should turn
the printer “OFF”
Notice
The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
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Introduction
The Porti-AP60
is an extremely simple and functional panel printer.
It is the ideal solution for
applications which require the immediate
printing of data on a ticket, whether they be of an industrial,
professional or laboratory nature.
Receipt, Coupon, Ticket, Daily Report of kitchen, Delivery, Barcode,
Industrial machine, etc.
The general features of Porti-AP60 printer are as follows:
? Ultra small size rack mount printer.
? Very silent printing thru direct thermal printing method.
? High speed(50mm/sec)
? High resolution(203dpi : 8dots/mm).
? Easier paper loading by CLAMSHELL design.
? Support text and graphic printing.
? Serial(RS-232C), Parallel interface
? Easier maintenance with self-diagnostics.
? Auto cutting.
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Please follow the precautions below to enjoy and maintain the full
performance of the printer.
?Using the Printer
? Be careful not to drop or bump the printer on a hard surface.
? Do not install the printer in direct sunlight or such areas.
Suitable environment for the use of the printer is as follows :
◆ Operating temperature : 0 to 40 deg.C
◆ Relative humidity : 10 to 80% (no condensation)
? Do not install the printer near devices that generate strong
electromagnetic fields such as a copy machine.
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Do not remove or reinstall the communication cable during
printing or transmission.
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CONTENTS
1. Outline
1.1. Model classifications
1.2. Specifications
2. Setting up the printer
2.1. Unpacking
2.2. Outer appearances and parts name
2.3. Installation
2.4. Installing or replacing the paper roll
2.5. Setting operation mode
2.6. Specified Power supply
3. Interface
4. Using the printer
4.1. Control panel
4.2. The self test
5. Consumable Parts
5.1. Recommended paper
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6. Print Control Function
6.1. Print commands
6.2. Line spacing commands
6.3. Characters commands
6.4. Panel button commands
6.5. Print position commands
6.6. Bit-Image commands
6.7. Status commands
6.8. Barcode commands
6.9. Macro function commands
6.10. Mechanism control commands
6.11. Miscellaneous function commands
Appendix
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1 Outline
1.1. Model classifications
Porti–AP60 ( ) ( )
Model name
Interface
None:Parallel & Serial
Power
None : DC 12~24V
5 : DC 5V
8.6 : DC 8.6V
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1.2. Specifications
Printing method Direct thermal line printing
Characters per line
40cpl
Character size 9 * 24dots, 12 * 24dots
Resolution 203dpi, 8dots/mm
Print width 2-inch (48mm, 384dots)
Printing speed 50mm / sec
Dimensions 107.2 * 109.1 * 90.6 mm (Standard model)
Weight 451g (including roll paper)
Interface Serial(RS-232C), Parallel (Standard model)
Paper supplied Thermal roll paper (57mm wide, 60ø)
Barcode supplied PDF417(2-dimension), Code128, Code39, 12 of 5,
UPC, EZN, KAN, JAN, CODABAR, ITF
Receive buffer size 10K bytes
Note Printing speed may be slower, depending on the data
transmission speed and the combination of control commands.
Power 12~24V DC, Stand by 80mA and Max 2A (Standard model)
Temperature 0C - 40C (operating)
-10C - 50 (storage)
Environment conditions
Humidity 30% - 80% (operating)
10% - 90% (storage)
Mechanical 37,000,000 lines
MCBF
Head Approximately 50 Km
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2. Setting up the printer
2.1. Unpacking
Your printer box should include these items. If any items are damaged or
missing, please contact your dealer for assistance.
PORTI_AP60
ROLL PAPER
USER’S MANUAL
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2.2. Outer appearances and part name
- Outer appearances
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- Part name
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2.3. Installation
1>. Put the main body into the rack
as shown in the following
drawing.
2> Hold the main body from rear
side with mounting bracket,
fasten the screws to fix the
main body.
3> After mounting, make sure that
front cover open/close properly
4> In fasten screws, do not fasten
the screws util the main body
is deformed.
This may be abnormal force
onto the main body as well as
well as be an cause of
breakage.
5> Thickness of rack panel to fix
the main body is to be approx.
1~3 mm.
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2.4. Installing or replacing the paper roll
Note:Be sureto use paper rollsthatmeet the specifications.
Do notuse paper rollsthathave thepapergluedtothe
corebecause theprintercannotdetect thepaperend
correctly.
1. Make sure that the printer is not receiving data; otherwise, data may be lost.
2. Open the paper roll cover by applying your finger on both side of printer,
push it up when the lock is released as shown in the drawing.
3. Remove the used paper roll core if there is one.
4. Insert the paper roll as shown.
(Be sure to note the correct direction that the paper comes off the roll)
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6, Pull out a small amount of paper and then close the cover, as shown.
7. Tear off the paper as shown.
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2.5. Setting operation mode
No
DIP SWITCH
1
2
Off
Off
Density High
Off On Density Medium
On Off Density High
1
On On Density Low
3
4
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Off
Off
Off
9600 Baud Rate
Off Off On 9600 Baud Rate
Off On Off 38400 Baud Rate
Off On On 2400 Baud Rate
On Off Off 57600 Baud Rate
On Off On 4800 Baud Rate
On On Off 19200 Baud Rate
2
On On On 1200 Baud Rate
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Off
8 Data Bit
3
On 7 Data Bit
7
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Off
Off
Odd Parity, 1 Stop Bit
Off
On
Even Parity
, 1Stop Bit
On
Off
Odd Parity, 1 Stop Bit
4
On
On
No Parity, 1 Stop Bit
<DIP SWITCH SPECIFICATION>
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2.6. Specified Power supply
The following specifications is requested for Power supply.
VCC : DC 5V±5% 0.2 ~ 0.5A
VPP : DC 12~24V±5% 2~3A(6A or more at peak) ( Standard model )
Avoid using power supply which its power capacity of power current is
extremely high.
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3 Interface
The Porti_AP60 printer has an RS232 serial and parallel
interface and is connected
by means of a 40 pin male connector. In the following table, the signals present
on the
connector are listed:
No
Name Pin NO Description
1
VCC 1~3 5V Output
2
GND 4~6, 12~18
Ground
3
VPP 7~11 12~24V Input
DTR 22
TXD 23
RXD 24
4
DSR 25
Serial
-ERROR
20
-STB 26
BUSY 27
-ACK 28
5
D0 29
Parallel
No
Name Pin No. Description
D1 30
D2 31
D3 32
D4 33
D5 34
D6 35
D7 36
PE 37
-FAULT
38
5
-RESET
39
Parallel
6 No
Connect
19, 21,40
<Molex : 87049 (2mm Pitch)>
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4 Using the printer
4.1. Control panel
? Button
- FEED Button :
Press the FEED button once to advance paper one line. You can also hold
down the FEED button to feed paper continuously.
- Cutter Button :
The CUTTER Button is used when you need to cut the paper.
? Panel lamp
-POWER : The POWER lamp is on whenever the printer is on.
-ERROR : This indicates an error such as paper end, or cover open, etc.
-DATA : The DATA lamp is on whenever the printer receives data.
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4.2. The self test
The self-test checks whether the printer has any problems. If the printer
does not function properly, contact your dealer. The self-test checks the
following;
1. Make sure paper roll has been installed properly.
2. Turn on the power while holding down the FEED button. The self-test
begins.
3. The self-test prints the current printer status, which provides the control
ROM version and the communication method setting.
4. After printing the current printer status, self-test printing will print a
pattern using the built-in character set.
5. The self-test automatically ends
The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self-test.
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5 Consumable Parts
5.1 Recommended paper
Type : Thermal Paper
Paper width : 57mm
Paper thickness : 65±5 micro m
Outer diameter : Ø60mm or less
Recodeing side : Outside of roll
Cautions
1. Do not paste the paper to the core. And the roll paper whick has
Near end mark printing on its near end is recommended.
2. Chemicals or oil may change the color of paper, or printed
Characters may fade.
3. Change of paper color starts from approx . 70 °
C. Pay attention
to heat, humidity and sun light.
4.
Color of paper may be changed by being scratched by nail or hard
metal, etc
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5.2 Printing position
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6. Print Control Function
● Supported Commands List
Command
Name Function Type Page
HT Horizontal tab Print position 39
LF Print and line feed Print 25
FF Print and return to standard mode Print 26
DLE EOT
EOT Real-time status transmission Status 34
EOT Cancel card reader mode. Magnetic card reader 60
ESC FF Print data in page mode Print 26
ESC SP Set right-side character spacing Character 29
ESC ! Select print mode Character 30
ESC $ Set absolute print position Print position 36
ESC * Select bit-image mode Bit image 49
ESC - Turn underline mode on/off Character 31
ESC 2 Select default line spacing Line spacing 27
ESC 3 Set line spacing Line spacing 27
ESC @ Initialize printer Miscellaneous function
62
ESC D Set horizontal tab positions Print position 40
ESC E Turn emphasized mode on/off Character 32
ESC J Print and feed paper Print 25
ESC L Select page mode Miscellaneous function
62
ESC M C Set 3track card reader mode Magnetic card reader 60
ESC M D Set 2track card reader mode Magnetic card reader 60
ESC O Set print starting position. Print position 48
ESC R Select an international character set Character 29
ESC S Select standard mode Miscellaneous function
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Command
Name Function Type Page
ESC T Select print direction in page mode Print position 45
ESC W Set printing area in page mode Print position 43
ESC X 4 Define user-defined bit-image Bit image 52
ESC \ Set relative print position Print position 37
ESC a Select justification Print position 38
ESC c 5 Enable/disable panel buttons Panel button 35
ESC d Print and feed n lines Print 26
ESC i Partial cut (One point center uncut) Mechanism control 59
ESC { Turn upside-down printing mode on/off Character 32
GS ! Select characters size Character 33
GS $ Set absolute vertical print position in
page mode Print position 46
GS : Start/end macro definition Macro function 57
GS B Turn white/black reverse printing mode
On/off Character 34
GS H Select printing position of HRI
characters Barcode 56
GS L Set left margin Print position 41
GS P Set horizontal and vertical motion units Miscellaneous function
61
GS V Select cut mode and cut paper Mechanism control 59
GS W Set printing area width Print position 42
GS \ Set relative vertical print position in
page mode Print position 47
GS ^ Execute macro Macro function 58
GS h Set barcode height Barcode 55
GS k Print bar code Barcode 56
GS w Set barcode width Barcode 55
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6.1. Print Command
The PORTI-Series supports the following commands for printing character and advancing
paper:
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LF Print and line feed
ESC J Print and feed paper
ESC d Print and feed n lines
FF Print and return to standard mode(in page mode)
ESC FF Print data in page mode
LF
[Name] Print and line feed
[Format] ASCII LF
HEX 0A
Decimal 10
[Description] Print the data in the print buffer and feeds one line based on the
current line spacing.
[Note] This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
[Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3
ESC J n
[Name] Print and feed paper.
[Format] ASCII ESC J n
HEX 1B 4A n
Decimal 27 74 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds the paper [n x (vertical or horizontal
motion unit)] inches.
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ESC d n
[Name] Print and feed n lines
[Format] ASCII ESC d n
HEX 1B 64 n
Decimal 27 100 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer and feeds n lines.
[Note] 1) This command sets the print starting position to the beginning of the line.
2) This command does not affect the line spacing set by ESC 2 or ESC 3.
[Reference] ESC 2, ESC 3
FF
[Name] Print and return to standard mode in page mode.
[Format] ASCII FF
HEX 0C
Decimal 12
[Description] Prints the data in the print buffer collectively and returns to standard mode.
[Note] 1) The buffer data is deleted after being printed.
2) The Printing area set by ESC W is reset to the default setting.
3) This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
4) This command is enabled only in page mode.
[Reference] ESC FF, ESC L, ESC S
ESC FF
[Name] Print data in page mode.
[Format] ASCII ESC FF
HEX 1B 0C
Decimal 27 12
[Description] In page mode, prints all buffered data in the printing area collectively.
[Note] This commands is enabled only in page mode.
After printing the printer does not clear the buffered data, setting values for ESC T
and ESC W, and the position for buffering.
[Reference] FF, ESC L, ESC S
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6.2. Line Spacing Command
The PORTI-Series supports the following commands for setting line spacing. These
commands only set the line spacing; they do not actually advance the paper. The line spacing
set using these commands affects the results of LF and ESC d and paper feeding by using the
FEED button.
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ESC 2 Select default line spacing
ESC 3 Set line spacing
ESC 2
[Name] Select default line spacing
[Format] ASCII ESC 2
HEX 1B 32
Decimal 27 50
[Description] Selects 1/7 inch line (approximately 3.75mm) spacing.
[Note] The line spacing can be set independently in standard mode and
in page mode.
[Reference] ESC 3
ESC 3 n
[Name] Set line spacing
[Format] ASCII ESC 3 n
HEX 1B 33 n
Decimal 27 51 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Sets the line spacing to [n x vertical or horizontal motion until] inches.
[Note] 1) The line spacing can be set independently in standard mode and in page mode.
2) The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P.
Changing the horizontal or vertical motion unit does not affect the current line
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3) The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum vertical movement amount,
and it must be in even units of the minimum vertical movement amount.
4) In standard mode, the vertical motion unit (y) is used.
5) In page mode, this command functions as follows, depending on the starting
position of the printable area:
When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printable area
using ESC T, the vertical motion unit(y) is used. When the starting position is set to
the upper right or lower left of the printable area using ESC T, the horizontal motion
unit(x) is used.
[Reference] ESC 2, GS P
6.3. Character Commands
The PORTI-Series supports the following commands for setting character font and size:
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ESC SP Set right-side character spacing
ESC R Select an international character set
ESC ! Select print mode
ESC - Turn underline mode on/off
ESC E Turn emphasized mode on/off
ESC G Turn double-strike mode on/off
ESC { Turn upside-down
GS ! Select character size
GS B Turn white/black reverse printing mode on/off
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ESC SP n
[Name] Set right-side character spacing.
[Format] ASCII ESC SP n
HEX 1B 20 n
Decimal 27 32 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Sets the character spacing for the right side of the character to [n x horizontal or
vertical motion units] inches.
[Note] 1) The right side character spacing for double-width mode is twice the normal
value. When characters are enlarged, the right side character spacing is n times
normal value.
2) This command sets values independently in each mode.
3) The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P. Changing the
horizontal or vertical motion unit does not affect the current right-side spacing.
4) The maximum right side spacing if 255/180 inches, Any setting exceeding
the maximum is converted to the maximum automatically.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] GS P
ESC R n
[Name] Select an international character set.
[Format] ASCII ESC R n
HEX 1B 52 n
Decimal 27 82 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 10
[Description] Selects an international character set n from the following table.
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[Default] n = 0
ESC ! n
[Name] Select print mode.
[Format] ASCII ESC ! n
HEX 1B 21 n
Decimal 27 33 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Select print mode(s) using n as follows,.
n Character set n Character set
0 U.S.A 6 Sweden
1 France 7 Italy
2 Germany 8 Spain
3 U.K 9 Norway
4 Denmark 10
Denmark II
Bit
Off / On
Hex
Decimal
Function
Off
00
0
Character font A (12 x 24)
0 On 01 1 Character font B (9 x 24)
Off - - Undefined
1 On - - Undefined
Off - - Undefined
2 On - - Undefined
Off 00 Emphasized mode not selected
3 On 10 Emphasized mode selected
Off 00 Double-height mode not selected
4 On 20 Double-height mode selected
Off 00 Double-width mode not selected
5 On 20 Double-width mode selected
Off - - Undefined
6 On - - Undefined
Off 00 0 Underline mode not selected
7 On 80 128 Underline mode selected
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[Note] 1) When both double-height and double-width modes are selected, quadruple size
characters are printed.
2) The printer can underline all characters, but can not underline the space set by
HT.
3) The thickness of the underline is that selected by ESC -, regardless of the
character size.
4) When some characters in a line are double or mode height, all the characters on
the line are aligned at the baseline.
5) ESC – can also turn on or off underline mode. However, the setting of the last
received command is effective.
7) GS ! can also select character size. However, the setting of the last received
command is effective.
[Reference] ES C -, ESC E, GS!
ESC -
n
[Name] Turn underline mode on/off
[Format] ASCII ESC - n
HEX 1B 2D n
Decimal 27 45 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 1
[Description] Turns underline mode on or off, based on the following values of n;
[Notes] 1) The printer can underline all characters (including right-side character spacing),
but cannot underline the space set by HT.
2) The printer cannot underline white/black inverted characters.
3) When underline mode id turned off by setting the value of n to 0 or 48, the
n Function
0, 48
Turns off underline mode
1. 49
Turns on underline mode (1 dot thick).
2, 50
Turns on underline mode (2 dot thick)
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following data is not underlined, and the underline thickness set before the mode is
turned off does not change. The default underline thickness is 1 dot.
4) Changing the character size does not affect the current underline thickness.
5) Underline mode can also be turned on or off by using ESC !.
Note, however, that the last received command is effective.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC !
ESC E n
[Name] Turn emphasized mode On/Off.
[Format] ASCII ESC E n
HEX 1B 45 n
Decimal 27 69 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Turns emphasized mode on of off.
When the LSB(least significant bit) is 0, emphasized mode is turned off.
When the LSB(least significant bit) is 1, emphasized mode is turned on.
[Note] 1) Only the least significant bit of n is enabled.
2) This command and ESC ! turn on and off emphasized mode in
the same way. Be careful when this command is used with ESC !
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC !
ESC { n
[Name] Turn On/Off upside-down printing mode
[Format] ASCII ESC { n
HEX 1B 7B n
Decimal 27 123 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Turns upside-down printing mode on of off
When the LSB is 0, upside-down mode is turned off.
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[Note] 1) Only the lowest significant bit of n is valid.
2) This command is enabled only when processed at the beginning of a line in
standard mode.
3) When this command is input in page mode, the printer performs only internal flag
operations.
4) This command does not affect printing in page mode.
5) In upside-down printing mode, the printer rotates the line to be
printed by 180 degree and then prints it.
[Default] n = 0
[Example]
GS ! n
[Name] Select character size
[Format] ASCII GS ! n
HEX 1D 21 n
Decimal 29 33 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] (1 ≤ vertical number of times ≤ 8, 1 ≤ horizontal number of times ≤ 8)
Selects the character width using bits 0 to 2 and selects the character height using
bits 4 to 7, as follows;
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[Notes] 1) This command is all characters effective
2) If n is outside of the defined range, this command is ignored.
3) In standard mode, the vertical direction is the paper feed direction, and the
horizontal direction is perpendicular to the paper feed direction.
4) In page mode, vertical and horizontal directions are based on the character
orientation.
5) When characters are enlarged with different sizes on one line, all the characters
on the line are aligned at the baseline.
6) The ESC ! command can also turn double width and double height modes on or
off.
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC !
GS B n
[Name] Turn white/black reverse printing mode On/Off.
[Format] ASCII GS B n
HEX 1D 42 n
Decimal 29 66 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Turns on or off White/Black reverse printing mode.
Hex Decimal
Width
00 0 1 (normal)
01 1 2 (double width)
02 2 3
03 3 4
04 4 5
05 5 6
06 6 7
07 7 8
Character Width Selection
Hex
Decimal
Height
00 0 1 (normal)
10 16 2 (double height)
20 32 3
30 48 4
40 64 5
50 80 6
60 96 7
70 112 8
Character Height Selection
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[Notes] 1) When the LSB is 0, white/black reverse printing mode is turned on.
2) When the LSB is 1, white/black reverse printing mode is turned off.
3) Only the lowest bit of n is valid.
4) This command is available for built in characters and user defined characters.
5) When white/black reverse printing mode is on, it also applied to character
spacing set by ESC SP.
6) This command does not affect the space between lines.
7) White/black reverse mode has a higher priority than underline mode. Even if
underline mode is on, it is disabled (but not canceled) when white/black reverse
mode is selected.
[Default] n = 0
6.4. Panel Button Command
The PORTI-Series supports the following command for enabling and disabling the panel
button.
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ESC c 5 Enable/disable panel buttons
ESC c 5 n
[Name] Enable/Disable panel buttons
[Format] ASCII ESC c 5 n
HEX 1B 63 35 n
Decimal 27 97 53 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] Enables or disables the panel buttons.
When the LSB is 0, the panel buttons are enabled.
When the LSB is 1, the panel buttons are disabled.
[Notes] 1) Only the least significant bit of n is valid.
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2) When the panel buttons are disabled, none of them are usable when the printer
cover is closed.
3) In this printer, the panel buttons is the FEED button.
4) In the macro ready mode, the FEED button are enabled regardless of the settings
of this command; however, the paper cannot be fed by using these buttons.
[Default] n = 0
6.5. Print Position Commands
The PORTI-Series supports the following commands for setting the print position
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ESC $ Set absolute print position
ESC \ Set relative print position
ESC a Select justification
HT Horizontal tab
ESC D Set horizontal tab positions
GS L Set left margin
GS W Set printing area width
ESC W Set printing area in page mode
ESC T Select print direction in page mode
GS $ Set absolute vertical print position in page mode
GS \ Set relative vertical print position in page mode
ESC O Set print starting position.
ESC $ nL nH
[Name] Set absolute print position
[Format] ASCII ESC $ nL nH
HEX 1B 24 nL nH
Decimal 27 36 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255
0 ≤ nH ≤ 255
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[Description] Set the distance from the beginning of the line to the position at which subsequent
characters are to be printed.
[Notes] 1) The distance from the beginning of the line to the print position is [(nL +
nH x 256) x (vertical or horizontal motion unit)] inches.
2) Setting outside the specified printable area are ignored.
3) The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P.
4) The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement
amount, and it must be in even units of he minimum horizontal movement amount.
5) In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used.
6) In page mode, horizontal or vertical motion unit differs depending on the
starting position of the printable area as follows;
1. When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right
of the printable area using ESC T, the horizontal motion unit (x) is
used.
2. When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left
of the
printable area using ESC T, the vertical motion unit (y) is used.
[Reference] ESC\, GS$, GS\, GS P
ESC \
nL nH
[Name] Set relative print position
[Format] ASCII ESC \ nL nH
HEX 1B 5C nL nH
Decimal 27 92 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255,
0 ≤ nL ≤ 255
[Description] Set the print starting position based on the current position by using
[Notes] 1) This command sets the distance from the current position to [(nL+nHx256) x
horizontal or vertical motion unit]
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2) Any setting that exceeds the printable are is ignored
3) When pitch N is specified to the right; nL + nH x 256 = N
When pitch N is specified to the left (the negative direction), use the complement of
65536.
4) The print starting position moves from the current position to [N x horizontal or
vertical motion unit)]
5) The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P.
6) The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount,
and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount.
7) In standard mode, the horizontal motion unit is used.
8) In page mode, the horizontal or vertical unit differs as follows, depending on the
starting point of the printing area;
When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right of the printable area
using ESC T, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used. When the starting position is set
to the upper right or low
er left of the printable area using ESC T, the vertical motion
unit (y) is used.
[Reference] ESC $, ESC P
ESC a n
[Name] Select justification
[Format] ASCII ESC a n
HEX 1B 61 n
Decimal 27 97 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 2
48 ≤ n ≤ 50
[Description] Aligns all the data in one line to the specified position. n selects the type of
justification as follows;
n Justification
0, 48
Left justification
1, 49
Center justification
2, 50
Right justification
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[Notes] 1) The command is enabled only when processed at the beginning of the line in
standard mode.
2) If this command is input in page mode, the printer performs only internal flag
operations.
3) This command has no effect in page mode.
4) This command executes justification in the printing area.
5) This command justifies the space area according to HT, ESC $ or ESC \
[Default] n = 0
[Example]
HT
[Name] Horizontal Tab
[Format] ASCII HT
HEX 09
Decimal 9
[Description] Moves the print position to the next horizontal tab position.
[Note] 1) This command is ignored unless the next horizontal tab position has been set.
2) If the next horizontal tab position exceeds the printing area, the printer sets the
printing position to [Printing area width + 1]
3) Horizontal tab positions are set with ESC D.
4) If this command is received when the printing position is at [Printing area width
+ 1], the printer executes print buffer-full printing of the current line and horizontal
tab processing from the beginning of the next line.
5) The default setting of the horizontal tab position for the paper roll is every 0th
character.
[Reference] ESC D
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ESC D n1…
nk NUL
[Name] Set horizontal tab positions.
[Format] ASCII ESC D n1… nk NUL
HEX 1B 44 n1… nk 00
Decimal 27 68 n1… nk 0
[Range] 1 <= n <= 255
0 <= k <=32
[Description] Set horizontal tab position
[Notes] 1) n specifies the column number for setting a horizontal tab position from the
beginning of the line.
2) k indicates the total number of horizontal tab positions to be set.
3) The horizontal tab position is stored as a value of [character width x n] measured
from the beginning of the line. The character width includes the right-side character
spacing, and double-width characters are set with twice the width of normal
characters.
4) This command cancels the previous horizontal tab settings.
5) When setting n=8, the print position is moved to column 9 by sending HT.
6) Up to 32 tab positions (k=32) can be set. Data exceeding 32 tab positions is
processed as normal data.
7) Transmit [n]k in ascending order and place a NUL code 0 at the end.
8) When [n]k is less than or equal to the preceding value [n]k-1, tab setting is
finished and the following data is processed as normal data.
9) ESC D NUL cancels all horizontal tab positions.
10) The previously specified horizontal tab positions do not change, even if the
character width changes.
11) The character width is memorized for each standard and page mode.
[Default] The default tab positions are at intervals of 0 characters.
[Reference] HT
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GS L nL nH
[Name] Set left margin.
[Format] ASCII GS L nL nH
HEX 1D 4C nL nH
Decimal 29 76 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255, 0 ≤ nH ≤ 255
[Description] Set the left margin using nL and nH.
[Notes]1) The left margin is set to [(nL+nHx256)] x (horizontal motion unit) inches.
2) This command is effective only processed at the beginning of the line in standard
mode.
3) If this command is input in page mode, the printer performs only internal flag
operations.
4) This command does not affect printing in page mode.
5) If the setting exceeds the printable area, the maximum value of the printable area is
used.
6) The horizontal and vertical motion units are specified by GS P.
Changing the horizontal and vertical motion unit does not affect the current left
margin.
7) The horizontal motion unit (x) is used for calculating the left margin.
The calculated result is truncated to the minimum value of the mechanical pitch.
[Default] nL = 0, nH = 0
[Reference] GS P, GS W
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GS W nL nH
[Name] Set printing area width
[Format] ASCII GS W nL nH
HEX 1D 57 nL nH
Decimal 29 87 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255, 0 ≤ nH ≤ 255
[Description] Sets the printing area width to the area specified by nL and nH.
[Notes] 1) The printing area width is set to [(nL+nHx256)] x horizontal motion unit inches.
2) This command is effective only processed at the beginning of the line.
3) In page mode, the printer performs only internal flag operations.
4) This command does not affect printing in page mode.
5) If the [left margin + printing area width] exceeds the printable area, (printable
area width - left margin) is used.
6) The horizontal and vertical motion units are specified by GS P.
Changing the horizontal and vertical motion units does not affect the current left
margin.
7) The horizontal motion unit (x) is used for calculating the printing area width.
The calculated result is truncated to the minimum value of the mechanical pitch.
8) If the width set for the printing area is less than the width of one character, when
the character data is developed, the following
If the printing area width cannot be extended sufficiently, the left margin is reduced
to accommodate one character.
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If the printing area width cannot be extended sufficiently, the right space is
reduced.
9) If the width set for the printing area is less than one line in vertical, the
following processing is performed only on the line in question when data
other than character data(e.g., bit image, user defined bit image) is
developed:
The printing area width is extended to the right to accommodate one line in
vertical for the bit image within the printable area. If the printing area width
cannot be extended sufficiently, the left margin is reduced to accommodate one line
in vertical.
[Default] nL = 0, nH = 2
[Reference] GS L, GS P
ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH
[Name] Set printing area in page mode
[Format] ASCII ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH
HEX 1B 57 xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH
Decimal 27 87 xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH
[Range] 0 ≤ xL,xH,yL,yH,dxL,dxH,dyL,dyH ≤255
(except dxL=dxH=0 or dyL=dyH=0)
[Description] The horizontal starting position, vertical starting position,
printing area width, and printing area height are defined as
x0, y0, dx(inch), respectively.
x0 = [(xL + xH * 256)] * (horizontal motion unit)
y0 = [(yL +yH * 256)] * (vertical motion unit)
dx = [(dxL + dxH x 256)] x (horizontal motion unit)
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dy = [(dyL + dyH * 256)] * (vertical motion unit)
The printing area is set as shown in the figure below.
[Note]
1) If this commands is input in standard mode, the printer executes only internal flag
operation. This command does not affect printing in standard mode.
2) If the horizontal or vertical starting position is set outside the printable area, the
printer stops command processing and processes the following data as normal data.
3) If the printing area width or height is set to 0, the printer stops command
processing and processes the following data as normal data.
4) This command sets the position where data is buffered to the position specified
by ESC T within the printing area.
5) If (horizontal starting position + printing area width) exceeds the printable area,
the printing area width is automatically set to (horizontal printable area - horizontal
starting position).
6) If (vertical starting position + printing area height) exceeds the printable area, the
printing area height is automatically set to (vertical printable area-vertical starting
position).
7) The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P. Changing the
horizontal or vertical motion unit does not affect the current printing area.
8) The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical) motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount,
and it must be in even units of minimum horizontal movement amount.
9) Use the horizontal motion unit (x) for setting the horizontal starting position and
printing area width, and use the vertical motion unit (y) for setting the vertical
starting position and printing area height.
10) When the horizontal starting position, vertical starting position, printing area
width, and printing area height are defined as X, Y, Dx, Dy respectively, the
printing area is set as shown in the figure below.
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[Default] xL = xH = yL = yH = 0
dxL = 0, dxH = 2, dyL = 126, dyH = 6
[Reference] CAN, ESC L, ESC T, GS P
ESC T n
[Name] Select print direction in page mode
[Format] ASCII ESC T n
HEX 1B 54 n
Decimal 27 84 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 3 or 48 ≤ n ≤51
[Description] Selects the print direction and starting position in page mode.
n specifies the print direction and starting position as follows;
n Print
direction
Starting position
0,48
Left to right
Upper left
(A in the figure)
1,49
Bottom to
top
Lower left
(B in the figure)
2,50
Right to left
Lower right
(C in the figure)
3,51
Top to
bottom
Upper right
(D in the figure)
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[Notes] 1) When the command is input in standard mode, the printer executes only internal
flag operation. This command does not affect printing in standard mode.
2) This command sets the position where data is buffered within the printing area
set by ESC W.
3) Parameters for horizontal or vertical motion units (X or Y) differ as follows,
depending on the starting position of the printing area;
If the starting position is the upper left or lower right of the printing area, data is
buffered in the direction perpendicular to the paper feed direction.
Commands using horizontal motion unit: ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \
Commands using vertical motion unit: ESC 3, ESC J, GS $, GS \
If the starting position is the upper right or lower left of the printing area, data is
buffered in the paper feed direction.
Commands using horizontal motion units : ESC 3, ESC J, GS $,GS \
Commands using vertical motion units : ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \
[Default] n = 0
[Reference] ESC $, ESC L, ESC W, ESC \, GS $, GS P, GS \
GS $ nL nH
[Name] Set absolute vertical print position in page mode.
[Format] ASCII GS $ nL nH
HEX 1D 24 nL nH
Decimal 29 36 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255, 0 ≤ nH ≤ 255
[Description] Sets the absolute vertical print starting position for buffer character data in page
mode.
[Notes] 1) This command sets the absolute print position to [(nL+nHx256)]x (vertical or
horizontal motion unit) inches.
2) This command is effective only in page mode.
3) If the [(nL+nHx256)] x (vertical or horizontal motion unit) exceeds the specified
printing area, this command is ignored.
4) The horizontal starting buffer position does not move.
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5) The reference starting position is that specified by ESC T.
6) This command operates as follows, depending on the starting position of the
printing area specified by ESC T; When the starting position is set to the upper left
or lower right, this command sets the absolute position in the vertical direction.
When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left, this command sets
the absolute position in the horizontal direction.
7) The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P.
8) The GS P command can change the horizontal and vertical motion unit.
However, the value cannot be less than the minimum horizontal movement amount,
and it must be in even units of the minimum horizontal movement amount.
[Reference] ESC $, ESC T, ESC W, ESC \, GS P, GS \
GS \
nL nH
[Name] Set relative vertical print position in page mode
[Format] ASCII GS \ nL nH
HEX 1D 5C nL nH
Decimal 29 92 nL nH
[Range] 0 ≤ nL ≤ 255
0 ≤ nH ≤ 255
[Description] Sets the relative vertical print starting position from the current position in page
mode.
[Notes] 1) This command sets the distance from the current position to [(nL + nHx256)] x
vertical or horizontal motion unit inches.
2) This command is ignored unless page mode is selected.
3) When pitch N is specified to the movement downward;
nL + nHx256 = N
When pitch N is specified to the movement upward (the negative direction), use the
complement of 65536.
When pitch N is specified to the movement upward;
nL + nH x 256 = 65536 - N
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4) Any setting that exceeds the specified printing area is ignored.
5) This command function as follows, depending on the print
starting position set by ESC T;
When the starting position is set to the upper left or lower right
of the printing, the vertical motion unit (y) is used.
When the starting position is set to the upper right or lower left
of the printing, the horizontal motion unit (x) is used.
6) The horizontal and vertical motion unit are specified by GS P.
7) The GS P command can change the horizontal (and vertical)
motion unit. However, the value cannot be less than the minimum
horizontal movement amount, and it must be in even units of the
minimum horizontal movement amount.
[Reference] ESC $, ESC T, ESC W, ESC \, GS $, GS P
ESC O xL xH yL yH
[Name] Set print starting position.
[Format] ASCII ESC O xL xH yL yH
HEX 1B 4F xL xH yL yH
Decimal 27 79 xL xH yL yH
[Description] Set horizontal starting position and vertical starting position.
Horizontal starting position = (xL + xH * 256) * (horizontal motion unit)
Vertical starting position = (yL + yH * 256) * (vertical motion unit)
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6.6. Bit-Image Commands
The PORTI-Series supports the following status transmission command.
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ESC * Select bit image mode
ESC X 4 Define user-defined bit image
ESC * m nL nH d1 dk
[Name] Select bit-image mode.
[Format] ASCII ESC * m nL nH d1…dk
HEX 1B 2A m nL nH d1… dk
Decimal 27 42 m nL nH d1… dk
[Range] m = 0,1,32,33
0 ≤ nL ≤ 255
0 ≤ nH ≤ 3
0 ≤ d ≤ 255
[Description] Selects a bit-image mode using m for the number of dots specified by nL and nH, as
follows:
[Notes] 1) If the values of m is out of the specified range, nL and data following are
processed an normal data.
2) The nL and nH indicate the number of dots of the bit image in the horizontal
direction.
3) The number of dots is calculated by nL + nH x 256.
Vertical direction Horizontal direction
m mode Number
of Dots
Dot density
Dot density Number of
Data
0 8 dot single 8 60 DPI 90 DPI nL+nHx256
1 8 dot double 8 60 DPI 180 DPI nL+nHx256
32
24 dot single 24 180DPI 90 DPI (nL+nHx256)
33
24 dot double 24 180 DPI 180 DPI (nL+nHx256)
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4) If the bit-image data input exceeds the number of dots to be printed on a line, the
excess data is ignored.
5) d indicates the bit-
image data. Set a corresponding bit to 1 to print a dot or to 0 to
not print a dot.
6) If the width of the printing area set by GS L and GS W less than the width
required by the data sent with the ESC * command, the following will be performed
on the line in question (but the printing cannot exceed the maximum printable area):
The width of the printing area is extended to the right to accommodate the amount
of data.
If step does not provide sufficient width for the data, the left margin is reduced to
accommodate the data.
7) After printing a bit image, the printer returns to normal data processing
mode.
8) This command is not affected by print modes (emphasized, double-
strike, underline, character size or White/Black reverse printing), except
upside-down printing mode.
9) The relationship between the image data and the dots to be printed is as
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- When 8-dot bit image is selected
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ESC X 4 x y d1…dk
[Name] Define user-defined bit-image
[Format] ASCII ESC X 4 x y d1… dk
HEX 1B 58 34 x y d1… dk
Decimal 27 88 52 x y d1… dk
[Description] ESC X 4 x y d1 ... d(x ??y) defines a user-defined bit image using x ??
8
dots in the horizontal direction and y dots in the vertical direction.
- Horizontal direction dots = (x * 8)dots
- Vertical direction dots = (y)dots
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[Note] ESC X 4 is supported in Porti_W,S produced after August,2002, but it’s not
supported in others yet.
[Reference] ESC W, ESC O, FF
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6.7. Status Commands
The PORTI-T80 supports the following status transmission command.
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DLE EOT EOT Real-time paper status transmission
DLE EOT EOT
[Name] Real-time paper status transmission
[Format] ASCII DLE EOT EOT
HEX 10 04 04
Decimal 16 4 4
[Description] Real time paper status transmission
[Note] DLE EOT EOT is supported only by PORTI_T80.
Bit
0 / 1
Status
0 Roll end sensor : paper present
0
1 Roll end sensor : paper not present
1
- Not used
0 Paper end sensor : paper present
2
1 Paper end sensor : paper not present
3
- Not used
4
- Not used
5
- Not used
0 Front end sensor : paper present
6
1 Front end sensor : paper not present
7
- Not used
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6.8. Barcode Commands
The PORTI-Series supports the following barcode commands.
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GS h Set barcode height
GS w Set barcode width
GS k Print bar code
GS H Select printing position of Human Readable Interpretation
(HRI) characters
GS h n
[Name] Set barcode height
[Format] ASCII GS h n
HEX 1D 68 n
Decimal 29 104 n
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description] GS h n selects the height of a barcode.
n specifies the number of dots in the vertical direction.
One dot corresponds 1/8mm. The default setting is n = 80.
GS w n
[Name] Set barcode width
[Format] ASCII GS w n
HEX 1D 77 n
Decimal 29 119 n
[Range] n = 0, 3 ≤ n ≤ 5
[Description] GS w n selects the horizontal size of a barcode.
The default setting is n = 0.
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GS k m d1…dk NUL
[Name] Print barcode
[Format] ASCII GS k m d1…dk NUL
HEX 1D 6B m d1…dk 00
Decimal 29 107 m d1…dk 0
[Range] 0 ≤ m ≤ 6
[Description] GS k m d1…dk NUL selects a barcode system and print the barcode.
m specifies a bar code system as follows;
[Reference] ESC L, ESC W, ESC O, ESC FF
GS H n
[Name] Turn HRI characters print mode ON/OFF
[Format] ASCII GS H n
HEX 1D 48 n
Decimal 29 72 n
[Range] n = 0, 1
[Description] GS H n turns HRI characters print mode on or off.
When the LSB(least significant bit) of n is 1, HRI
characters print mode is turned on; When it is 0, HRI
character print mode is turned off.
m Barcode System
Number of character
Remarks
0 UPC-A 11 ≤ k ≤ 12 48 ≤ d ≤ 57
1 UPC-E 11 ≤ k ≤ 12 48 ≤ d ≤ 57
2 JAN13(EAN13) 11 ≤ k ≤ 13 48 ≤ d ≤ 57
3 JAN8(EAN8) 7 ≤ k ≤ 8 48 ≤ d ≤ 57
4 CODE39 1 ≤ k 48 ≤ d ≤ 57, 65 ≤ d ≤ 90,
d = 32, 36, 37, 43, 45, 46,47
5 ITF 1 ≤ k (even number) 48 ≤ d ≤ 57
6 CODEBAR 1 ≤ k 48 ≤ d ≤ 57, 65 ≤ d ≤ 68,
d = 36, 43, 45, 46, 47, 58
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The default setting is n=0.
6.9. Macro Function Commands
The PORTI-Series supports the following macro function commands;
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GS : Start/end macro definition
GS ^ Execute macro
GS :
[Name] Start/End macro definition
[Format] ASCII GS :
HEX 1D 3A
Decimal 29 58
[Description] Starts ends macro definition.
[Notes] 1) Macro definition starts when this command is received during normal operation.
Macro definition ends when this command is received during macro definition.
2) When GS ^ is received during macro definition, the printer ends macro definition
and clears the definition.
3) Macro is not defined when the power is turned on.
4) The defined contents of the macro are not cleared by ESC @.
Therefore, ESC @ can be included in the contents of the macro definition.
5) If the printer receives GS : again immediately after previously receiving GS : the
printer remains in the macro undefined state.
6) The contents of the macro can be defined up to 2048 bytes. If the macro
definition exceed 2048 bytes, excess data is not stored.
[Reference] GS ^
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GS ^ r t m
[Name] Execute macro.
[Format] ASCII GS ^ r t m
HEX 1D 5E r t m
Decimal 29 94 r t m
[Range] 0 <= r <= 255
0 <= t <= 255
m = 0, 1
[Description] Executes a macro.
[Notes] 1) r specifies the number of times to execute the macro.
2) t specifies the waiting time for executing the macro.
3) m specifies macro executing mode.
When LSB of m = 0
The macro executes r times continuously at the interval specified by t.
When LSB of m = 1
After waiting for the period specified by t, the ERROR LED indicators blink and the
printer waits for the FEED button to be pressed. After the button is pressed, the
printer executes the macro once. The printer repeats the operation r times.
4) The waiting time is t x 100 ms for every macro execution.
5) If this command is received while a macro is being defined, the macro definition
is aborted and the definition is cleared.
6) If the macro is not defined or if is 0, nothing is executed.
7) When the macro is executed (m=1), paper always cannot be fed by using the
FEED button.
[Reference] GS :
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6.10. Mechanism Control Commands
The PORTI-Series supports the following mechanism control commands;
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GS V Select cut mode and cut paper
ESC i Partial cut (One point center uncut)
GS V m
[N1ame] Select cut mode and cut paper
[Format] ASCII GS V n
HEX 1D 56 n
Decimal 29 86 n
[Range] n=0, n=1
[Description] GS V m select a paper cutting mode and then cut the paper.
[Note] GS V is supported only by Porti_T80 / AP60
ESC i
[Name] Partial cut (One point center uncut)
[Format] ASCII ESC i
HEX 1B 69
Decimal 27 105
[Description] ESC i executes a partial cut of the paper with one point center uncut.
ESC i operates in the same way as GS V when m=1 .
[Note] ESC i is supported only by Porti_T80 / AP60
N Print Mode
0 Full cut
1 Partial cut
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6.10. Magnetic Card Reader Commands
The PORTI-SC30 supports the following magnetic card reader commands;
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ESC M D Set 2 track card reader mode.
ESC M C Set 3 track card reader mode.
EOT Cancel card reader mode
ESC M C
[Name] Set 3 track card reader mode.
[Format] ASCII ESC M C
HEX 1B 4D 43
Decimal 27 77 67
[Note] When the ESC M C command is executed, printed nothing before read the
card or executed the EOT command.
ESC M D
[Name] Set 2 track card reader mode.
[Format] ASCII ESC M D
HEX 1B 4D 44
Decimal 27 77 68
[Note] When the ESC M D command is executed, printed nothing before read the
card or executed the EOT command.
EOT
[Name] Cancel card reader mode.
[Format] ASCII EOT
HEX 04
Decimal 4
[Description] Cancel card reader mode.
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6.11. Miscellaneous function commands
The PORTI- Series supports the following miscellaneous function commands;
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GS P Set horizontal and vertical motion units
ESC @ Initialize printer
ESC L Select page mode
ESC S Select standard mode
GS P x y
[Name] Set horizontal and vertical motion units.
[Format] ASCII GS P x y
HEX 1D 50 x y
Decimal 29 80 x y
[Range] 0 ≤ x ≤ 255, 0 ≤ y ≤ 255
[Description] Sets the horizontal and vertical motion units to approximately 25.4/x mm(1/x inch)
and approximately 25.4/y mm(1/y inch), respectively.
When x and y are set to 0, the default setting of each value is used.
[Notes] 1) The horizontal direction is perpendicular to the paper feed direction and the
vertical direction is the paper feed direction.
2) In standard mode, the following commands use x or y, regardless of character
rotation (upside-down).
Command using x : ESC SP, ESC $, ESC \, GS L, GS W
Command using y : ESC 3, ESC J
3) In page mode, the following command use x or y, depending on character
orientation;
When the print starting position is set to the upper left or lower right o
f the printing
area using ESC T(data is buffered in the direction perpendicular to the paper feed
direction);
Command using x : ESC SP, ESC $, ESC W, ESC \
Command using y : ESC 3, ESC J, ESC W, GS $, GS \
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When the print starting position is set to the upper right or lower
left of the printing
area ESC T (data is buffered in the paper feed direction);
Command using x : ESC 3, ESC J, ESC W, GS $, GS \
Command using y : ESC SP, ESC $, ESC W, ESC \
4) The command does not affect the previously specified values.
5) The calculated result from combining this command with others is truncated to
the minimum value of the mechanical pitch.
[Default] x = 180, y = 360
[Reference] ESC SP, ESC $, ESC 3, ESC J, ESC W, ESC \, GS $, GS L, GS W, GS \
ESC @
[Name] Initialize printer.
[Format] ASCII ESC @
HEX 1B 40
Decimal 27 64
[Description] Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode to the mode that was n
effect when the power was turned on.
[Notes] 1) The data in the receive buffer is not cleared.
2) The macro definition is not cleared.
ESC L
[Name] Select page mode
[Format] ASCII ESC L
HEX 1B 4C
Decimal 27 76
[Description] Switches from standard mode to page mode.
[Notes] 1) This command is enabled only when processed at the beginning of a line in
standard mode.
2) This command has no effect in page mode.
3) After printing by FF is completed or by using ESC S, the printer returns to
standard mode.
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4) This command sets the position where data is buffered to the position specified
by ESC T within the printing area defined by ESC W.
5) This command switches the settings for the following commands (in which the
values can be set independently in standard mode and page mode) to those for page
mode;
Set right-side character spacing : ESC SP
Select default line spacing : ESC 2, ESC 3
6) Only valve settings is possible for the following commands in page mode; these
commands are not executed.
Select justification : ESC a
Turn upside-down printing mode on/off : ESC {
Set left margin : GS L
Set printable area width : GS W
7) The printer returns to standard mode when power is turned on, the printer is
reset, or ESC @ is used.
[Reference] FF, CAN, ESC FF, ESC S, ESC T, ESC W, GS $, GS \
ESC S
[Name] Select standard mode
[Format] ASCII ESC S
HEX 1B 53
Decimal 27 83
[Description] Switches from page mode to standard mode.
[Note] 1) This command is effective only in page mode.
2) Data buffered in page mode are cleared.
3) This command sets the print position to the beginning of the line.
4) The printing area set by ESC W are initialized.
5) This command switches the settings for the following commands (in which the
values can be set independently in standard mode and page mode) t
o those
for standard mode;
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Set right-side character spacing : ESC SP
Select default line spacing : ESC 2, ESC 3
6) The following commands are enabled only to set in standard mode.
Set printing area in page mode : ESC W
Select print direction in page mode : ESC T
7) The following commands are ignored in standard mode.
Set absolute vertical print position in page mode : GS $
Set relative vertical print position in page mode : GS \
8) Standard mode is selected automatically when power is turned on,
the printer is reset, or command ESC @ is used.
[Reference] FF, ESC FF, ESC L
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A
ppendix
A.MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
1. Printer mechanism handing
1) Do not pull the paper out when the cover is closed.
2) Because the thermal elements of the print head and driver ICs are easy to break, so do not
touch them with any metal objects.
3) Since the areas around the print head become very hot during and just after printing, do not
touch them.
4) Do not use the cover open button except when necessary.
5) Do not touch the surface of the print head because bust and dirt can stick to the surface and
damage the elements.
6) Thermal paper containing Na, K, Cl ions can harm the print head thermal elements.
Therefore, be sure to use only the specified paper.
7) If you want to use label paper, please contact your dealer for assistance.
2. Thermal paper handling
Notes on using thermal paper
Chemicals and oil on thermal paper may cause discoloration and faded printing.
Therefore, pay attention to the following;
1) Use water paste, starch paste, polyvinyl paste, or CMC paste when gluing thermal paper.
2) Volatile organic solvents such as alcohol, ester, and ketone can cause discoloration.
3) Some adhesive tapes may cause discoloration or faded printing.
4) If thermal paper touches anything which includes phthalic acid ester plasticizer for a long
time, it can reduce the image formation ability of the paper and can cause the printed image to
fade. Therefore, when storing thermal paper in a card case or sample notebook, be sure to use
only products made from polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyester.
5) If thermal paper touches diazo copy paper immediately after copying, the printed surface
may be discolored.
6) Thermal pape
r must not be stored with the printed surfaces against each
other because the printing may be transferred between the surfaces.
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7) If the surface of thermal paper is scratched with a hard metal object
such as a nail, the paper may become discolored.
Notes on thermal paper storage
Since color development begins at 70C (158F), thermal paper should be protected
from high temperature, humidity, and light, both before and after printing.
1) Store paper away from high temperature and humidity.
Do not store thermal paper near a heater or in enclosed places exposed to direct sunlight.
2) Avoid direct light Extended exposure to direct light may cause discoloration or faded
printing.
3. Others
Because this printer uses plated steel, the manual cutting edge may be subject to rust.
However, this does not affect the printer performance.