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MODEL
PORTI-W25
(MOBILE PRINTER)
WOOSIM SYSTEM Inc.
#501, Daerung Technotown 3th,
448, Gasan-Dong, GeumChun-Ku,
Seoul, Korea
Tel : +82-2-2107-3700
Fax : +82-2-2107-3707
URL http://www.woosim.com
All specifications are subjected to change without notice
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Copyright
PORTI-W25 Portable 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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FCC CLASS A
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
FOR AMERICAN USERS
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in
which cause the user will be required
to correct the interference at his own
expense.
FOR CANADIAN USERS
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference
regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le present appareil numerique n’emet pas de bruits radioelectriques dePassant les limits applicables aux appareils numeriques de Class A preScrites dans le reglement sur le brouillage radiolectrique edicte par le MinIstere des Communications du Canada
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? Introduction
The PORTI-W25 mobile printer is suitable
designed for use with a growing
variety of mobile devices.
IrDA and RS-232C interfaces make the PORTI-W the perfect comrade for
Applications such as point of transaction warehousing and distribution,
point of sales, hospitality, gaming and healthcare.
The general features of PORTI-W25 printer are as follows:
? Pocket size (5.43”x 3.46”x 0.944”, 138mm x 88mm x 24mm).
? Light weight(340g) for true mobility.
? Very silent printing thru direct thermal printing method.
? High speed (40mm/sec)
? High resolution (203dpi, 8dot/mm)
? IrDA Ver1.0(SIR) and serial interface for maximum flexibility.
? Easier paper roll loading by CLAMSHELL design.
? Easier maintenance with self-diagnostic.
? Microsoft Windows 98/ME/XP/2000 compatible.
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? Operating Precaution
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°
C to 40°
◆ Relative humidity : 10% to 80% (No condensation)
● Do not install the printer near devices that generate strong
electromagnetic fields such as a copy machine.
● Do not open the platen cover during printing .
● Do not remove or reinstall the communication cable during printing
or transmission.
● Do not touch the connectors of the communication cable and
to close up the Infrared transmitter / receiver during printing.
● Switch the POWER OFF when not in use.
● Do not use alcohol or other solvent.
● The AC adapter, the battery charger and the battery pack may
become warm when in use. This is normal and is not a malfunction.
● When the battery pack is used at low temperature, the length of time
the printer can be used may be shortened.
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? Thermal Paper Handling
● Store the thermal paper in a cool, dry and dark place.
● Do not rub the paper with hard object.
● Do not leave the paper with hard object.
● Do not allow plastic film, erasers, or adhesive tape to touch the paper
for long periods.
● Do not stack the thermal paper with diazo copies immediately
after copying or wet-type copies.
● Do not use chemical glue.
● Always use the clean thermal paper.
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CONTENTS
● CHAPTER 1. PREPARATION
…………………………………
1.1. Unpacking ……………………………………………………………… 9
1.2. Outer appearances and parts name ………………………………10
1.3. P a p e r s e t t i n g
…………………………………………………… 11
1.4. Connecting the cable
………………………………………………14
1.5. Power connection ……………………………………………………16
1.6. R e c harging the battery pack ………………………………………18
1.7. Adjustment and setting ………………………………………………19
● CHAPTER 2. USING THE PRINTER …………………………… 22
2.1. Control panel … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 22
2.2. Buttons … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 22
2.3. Indicator lights … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 23
2.4. Self test … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .. 23
2.5. Driver installation. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 25
● CHAPTER 3. TROUBLESHOOTING …………………………… 28
● CHAPTER 4. SPECIFICATIONS ………………………………… 30
● CHAPTER 5. CONSUMABLE PARTS ………………………… 31
5.1. Recommended paper … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 31
5.2. Printing position … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 32
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● CHAPTER 6. PRINTER CONTROL COMMANDS …………………33
6.1. Print commands … … .… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 35
6.2. Line spacing commands … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 37
6.3. Characters commands . … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 38
6.4. Panel button commands … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 45
6.5. Print positio n c o m m a n d s … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . 46
6.6. Bit-image commands … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 59
6.7. Status commands … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .. 64
6.8. Barcode commands … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .. 65
6.9. Macro function commands … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .. 69
6.10. Miscellaneous function c o m m a n d s … … … … … … … … … … … … … .71
6.11. Line & box commands … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 74
● CHAPTER 7. INTRODUCTION OF PROTOCOL IrDA …………… 75
7.1. Frame structure …………………………………………………………75
7.2. Process of printer status inquiry ……………………………………76
7.3. Process of transmitting and receiving print data …………………77
7.4. Structure of print data frame …………………………………………77
7.5. Structure of ENQ frame …………………………………………………79
Appendix … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..80
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? Chapter 1. PREPARATION
1.1. Unpacking
When unpacking your printer box make sure it contains the printer and
all accessories.
If any accessories
is missing or damage, please contact your dealer
for assistance.
PORTI-W25
AC adapter for Battery Charge
Communication Cable
U s e r ’ s Manual
Roll Paper
Battery Pack
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1.2. Outer appearances and parts name
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1.3. Paper setting
Installing or replacing the paper roll.
NOTE :
Be sure to use paper rolls that meet the specifications.
Do not use paper rolls that have the paper glued to the core
because the printer cannot detect the paper end correctly.
Take care not to get your fingers caught in the printer when
installing or replacing the paper roll.
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.
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4) Insert the pape r roll. Be sure to note the correct direction that
the paper comes off the roll as shown.
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5) Pull out a small amount of paper and then close the cover, as shown.
6) Tear off the paper as shown.
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1.4. Connecting the cable
You can connect up to two cables to the printer. It connects to the
connector part on the right and front side of the printer, which is shown
below.
Power connector
Communication connector for RS-232
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? Communication Connector Specification
Pin no Signal Name
Direction
Function
GND
Ground
RTS
Input
Request to send
CTS
Output
Clear to send
RxD
Input
Receive data
NC
TxD
Output
Transmit data
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1.5. Power connection
NOTE : ● Before i nstalling or removing the battery pack, turn the
printer power off.
● If the Printer is not used for a long time, remove the battery
pack from the printer
1) Installing the battery pack
Insert the battery pack in the direction of the arrow at hole.
Push the top of the battery pack.
Push
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2) Removing the battery pack
Turn the printer power off.
Push the battery pack lock and to lift up the direction of the arrow.
Battery Pack Lock
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1.6. Recharging the battery pack
For recharging the battery pack, install the battery pack in the printer.
Insert the DC jack of the AC adapter to the power connector of the
printer.
NOTE : ● Before installing or removing the AC adapter, turn the
printer power off.
● If the printer is not used for a long time, unplug the AC
cable
from the printer and outlet.
● Do not remove the battery during charging.
● R e m o v e t h e c o m m u n i c a t ion cable from the connector during
charging.
● The recharging time depends on the voltage level and the
ambient temperature of the battery pack. Normally, if takes
about 4 to 5 hours to recharge a battery pack.
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1.7. Adjustment and setting
1. Press the M O D E B u t t o n until the Error Lamp twinkles 5 times
2. Change the mode and option using the MODE Button according to the
MODE (Table1)
?? M O D E b u t t o n : use for changing OPTION status. (Error Lamp)
?? F E E D b u t t o n : use for changing MODE status.
(Power Lamp)
Ex) The defaults of the printer are : RS-232C/ 1,200 bps/
8 data bit/ No parity/ Density Low
If a user wants to modify the defau lts with Protocol IrDA/
9,600 bps/ 7 data bit/ even parity/ density high
? Press M O D E B u t t o n until Error Lamp twinkles 5 times
and release the button
You will see the Power Lamp twinkles one time and the
Error Lamp twinkles 1 time
Press the MODE Button one time and the Error Lamp twinkles
twice
(The interface mode has set to Protocol IrDA mode)
? Press F E E D b u t t o n one time, Power Lamp twinkles twice and
Error Lamp twinkles 4 times
Press MODE Button one time, Error Lamp twinkles 5 times
and press the MODE Button one more time, the Error Lamp
twinkles 6 times
(The baud rate has set to 38,400 bps)
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? Press F E E D B u t t o n one time, Power Lamp twinkles 3 times
and Error Lamp twinkles 2 times
Press M O D E B u t t o n one time, Error Lamp twinkles one time
(The Data Bit has set to 7 data bit)
? Press F E E D B u t t o n one time, Power Lamp twinkles 4 times and
Error Lamp twinkles 1 time.
Press M O D E B u t t o n one time, Error Lamp twinkles 2 times
(The Parity bit has set to even parity bit)
? Press F E E D B u t t o n one time, Power Lamp twinkles 5 times and
Error Lamp twinkles 1 time
Press MODE Button one time, Error Lamp twinkles 2 times
after then press MODE Button again, the Error Lamp will
twinkle 3 times
( The density has set to High)
If all the mode have set, press the M O D E B u t t o n and the F E E D
B u t t o n at the same time after then release the buttons at the same time.
The printer will print out the mode status which has modified.
(PROTOCOL IrDA/ 38,400 BAUD/ 7 DATA BIT/ EVEN PARITY/ DENSITY HIGH)
If the status is not correct, please try it again according to the
procedure.
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POWER
MODE
Lamp
(Green)
Communication
Port
Baud Rate
Data Bit
Parity Bit
Density
Not used
MODE Lamp
Option
(Red)
RS-232C
Protocol IrDA
Standard IrDA
1200 bps
2400 bps
4800 bps
9600 bps
19200 bps
38400 bps
57600 bps
9600 bps
7 Data bit
8 Data bit
No Parity
Even Parity
Odd Parity
Density Low
Density Medium
Density High
Not used
Not used
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? Chapter 2. USING THE PRINTER
2.1. Control panel
2.2. Buttons
1) MODE Button
MODE Button is for use to change communication mode.
(Refer to 1.7. AJUSTMENT AND SETTING for details about mode conversion)
If you want to set to RS-232C Mode, just connect the communication cable
to connector of the printer and then the mode will be changed
automatically.
2) FEED Button
Press the FEED Button once to advance paper one line. You can also
hold down the FEED Button to feed paper continuously.
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2.3. Indicator lights
1) power Lamp
The power Lamp is on whenever the printer is on or mode conversion.
But when the battery is almost exhausted, this Lamp flashes with red
color occasionally.
In this case, you must recharge the battery by using the AC adapter.
2) error Lamp
This Lamp indicates an error such as paper end, or cover open,
mode conversion etc.
2.4. Self test
The Self-Test checks whether the printer has any problems. If the printer
does not function properly, contact your dealer. For Self-Test, turn on the
power while holding down the FEED Button. The Self-Test checks the
following :
1) Make sure paper roll has been installed properly.
2) The Self-Test prints the current printer status, which provides the
control ROM version and the communication method setting.
3) After printing the current printer status, Self-Test will print a pattern
using the built-in character set.
4) The Self-Test automatically ends.
The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it complete the
Self-Test.
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Sample of Self- T e s t
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2.5. Driver installation
The driver installation instruction were written for the printer to be used with
the Infrared port and serial port(RS-232C).
Make sure that your PC has built-in infrared device(IrDA Ver1.0).
Printer driver can download by Internet(http://www.woosim.com).
Installing the PORTI-W Printer Driver on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.
1) You must install new driver after deleting old driver.
Delete the old driver
Reboot the computer
* If there is not any installed driver, you can install new driver immediately.
2) Run the setup.exe
Press the “
Next”after checking the supported Operating System.
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3) Select printer model to install, and press “Next”.
4) Select the port connected to printer, and press “Next”
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5) If the installation has done successfully, press “OK”.
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? Chapter 3. TROUBLESHOOTING
Check the following points before you make a request for repair.
? The power does not turn on.
● AC adapter or battery pack being used?
● AC cable and AC adapter or batter pack is connected.
● AC adapter is connected to the printer correctly?
● Battery pack is fully recharged?
? The printer does not print.
● Interface cable is connected correctly?
● Interface cable that meets the Communication Connector
specification list on page 15 of the Operator’s Manual being used?
● IrDA transmission status is good? (To closeup between Infrared
Transmitter / Receiver and the host computer?)
● Transmission conditions of the host computer is correct?
(IrDA port is activated and set-up correctly?)
● Paper is not inserted?
● Paper orientation(top/bottom) is correct?
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? error Lamp of the power Lamp is blinks.
● Paper end or cover open ?
● Battery is almost exhausted? (Recharge the battery by using the
power supply.)
? The battery pack is not installed.
● Battery pack correctly oriented?
● Correct battery pack being used?
● Battery pack case damaged?
? The battery runs out soon even if recharged.
● Battery been recharged correctly?
● If the battery is recharged correctly, but does not take a long time,
it is almost dead. Replace if with a new one.
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? Chapter 4. SPECIFICATIONS
Printing method
Direct thermal line printing
Characters per line 80cpl
Character size
9 * 24dots, 16 * 24dots(Korean character)
Resolution
203dpi, 8dots/mm
Print width
4-inch (104mm, 832dots)
Printing speed
40mm / sec
Dimensions
138 * 88 * 24 mm (Standard model)
Weight
340g
Interface
Serial(RS-232C), IrDA Ver1.0 (SIR) (Standard model)
Paper supplied
Thermal roll paper (118mm wide, 25ø)
Barcode supplied
PDF417(2-dimension), Code128, Code39, I2/5, Code93
UPC, EAN, KAN, JAN, CODABAR
Receive buffer size 10K bytes
Printing speed may be slower, depending on the data
Note
transmission speed and the combination of control
commands.
Battery
Rechargeable 7.2V DC 1.4A(Li-ion)
Battery duration
1 hour continuous printing
AC adapter
Environment
Input (85~240V AC 50~60Hz)
Output(8.6V DC), 4hours full charge time
Temperature
conditions
Humidity
Mechanical
0°
C - 40°
C (operating)
-10°
C - 50°
C (storage)
30% - 80% (operating)
10% - 90% (storage)
37,000,000 lines
MCBF
Head
Approximately 50 Km
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? Chapter 5. CONSUMABLE PARTS
5.1. Recommended paper
Type
: Thermal Paper
Paper width
: 118mm
Paper thickness
: 70±5 Mm
Outer diameter
: Ø25mm or less
Recording side
: Outside of roll
Cautions :
1. Do not paste the paper to the core, and the roll paper which
has near end mark printing on its near end is recommended.
2. Chemicals or oil may change the color of paper, or printed
characters
3. Change
of
may fade.
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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? Chapter 6. Printer control function
● Supported Commands List
Command
Name
Function Type
Page
HT
Horizontal tab
Print position
49
LF
Print and line feed
Print
35
FF
Print and return to standard mode
Print
36
ESC FF
Print data in page mode
Print
36
ESC SP
Set right-side character spacing
Character
39
ESC !
Select print mode
Character
40
ESC $
Set absolute print position
Print position
46
ESC *
Select bit-image mode
Bit image
59
ESC -
Turn underline mode on/off
Character
41
ESC 2
Select default line spacing
Line spacing
37
ESC 3
Set line spacing
Line spacing
37
ESC @
Initialize printer
Miscellaneous function
72
ESC D
Set horizontal tab positions
Print position
50
ESC E
Turn emphasized mode on/off
Character
42
ESC J
Print and feed paper
Print
35
ESC L
Select page mode
Miscellaneous function
72
ESC O
Set print starting position.
Print position
58
ESC R
Select an international character set
Character
39
ESC S
Select standard mode
Miscellaneous function
73
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Command
Name
Function Type
Page
ESC T
Select print direction in page mode
Print position
55
ESC W
Set printing area in page mode
Print position
53
ESC X 4
Define user-defined bit-image
Bit image
62
ESC \
Set relative print position
Print position
47
ESC Z
Print 2D barcode
Barcode
68
ESC a
Select justification
Print position
48
ESC c 5
Enable/disable panel buttons
Panel button
45
ESC d
Print and feed n lines
Print
36
ESC v
Transmit paper sensor status
Status
64
ESC {
Turn upside-down printing mode on/off
Character
42
GS !
Select characters size
Character
43
Print position
56
Macro function
69
Character
44
Barcode
68
Set absolute vertical print position in
GS $
page mode
GS :
Start/end macro definition
Turn white/black reverse printing mode
GS B
On/off
Select printing position of HRI
GS H
characters
GS L
Set left margin
Print position
51
GS P
Set horizontal and vertical motion units
Miscellaneous function
71
GS W
Set printing area width
Print position
52
GS i
Print box & line in page mode
Box & line command
74
Print position
57
Set relative vertical print position in
GS \
page mode
GS ^
Execute macro
Macro function
70
GS h
Set barcode height
Barcode
65
GS k
Print bar code
Barcode
66
GS w
Set barcode width
Barcode
65
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6.1. Print Command
The PORTI-W25 supports the following commands for printing character and advancing
paper:
C o m m an d
N am e
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
HEX
1B
4A
Decimal
27
74
[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
HEX
1B
64
Decimal
27
100
[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-W25 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.
C o m m an d
N am e
ESC 2
Select default line spacing
ESC 3
Set line spacing
ESC 2
[Name]
Select default line spacing
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
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
HEX
1B
33
Decimal
27
51
[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
spacing.
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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-W25 supports the following commands for setting character font and size:
C o m m an d
N am e
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
HEX
1B
20
Decimal
27
32
[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
HEX
1B
52
Decimal
27
82
[Range]
0 ≤ n ≤ 10
[Description]
Selects an international character set n from the following table.
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[Default]
Character set
Character set
U.S.A
Sweden
France
Italy
Germany
Spain
U.K
Norway
Denmark
10
Denmark II
n=0
ESC ! n
[Name]
Select print mode.
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
HEX
1B
21
Decimal
27
33
[Range]
0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description]
Select print mode(s) using n as follows,.
Bit
Off / On
Hex
Decimal
Function
Off
00
Character font A (12 x 24)
On
01
Character font B (9 x 24)
Off
Undefined
On
Undefined
Off
Undefined
On
Undefined
Off
00
Emphasized mode not selected
On
10
Emphasized mode selected
Off
00
Double-height mode not selected
On
20
Double-height mode selected
Off
00
Double-width mode not selected
On
20
Double-width mode selected
Off
Undefined
On
Undefined
Off
00
Underline mode not selected
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]
ESC -, ESC E, GS!
ESC - n
[Name]
Turn underline mode on/off
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
HEX
1B
2D
Decimal
27
45
[Range]
0 ≤n ≤ 1
[Description]
Turns underline mode on or off, based on the following values of 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)
[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
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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
HEX
1B
45
Decimal
27
69
[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
HEX
1B
7B
Decimal
27
123
[Range]
0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description]
Turns upside-down printing mode on of off
When the LSB is 0, upside-down mode is turned off.
When the LSB is 1, upside-down mode is turned on.
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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
HEX
1D
21
Decimal 29
33
[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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Hex
Decimal
Width
Hex
Decimal
Height
00
1 (normal)
00
1 (normal)
01
2 (double width)
10
16
2 (double height)
02
20
32
03
30
48
04
40
64
05
50
80
06
60
96
07
70
112
Character Height Selection
Character Width Selection
[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
HEX
1D
42
Decimal
29
66
[Range]
0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description]
Turns on or off White/Black reverse printing mode.
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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-W25 supports the following command for enabling and disabling the panel
button.
C o m m an d
N am e
ESC c 5
Enable/disable panel buttons
ESC c 5 n
[Name]
Enable/Disable panel buttons
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
HEX
1B
63
35
Decimal
27
97
53
[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-W25 supports the following commands for setting the print position
C o m m an d
N am e
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 lower 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
HEX
1B
61
Decimal
27
97
[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;
0, 48
1, 49
2, 50
Justification
Left justification
Center justification
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
[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
n1… nk
NUL
HEX
1B
44
n1… nk
00
Decimal
27
68
n1… nk
[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
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
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
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
HEX
1B
54
Decimal
27
84
[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;
Print
Starting position
direction
0,48
1,49
2,50
3,51
Left to right
Upper left
(A in the figure)
Bottom to
Lower left
top
(B in the figure)
Right to left
Lower right
(C in the figure)
Top to
Upper right
bottom
(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 un its 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
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 in page mode.
Horizontal starting position = (xL + xH * 256) * (horizontal motion unit)
Vertical starting position = (yL + yH * 256) * (vertical motion unit)
[Note]
This command is effective only in page mode.
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6.6. Bit-Image Commands
The PORTI-W25 supports the following bit-image command.
C o m m an d
N am e
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
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:
Vertical direction
mode
Number
Dot density
Horizontal direction
Dot density
of Dots
Number of
Data
8 dot single
60 DPI
90 DPI
nL+nHx256
8 dot double
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)
[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.
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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, doublestrike, 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
follows;
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- When 8-dot bit image is selected
- When 24-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
d1… dk
HEX
1B
58
34
d1… dk
Decimal
27
88
52
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
- Vertical direction dots
= (x * 8)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-W25 supports the following status transmission command.
C o m m an d
N am e
ESC v
Transmit paper sensor status
ESC v
[Name]
Transmit paper sensor status
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
HEX
1B
76
Decimal 27
[Description]
118
ESC v transmits the status of a paper sensor as 1byte of data.
When the paper roll end sensor detects a paper, printer transmits the
NULL(H00) data.
When the paper roll end sensor doesn’t detect a paper, printer don’t
Transmit anything.
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6.8. Barcode Commands
The PORTI-W25 supports the following barcode commands.
C o m m an d
N am e
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
HEX
1D
68
Decimal
29
104
[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
HEX
1D
77
Decimal
29
119
[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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①GS k m d1 …dk NUL
②GS k m n d1 … dn
[Name]
Print barcode
[Format]
①ASCII GS
HEX
1D
Decimal 29
② ASCII GS
HEX
1D
Decimal 29
m d1… dk NUL
6B
m d1… dk 00
107
m d1… dk 0
m n
d1… dn
6B
m n
d1… dn
107
m n
d1… dn
① 0 ≤ m ≤ 6 (k and d depends on the bar code system used.)
[Range]
② 0 ≤ m ≤ 6 (n and d depends on the bar code system used.)
[Description]
GS k m d1… dk NUL selects a barcode system and print the barcode.
m specifies a bar code system as follows;
①
Barcode System
Number of character
Remarks
UPC-A
11 ≤ k ≤ 12
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
UPC-E
11 ≤ k ≤ 12
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
EAN13
11 ≤ k ≤ 13
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
EAN8
7≤ k ≤ 8
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
CODE39
1≤ k
48 ≤ d ≤ 57, 65 ≤ d ≤ 90,
d = 32, 36, 37, 43, 45, 46,47
ITF
1 ≤ k (even number)
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
CODABAR
1≤k
48 ≤ d ≤ 57, 65 ≤ d ≤ 68,
d = 36, 43, 45, 46, 47, 58
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②
Barcode System
Number of character s
Remarks
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UPC-A
11 ≤ n ≤ 12
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
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UPC-E
11 ≤ n ≤ 12
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
67
EAN13
11 ≤ n ≤ 13
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
68
EAN8
7≤ n ≤ 8
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
69
CODE39
1 ≤ n ≤ 255
48 ≤ d ≤ 57, 65 ≤ d ≤ 90,
d = 32, 36, 37, 43, 45, 46,47
70
ITF
1 ≤ n ≤ 255 (even number)
48 ≤ d ≤ 57
71
CODABAR
1 ≤ n ≤ 255
48 ≤ d ≤ 57, 65 ≤ d ≤ 68,
d = 36, 43, 45, 46, 47, 58
72
CODE93
1 ≤ n ≤ 255
0 ≤ d ≤ 127
73
CODE128
2 ≤ n ≤ 255
0 ≤ d ≤ 127
[Notes]
1) This command ends with a NUL code.
2) When the bar code system used is UPC-A or UPC-E, the printer prints the bar
code data after receiving 12 bytes bar code data and processes the following data as
normal data.
3) When the bar code system used in EAN13, the printer prints the bar code
after receiving 13 bytes bar code data and processes the following data as normal
data.
4) When the bar code system used in EAN8, the printer prints the bar code
after receiving 8 bytes bar code data and processes following data as normal data.
5) The number of data for ITF bar code must be even numbers.
When an odd number of data is input, the printer ignores the last received data.
6) n indicates the number of bar code data, and the printer processes n bytes from
the next character data as bar code data.
7) If n is outside of the specified range, the printer stops command processing and
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processes the following data as normal data.
8) Be sure to keep spaces on both right and left sides of a bar code.
Spaces are different depending on the types of the bar code.
[Reference] GS h, GS w, GS H, ESC L, ESC W, ESC FF
GS H n
[Name]
Turn HRI characters print mode ON/OFF
[Format]
ASCII
GS
HEX
1D
48
Decimal
29
72
[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.
The default setting is n=0.
ESC Z m n k d d1… dn
[Name]
Print 2D barcode
[Format]
ASCII
ESC
m n k d d1… dn
HEX
1B
5A
m n k d d1… dn
Decimal
27
90
m n
[Range]
d1… dn
1 ≤m ≤7
0 ≤n ≤ 8
2 ≤k ≤5
1 ≤ d ≤ 65535
[Description]
Print 2D bar code (PDF417 format).
m specifies column number of 2D bar code.
n specifies security level to restore when bar code image is damaged.
k is used for define horizontal and vertical ratio.
d is consist of 2 byte. 1st byte is lower number. And 2nd byte is upper number.
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6.9. Macro Function Commands
The PORTI-W25 supports the following macro function commands;
C o m m an d
N am e
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
HEX
1D
5E
t m
Decimal
29
94
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. Miscellaneous function commands
The PORTI-W25 supports the following miscellaneous function commands;
Command
Name
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
HEX
1D
50
Decimal
29
80
[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 of 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
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
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) to 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
6.11. Line & box commands
The PORTI- W25 supports the following line & box commands;
Command
Name
GS i
Print line & box in page mode
GS i
[Name]
Print line & box in page mode
[Format]
ASCII
GS
xL xH yL yH n
HEX
1D
69
xL
xH
yL
yH
Decimal
29
105
xL
xH
yL
yH
[Description]
Print line & box in page mode
Horizontal length : xL + xH *256(dot)
Vertical length
: yL+ yH*256(dot)
Line thickness
: n (dot)
If the horizontal length is 0, it becomes vertical line
If the vertical length is 0, it becomes horizontal line
[Range]
0 ≤ xL, xH, yL, yH ≤ 255
0 ≤ n ≤ 255
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7 Introduction of Protocol IrDA
7.1. Frame structure
SOF TOF DATA CHECKSUM EOF
SOF : Start of frame (SOF code must be 0xC0)
TOF : Type of frame (See the table shown below)
Type of frame
Code Data
ACK
0x06
NACK
0x15
ENQ
0x05
Print data
0x44
Require printer status 0x53
Response printer status 0x51
EOT
0x04
EOF : End of frame (EOF code must be 0xC1)
CHECKSUM : Checksum is necessary in case of the TOF code is 0x44.
DATA : Data is in need of the TOF code is 0x44, 0x05, 0x53.
1. If the code (0xC0, 0xC1, 0x7D) is included on sending data, first insert 0x7D code, then
operate XOR with that code and 0x20.
Example : In case the send data is 0x20 0x7D 0xC1, the sending data will be 0x20 0x7D 0x5D
0x7D 0xE1.
Note : The bolded character is inserted data.
And the underlined character is the data operated XOR with 0x20.
2. If the code 0x7D is included on receiving, first remove 0x7D code, then operate XOR with
next code and 0x20.
Example : In case the received data is 0x20 0x7D 0x5D 0x7D 0xE1, the real data will be 0x20
0x7D 0xC1.
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Note : The underlined character is the data operated XOR with 0x20.
7.2. Process of printer status inquiry
1. If there is no response from printer, after fifth times recheck with every 400ms,
then display the error message such as "The printer cannot fined" on your display panel same
like CRT, PDA, etc.
2. Structure of printer status response frame
SOF 0x53 STATUS
Previous DATA
EOF
- STATUS
Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
Bit
ON
OFF
Paper empty
Normal
Low battery
Normal
Head open
Normal
Not defined Not defined
Not defined Not defined
Not defined Not defined
Not defined Not defined
Not defined Not defined
- Previous DATA ID : Finally used DATA ID
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7.3. Process of transmitting and
receiving print data
1. It is error condition shown below.
- Wrong checksum received
- No data received within 200ms after data receive.
- There is no 0xC1 code after checksum
- It is not number code (0x30 - 0x39) in data length field.
7.4 Structure of print data frame
SOF 0x44
DATA DATA Print
ID
Length DATA
CHECKSUM EOF
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1. DATA ID : It is made up 1 digit number.
The range is 0 - 9.
The number must be character code.
2. DATA Length : It consists of 4 digit numbers.
The range is 0001 - 9999.
The number must be character code.
Example - If you want to send 4 numbers data to printer, you must send 0x30 0x30 0x30
0x34 codes as data length.
3. CHECKSUM : It is composed of 2 bytes.
1st byte is operated XOR value with odd numbers of data.
And 2nd byte is operated XOR value with even numbers of data
Example - In case of print data is SAMPLE TEST, data length is 0011 (0x30 0x30 0x31
0x31), the 1st byte of checksum is operated XOR value with S, M, L, space, E, T,
and 2nd byte checksum is operated XOR value with A, P, E, T, S.
Note :
1. Do not have time interval over 200ms on transmitting print data.
2. If not receive EOT or NACK frame within 1 second after transmitting print data
completely, jump to the transmitting ENQ frame.
3. If receive EOT frame after print data transmitted, quit the print operation
4. In case of receiving NACK frame, if receive NACK frame more than three times
after transmit print data three times, display CHECK PRINTER STATUS on your
display panel and wait operator's measures.
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7.5. Structure of ENQ frame
SOF 0x05 DATA ID EOF
1. If there is no response ACK frame after transmitting ENQ frame from host, transmit again
ENQ frame after waiting 400ms.
2. In case of no response over 10 times from printer about ENQ frame, display PRINTER
CANNOT FINDED message on the your display panel, and wait operator's measures.
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Appendix
A.MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
1. Printer mechanism handling
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 paper 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 sc ratched with a hard metal object
such as a nail, the paper may become discolored.
- Notes on thermal paper storage
Since color development begins at 70°
C (158°
F), 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.
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