Paxar Monarch 6015 - Manual (Page 13)

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S e t t i n g t h e P o w e r M o d e
The printer can operate in five different power modes, each using a different
number of printhead sections. The mode selected also affects the print
speed. The larger the number of dots used, the faster the printer speed.
Command Description
ESC-'P'- Sets the power mode.
The number of printhead sections to use,
specified in hex. How you specify this value is
dependent on the language the application is
written in. For example, in C, you would use
0x01 to select one printhead section.
1 Prints using one printhead section.
2 Prints using two printhead sections.
3 Prints using three printhead sections.
6 Prints using six printhead sections.
7 Default. Dynamically chooses the
number of printhead sections to use (1,
2, 3, or 6), depending on what is
printed.