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Commands Not Supported in Emulation Mode
In Epson emulation mode, the SureMark printer supports all Epson commands
except the page mode commands and smoothing. Table 22 lists the commands that
are not supported.
Table 22. Commands Not Supported in Epson Emulation Mode
Hex Command ASCII Command Description of Limitation
18 CAN Cancel print data in page mode
1B 0C ESC FF Print data in page mode
1B 4C ESC L Select page mode
1B 54 n ESC T n Select print direction in page mode
1B 57 xL xH yL yH
... ESC W xL xH yL yH... Set printing area in page mode
1D 24 nL nH GS $ nL nH Set absolute vertical print position in
page mode
1D 5C nL nH GS \ nL nH Set relative vertical print position in
page mode
1D 62 n GS b n Turn smoothing mode on or off
Connectivity Differences
The connectivity differences between an Epson single-station printer and the
SureMark single-station printers are:
v The Epson printer offers a parallel interface that the SureMark printer does not
support.
v The following RS-232 modes of communication, which are supported by the
Epson single-station printer, are not supported by the SureMark printer:
– 2.4K and 4.8K baud
– 7 bits of data
– Parity
– More than one stop bit
– 25-pin D shell
v To attach the printer to a standard PC serial port:
– The Epson single-station printer requires a Null Modem cable.
– The SureMark requires a standard 9-pin D-shell RS-232 cable.
updated March 18, 2002
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