Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer - Manual (Page 48)

3-40 STAR Command Specifications
Rev. 0.70
3-3-8 Bit Image Graphics
ESC K n NUL d1 d2 … dn
[Name] Standard density bit image
[Code] ASCII ESC K n NUL d1 d2 .. dn
Hexadecimal 1B 4B n 00 d1 d2 .. dn
Decimal 27 75 n 0 d1 d2 .. dn
[Defined Area] 1 ≤n ≤total dot count
0 ≤ d ≤ 255
[Initial Value] ---
[Function] This command prints bit images with only the data count determined by n.
The amount of data that can be printed in one line is limited to the total dot count. Data that exceeds the total
dot count or the right margin is ignored.
See each printer’s product specifications manual for details regarding the total dot count.
The printing of this command is a uni-directional print (SP2000, BD100).
After printing the bit image, the printer automatically returns to the character mode.
The following drawing shows the relationship of the print head needle wires and the data.
1
9
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Pin Used
Unused
b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1
Upper Lower