Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer - Manual (Page 89)

3-81 STAR Command Specifications
Rev. 0.70
ESC 4
[Name] Specify white/black inversion and red color printing
[Code] ASCII ESC 4
Hexadecimal 1B 34
Decimal 27 52
[Defined Area] ---
[Initial Value] White/black inversion cancelled/black color printing specified
[Function] The following shows the details of this command. They vary according to the model.
Spec. 1
• Specifies white/black inverted printing (only on models that do not handle two color printing)
Subsequent characters are printed, including the character pitch, with white and black inverted.
Printing is uni-directional. (SP2000, BD100)
Precautions for Use of This Command
(1) This command is enabled for ANK characters only. White/black is not inverted for Kanji characters and
block graphic characters.
(2) Do not use this command when ANK fonts are set to 5 x 9 (3P=1) (Print quality is not guaranteed.)
(3) When the ANK font setting is 5 x 9 (2P=1), and character spacing is set to an odd number, the gap
between characters will open, so set the character space to an even value.
• Specifies red color printing (only on models that handle two color printing)
Subsequent characters are printed in red.Red and black characters can be mixed on the same line.
This command is enabled for all print data (ANK characters, Kanji characters and bit images).
When switched to red colored, printing is uni-directional.
Spec. 2
This command function is based on the selection of red/black substitute function.
The red/black substitute function is selected by the memory switch or the command “4” m n.
For details on selecting the red/black substitute function using a command, see the explanation of
“4” m n below, and for details on selecting the red/black substitute function using the memory switch,
see the printer specifications manual.
ESC 5
[Name] Cancel white/black inversion/specify black color printing
[Code] ASCII ESC 5
Hexadecimal 1B 35
Decimal 27 53
[Defined Area] ---
[Initial Value] Cancel white/black inverted printing/specify black printing
[Function] The following shows the details of this command. They vary according to the model.
Spec. 1
Cancels white/black inverted printing (only on models that do not handle two color printing)
Cancels white/black inverted printing
Specifies black printing (only on models that handle two color printing)
Cancels red color printing and prints subsequent data in black.
Spec. 2
This command function is based on the selection of red/black substitute function.
The red/black substitute function is selected by the memory switch or the command “4” m n.
For details on selecting the red/black substitute function using a command, see the explanation of
“4” m n below, and for details on selecting the red/black substitute function using the memory switch,
see the printer specifications manual.