Star Micronics Line Thermal/Dot Printer - Manual (Page 92)

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STAR LIne Mode Command Specifications
ESC x n
[Name] Specify expanded Kanji characters (Double tall/double high & wide)
[Code]
ASCII ESC x n
Hexadecimal 1B 78 n
Decimal 27 120 n
[Defined Area] Thermal : -
Slip : n = 0, 1, n = 48, 49 (“0,” “1”)
Validation : n = 0, 1, n = 48, 49 (“0,” “1”)
[Initial Value] Thermal : -
Slip : Specify two-byte 16 x 16 dot Kanji characters (single density).
Validation : Specify two-byte 16 x 16 dot Kanji characters (single density).
[Function]
Only setting is valid
Setting is valid after switching to slip or validation.
,
Sets (double tall/double high and wide) Kanji character expansion. (* : See “Relationship of
Japanese Character Size Selection.”
n State Transition
0, 48 Sets Kanji character expansion.
When 16 x 16 dot Kanji characters [single density] are selected, they expand only in the
vertical direction.
[Vertical tall size: State (A) to state (C)]
When 16 x 16 dot Kanji characters [double density] are selected, they expand both vertically
and horizontally.
[Double high and wide size: State (B) to state (D)]
1, 49 Cancels specify Kanji character expansion, and sets to two-byte Kanji characters
When 16 x 16 dot Kanji characters [double density] are selected, they become two-pass
characters (state (C) to state (A))
When 16 x 16 dot Kanji characters [double density] are selected, they become four-pass
characters (state (D) to state (B))
When page mode is selected, only setting is valid
Setting is valid after switching to line mode.