Star Micronics Line Thermal/Dot Printer - Manual (Page 93)

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STAR Line Mode Command Specifications
ESC w n
[Name] Specify expanded Kanji characters (batch double tall/double high & wide)
[Code]
ASCII ESC w n
Hexadecimal 1B 77 n
Decimal 27 119 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 (batch double tall/double high and wide) Kanji character expansion. (* : See “Relationship of
Japanese Character Size Selection.”
n State Transition
0, 48 Sets double high & wide (double-wide/double-high) 16 x 16 Japanese characters. (to state
(D))
1, 49 Cancels specify Japanese character expansion, and sets to two-byte 16 x 16 dot Japanese
characters [single density]
Japanese characters become two-pass characters ( to state (A))
When page mode is selected, only setting is valid
Setting is valid after switching to line mode.
See 5. Appendix 5-2 Expansion Position for details on the differences of dot configurations of [sin-
gle density] and [double density] in two-byte 16 x 16 dot Japanese characters. This section use a
Japanese character to illustrate the difference.
ESC u 1 ESC u 0
ESC x 0
ESC x 1
ESC x 1
ESC x 0
ESC u 1 ESC u 0
ESC w 0
ESC w 1
Status (A)
Two-byte 16 x 16 Dot Kanji
(Single Density) (2-pass Printing)
Status (C)
Double High Kanji
(Double High Size) (2-pass Printing)
Status (B)
Two-byte 16 x 16 Dot Kanji
(Double Density) (4-pass Printing)
Status (D)
Double High/Double Wide Kanji
(Double High/Wide) (2-pass Printing)