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Control codes pcos series 150 programmer's guide – Star Micronics 150 User Manual

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Control Codes

PcOS Series 150

Programmer's Guide

Graphic Mode

Page 46

Rev G

12/14/99

Function

Print quad-density graphics (240 h x 72 v dpi)

ASCII

[ESC] Z

1

2

Hexadecimal

1BH 5AH

1

2

Decimal

<27> <90>

1

2

IPCL

none

Description

This command prints n1 + 256 * n2 bytes of quad-density graphics (240
dpi) at half speed with no consecutive dots. (Quad-density graphic mode is
generally used to print 240 h by 144 v dpi resolutions in two passes).

Function

Print graphics in mode (60 h/120 h/240 h x 72 v dpi)

ASCII

[ESC] *

1

2

Hexadecimal

1BH 2AH

1

2

Decimal

<27> <42>

1

2

IPCL

none

Description

This command selects one of the three above graphics modes as specified
by .

Where

0

60 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

1

120 dpi

Half speed

8-bit slices

2

120 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

3

240 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

4

80 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

5

72 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

6

90 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

7

144 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

8,9,11,12,13,14,16

Not supported

Function

Reassign graphic mode

ASCII

[ESC] ?

Hexadecimal

1BH 3FH

Decimal

<27> <63>

IPCL

none

Description

This command reassigns graphic mode to resolution . Possible
values for are K, L, Y or Z. Resolutions are 0 through 7 as
follows:

Where

0

60 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

Default for K

1

120 dpi

Half speed

8-bit slices

Default for L

2

120 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

Default for Y

3

240 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

Default for Z

4

80 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

5

72 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

6

90 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices

7

144 dpi

Full speed

8-bit slices