User`s guide

STANDARD PRINTER COMMANDS

Graphics mode

Function Initializes the printer to receive binary data for

printing bitmapped graphics. Unlike most

commands, this command is not sent as ASCII text.

Send all graphics data, including the header line, to

the printer in a continuous binary data stream.

Explicit Form

mode dottime dotrows numlbls data

Parameters

mode

The graphics command. Use @ for

foreground graphics printing, # for

background graphics printing. The

mode parameter is sent as a one

byte binary representation of the

ASCII character.

dottime

Determines the Y dimension of each

dot. Dot time is a one byte binary

number with a decimal value

between 1 and 255.

dotrows

Number of dot rows required for the

image, sent as a two byte binary

value with a minimum of 1 and a

maximum limited by label size and

available printer memory.

numlbls

Number of duplicate labels to print,

sent as a two byte binary number

having a decimal value between 0

and 65535. Set this value to 0 when

preparing background graphics.

data

Binary data defining the bitmapped

image. The image is coded as a

raster scan, with binary 1's

representing black dots and binary

0's representing white dots.

IMPORTANT!

Dot time values that result in aspect ratios less than 0.8

are not recommended, as poor print quality can result.