Colour Printer Users Manual

Set printer on-line

Mode

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both <DC1 > 17 11

Returns the printer to the on-line state, allowing it to receive and process

all subsequent characters and commands. This command is ignored if

the printer was set off-line by pressing the On Line switch on the control

panel.

Bell

Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal

Both <BEL>

Sounds a brief beep tone from the printer’s beeper.

Bidirectional printing

Mode ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

<ESC> “U” “0”

27 85 48 1B 55 30

Both

27 85 0 1B 55 00

Causes subsequent printing to be done in the normal bidirectional mode,

which is faster than unidirectional printing.

Unidirectional printing

IModel ASCII

Decimal I Hexadecimal I

<ESC> “U” “ I ”

27 85 49 IB 55 31

Both I

27 85 I 1B 55 01

Causes subsequent printing to be done unidirectionally, ensuring maxi-

mum vertical alignment precision.

One-line unidirectional printing

Mode

ASCII Decimal

Hexadecimal

Both <ESC’

‘S < ”

27 60

1B 3C

Immediately returns the print head to the left margin, then prints the

remainder of the line from left to right. Normal bidirectional printing

resumes on the next line.