Epson 870 User Manual

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EPSON

Programming Guide

For

6 Color

EPSON Stylus Ink Jet Printer

Stylus Photo 870

(Level I)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION................................

1.1 EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 870

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CHAPTER 2 PAPER - TYPES, SIZES AND ORIENTATION MODE ................

2.1 EPSON PAPER TYPES AND SIZES FOR THE STYLUS PHOTO 870

2.2 EPSON PAPER TYPES AND ORIENTATION FOR THE STYLUS PHOTO 870

CHAPTER 3 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................

3.1 PRINTING MODE SETTI NGS OF THE EPSON STYLUS COLOR 460

3.2 COLOR INK MODE SETTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STYLUS COLOR 870

3.3 BLACK INK MODE SETTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STYLUS COLOR 870

CHAPTER 4 PRINTABLE AREAS ................................

4.1 PRINTABLE AREA - STYLUS PHOTO 870

4.2 PRINTABLE AREAS FOR STANDARD SIZE PAPERS

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4.3 PRINTABLE AREAS FOR USER DEFINED PAPER SIZES

CHAPTER 5 COMMAND SEQUENCE FLOW................................

5.1 RASTER GRAPHICS MODES

5.2 NON-COMPRESSED MODE & RLL COMPRESSION MODE COMMAND TRANSFER SEQUENCES..17

5.3 TIFF COMPRESSION MODE COMMAND TRANSFER SEQUENCES

5.4 ROLL PAPER MODE COMMAND TRANSFER SEQUENCES

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CHAPTER 6 INIDIVIDUAL COMMAND SPECIFICATIONS.....................

6.1 LINE FEED “LF”

6.2 FORM FEED “FF”

6.3 CARRIAGE RETURN “CR”

6.4 CARRIAGE RETURN “ESC EM N”

6.5 SET ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL PRINT POSITION “ESC $ NL NH”

6.6 SET ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL PRINT POSITION “ESC ( $ NL NH M1 M2 M3 M4”

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6.7 SET PAGE LENGTH IN DEFINED UNIT “ESC (C NL NH ML MH”

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6.8 SET PAGE LENGTH IN DEFINED UNIT(EXTENDED) “ESC (C NL NH M1 M2 M3 M4”

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6.9 SELECT GRAPHICS MODE “ESC (G NL NH M”

6.10 SET UNIT “ESC (U NL NH M”

6.11 SET UNIT(EXTENDED) “ESC (U NL NH P V H ML MH”

6.12 SET ABSOLUTE VERTICAL PRINT POSITION “ESC (V NL NH ML MH”

6.13 SET ABSOLUTE VERTICAL PRINT POSITION(EXTENDED) “ESC (V NL NH M1 M2 M3 M4”

6.14 SET PAGE FORMAT “ESC (C NL NH TL TH BL BH”

6.15 SET PAGE FORMAT(EXT ENDED) “ESC (C NL NH T1 T2 T3 T4 B1 B2 B3 B4”

6.16 SELECT MICROWEAVE PRINT MODE “ESC (I”

6.17 SELECT DOT SIZE “ESC (E NL NH M D”

6.18 SELECT COLOR “ESC (R NL NH M N”

6.19 SET RELATIVE VERTICAL PRINT POSITION “ESC (V NL NH ML MH”

6.20 SET RELATIVE VERTICAL PRINT POSITION “ESC (V NL NH M1 M2 M3 M4”

6.21 PRINT RASTER GRAPHICS “ESC . C V H M NL NH D1...DK (C=0,1)”

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6.22 ENTER TIFF COMPRESSED MODE “ESC . 2 V H 1 0 0”

6.23 SET PAPER DIMENSION “ESC (S NL NH W1 W2 W3 W4 L1 L2 L3 L4”

6.24 SET RESOLUTION OF RASTER IMAGE “ESC (D NL NH RL RH V H”

6.25 TRANSFER RASTER IMAGE “ESC I R C B NL NH ML MH D1......DK”

6.26 INITIALIZE PRINTER “ESC @”

6.27 TURN UNIDIRECTIONAL MODE ON/OFF “ESC U N”

6.28 SET RELATIVE HORIZONTAL PRINT POSITION “ESC \ NL NH”

6.29 SET RELATIVE HORIZONTAL PRINT POSITION “ESC (/ NL NH N1 N2 M1 M2”

6.30 SELECT PRINTING COLOR “ESC R N”

6.31 EXTENDED RASTER GRAPHICS SPECIFIC COMMANDS-BINARAY MODE COMMANDS FOR“ESC

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6.32 SELECT PRINTING COLOR “<COLR>”

6.33 CARRIAGE RETU RN TO LEFT-MOST P RINT POSIT ION “<CR >”

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6.34 EXIT TIFF COMPRESSED MODE “<EXIT>”

6.35 SET RELATIVE HORIZONTAL POSITION “<MOVX >”

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6.36 SET <MOVX> UNIT TO 8 DOTS <MOVXB YTE >”

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6.37 SET <MOVX> UNIT TO 1 DOT <MOVXDOT>”

6.38 SET RELATIVE VERTICAL POSITION < MOVY >”

6.39 TRANSFER RASTER GRAPHICS DATA < XFER >”

6.40 EPSON PACKET MODE EXIT COMMAND (SPECIAL COMMAND)”0 0 0 ESC 1 @EJL 20H 1284.4 0AH @EJL 20H 20H 20H 20H 20H 0AH”

6.41 ENTER REMOTE MODE ESC "(R" 08H 00H 00H "REMOTE1

6.42 SELECT PAPER FEED SEQUENCE "SN" 03H 00H 00H M1 M2

6.43 SELECT PAPER FEED SEQUENCE "EX" 03H 00H 00H M1 M2

6.43 SET ROLL PAPER MODE “EX" 06H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 05H M1

6.44 TERMINATE REMOTE MODE ESC 00H 00H 00H

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LIST OF TABLES:

Table 1 EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Printer Feature Summary...............................................................8

Table 2 The EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Paper Types and Sizes...........................................................9

Table 3 Paper Types and Orientation ..................................................................................................11

Table 4 Recommended Print Mode settings.......................................................................................12

Table 5 Color ink printing recommendations.....................................................................................12

Table 6 Black ink printing recommendations.....................................................................................13

Table 7 Printable area diagram.............................................................................................................14

Table 8 Standard Printable area values for A, B, D and E according to the printable area diagram.

Table 9 Maximum Printing area values for A, B, D and E for user-defined paper sizes.................15

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Table 15

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Command Setting Procedure of non-compressed and RLL compression mode for

Command sequences for TIFF Compression Mode.........................................................19

Command sequences for Roll Paper Mode.......................................................................20

Values for 2nd paramter when 1st parameter is 00H (Paper feed mode) in the SN

Values for 2nd parameter when 1st parameter is 01H (Paper gap mode) in the SN

Values for 2nd parameter when 1st parameter is 02H (Feed speed mode) in the SN

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This Programming Guide is intended for use in conjunction with the EPSON Standard ESC/P Reference Manual (December 1997)

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION

This section of the Programming Guide will provide a technical overview of EPSON’s Stylus Photo 870 inkjet printer to facilitate driver development.

1.1 EPSON Stylus Photo 870

The Stylus Photo 870 is a six-color inkjet printer from EPSON. The Stylus Photo 870 is targeted for home photography uses. Printouts are intended to last as long as traditional color photo lab prints, using 1440 x 720 dpi. This printer allows continuous edge-to-edge snapshots with the EPSON Digital PhotoLab Starter Kit. The starter kit includes a roll paper holder, EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Roll Paper and helpful photo software like EPSON Software Film Factory and Adobe PhotoDeluxe. The user will be capable of printing snapshots, personal photo greeting cards and bigger-than-life panoramics. Excluding the Japanese market, this printer is sold world wide as the Stylus Photo 870.

The Stylus Photo 870 uses the Micro Piezo print head and two-cartridges. It uses one black ink cartridge and one multicolor cartridge that contains five inks. The five inks in the single multicolor cartridge are Yellow, Cyan, Light-Cyan, Magenta and Light-Magenta. All of the color inks have the same ink formulation.

The EPSON Stylus Photo 870 printer incorporates the following features:

Six individual ink colors

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Built in Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF)

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Built-in 8-bit bidirectional parallel interface (IEEE-1284)

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Print densities up to 1440(H) x 720(V)

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Wide range of paper types

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With the Stylus Photo 870’s bi-directional interfaces and EPSON’s Remote Mode bi-directional printer control language, the host computer can obtain key printer status information.

This document doesn’t contain information for an individual ISV’s specific driver development, but does contain the new ESC/P 2 commands associated with the Stylus Photo 870’s ability to reproduce subtle tone variations. For example, commands such as: Select dot Size “ESC ( e”, Select Ink Color “ESC ( r”, and a few recently enhanced ESC/P 2 commands are included in this section of the Programming Guide.

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Table 1 EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Printer Feature Summary

EPSON Stylus Photo 870

48 black nozzles Print Head

240 color nozzles, 48 nozzles x 5 (CcMmY). Interface (s) Parallel, and Serial Printer Language ESC/P Raster & Re mot e Mode Max Resolution (dpi) 1440(h) x 720(v) Selectable dot size Yes Ink Type ***CcMmYK

Ink Droplet Size 4 picoliters

*** - CcMmYK refers to: Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow and Black

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CHAPTER 2 PAPER - TYPES, SIZES AND ORIENTATION MODE

2.1 EPSON Paper Types and Sizes for the Stylus Photo 870

EPSON Stylus Photo 870 printer will print on paper in the following sizes:

Table 2 The EPSON Stylus Photo 870 Paper Types and Sizes

Paper Type Size US EU JPN

Plain paper Cut sheets Legal Yes Yes Yes

Letter Yes Yes Yes Executive Yes No No Half-Letter Yes No No A4 Yes Yes Yes A5 No Yes No B5 No No Yes User-defined Yes Yes Yes Envelopes #10 Yes Yes No C6 Yes Yes No DL Yes Yes No 132x220 Yes Yes No Postcards Postcard No No Yes (card) Return Postcard No No Yes Index cards A6 No Yes No (card) 5in. x 8in. Yes Yes No 8in. x 10in. Yes Yes No

Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Cut sheets Legal Yes No No

Letter Yes No No A4 No Yes Yes

Postcard (card) Postcard No No Yes Index card A6 No Yes No (card) 5in. x 8in. Yes Yes No

8in. x 10in. Yes Yes No

Matte Paper - Heavyweight Cut sheets Letter Yes No No

A4 No Yes No

360 dpi Ink Jet Paper Cut sheets Letter Yes No No

A4 No Yes No Index card (card) A6 Yes Yes No Postcard (card) Postcard

(Address Side)

No No No

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Paper Type Size US EU JPN

Photo Paper Cut sheets Letter Yes No No

A4 No Yes Yes Photo Paper (card) 113.6x175.4mm Yes Yes Yes Photo Paper 100x150 mm No Yes No Photo Paper 200x300 mm No Yes No Postcard (card) Postcard No No Yes Roll Paper W A4 Yes Yes Yes W 100mm Yes Yes Yes W 89mm Yes Yes Yes

Photo Quality Glossy Film Cut sheets Letter Yes No No

A4 No Yes Yes A6 Yes Yes Yes

Ink Jet Transparencies Cut sheets Letter Yes No No

A4 No Yes Yes

Photo Quality Adhesive sheet Cut sheets Letter Yes No No

A4 No Yes Yes

Iron-on Cool Peel Transfer Paper Cut sheets Letter Yes No No

A4 No Yes Yes

Photo Stickers 16 cut up A6 Yes Yes No

Hagaki No No Yes

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2.2 EPSON Paper Types and Orientation for the Stylus Photo 870

EPSON Stylus Photo 870 printer will print with portrait or landscape orientation as shown:

Table 3 Paper Types and Orientation

Orientation

Paper Type Dimensions

W x L

Legal 8.5in. x 14in. Yes No Letter 8.5in. x 11in. Yes No

A4 210 mm x 297 mm Yes No A5 148 mm x 210 mm Yes No A6 105 mm x 148 mm Yes No

Executive 7.25 in. x 10.5 in. Yes No

Half Letter 5.5 in. x 8.5 in. Yes No

B5 182 mm x 257 mm Yes No

Index card 5in. x8in. 5 in. x 8 in. Yes No

Index card 8in. x10in. 8 in. x 10 in. Yes No

Photo Paper 4 in. x 6 in. 113.6 mm x 164.4 mm*1) Yes No Photo Paper 100x150mm 100 mm x 150 mm Yes No Photo Paper 200x300mm 216 mm x 338 mm *2) Yes No

Postcard 100 mmx148 mm Yes No

Return postcard 200 mmx148 mm No Yes

#10 Envelope 9.5 in. x 4 .125 in. No Yes

DL Envelope 220 mm x 110 mm No Yes C6 Envelope 162 mm x 114 mm No Yes

Envelope 132 x 220 220 mm x 132 mm No Yes

Panoramic Photo Paper 210 mm x 594 mm Yes No

User-defined 89 to 241.3 mm

x 89 to 1117.6 mm

(3.5 in. to 9.5 in.

x 3.5 in. to 44 in.)

Roll Paper W A4

Roll Paper W 100 mm

Roll Paper W 89 mm

1) Only “Yes” orientations are allowed for the predetermined paper sizes in the above table.

2) Printing at a rotation of 90° for each of the predeterm ined sizes must be carried out by the application.

3) *1):Photo Paper 4in.x 6in. :113.6 mm x 164.4 mm is the logical size for the printer driver, Real paper-size is 113.6 mm x 175.4 mm.

*2):Photo Paper 200 x 300 mm: Top margin non-printable area and Bottom margin

W 210 Yes No W 100 Yes No

W 89 Yes No

non-printable areas are both 14mm.

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Yes No

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CHAPTER 3 RECOMMENDATIONS

The following recommendations are provided for development of printer drivers for the Stylus Photo 870 printer. The values provided are only starting recommendations. Adjustments to

these values for different halftone modules may improve driver output quality.

3.1 Printing Mode Settings of the EPSON Stylus COLOR 460

The EPSON Stylus Photo 870 supports the following printing modes. More information regarding commands for these modes of printing can be found in the Individual Command Specifications portion of this paper.

Table 4 Recommended Print Mode settings

Printing mode

Economy Normal Normal Fine Photo(720) Photo(1440)

Print density

(horizontal x vertical)

120(360)dpi x 120dpi

360dpi x 360dpi 360dpi x 360dpi 360dpi x 720dpi 720dpi x 720dpi

1440dpi x 720dpi

Micro Weave 02H value of

SN Command

OFF OFF

ON ON ON ON

03 02 01 00 00 00

3.2 Color Ink Mode Setting Recommendations for the Stylus COLOR 870

Table 5 Color ink printing recommendations.

Media Print quality Resolution

dpi

Plain paper Normal 360x360 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 ON

360dpi Ink Jet Paper Normal 360x360 OFF

Photo Quality Ink Fine 360x720 ON

Jet Paper Photo(720) 720x720 ON

Matte Paper -

Heavyweight

Photo Paper Fine 360x720 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 ON

RC Paper Fine 360x720 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 ON

Photo Quality Glossy

Film

Ink Jet Transparencies Normal 360x360 OFF

Fine 360x720 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 OFF

Bi-directional

printing

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3.3 Black Ink Mode Setting Recommendations for the Stylus COLOR 870

Table 6 Black ink printing recommendations.

Media Print quality Resolution

dpi

Plain paper Normal 360x360 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 ON

360dpi Ink Jet Paper Normal 360x360 OFF

Photo Quality Ink Fine 360x720 ON

Jet Paper Photo(720) 720x720 ON

Matte Paper -

Heavyweight

Photo Paper Fine 360x720 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 ON

RC Paper Fine 360x720 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 ON

Photo Quality Glossy

Film

Ink Jet Transparencies Normal 360x360 OFF

Fine 360x720 ON

Photo(720) 720x720 ON

Photo(1440) 1440x720 OFF

Bi-directional

printing

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CHAPTER 4 PRINTABLE AREAS

4.1 Printable Area – Stylus Photo 870

The division of the paper between printing area and non-printing area is controlled by the values of A, B, C, D, E, G, and H, and by the dot unit (1 dot = 1/360 inch.). When printing near the top and bottom margins in MicroWeave, printing beyond the regions G and H below which the nozzles can project is not possibles.

Table 7 Printable area diagram.

Left margin non-printable area

Printing area

Right margin non-printable area

Area nozzle can

project when

processing top

margin

Paper feed direction

Top margin non-printable

Printing area

area

Bottom margin non-printable area

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4.2 Printable Areas for Standard Size Papers

Table 8 Standard Printable area values for A, B, D and E according to the printable area diagram.

A/A(Centered) B/B(Centered) D/D(Centered)

/D(Expanded) Legal 42/42 2976/2976 42/198/42 4800/4644/4956 Letter 42/42 2976/2976 42/198/42 3720/3564/3876

Executive 42/42 2526/2526 42/198/42 3540/3384/3696

Half Letter 42/42 1896/1896 42/198/42 2820/2664/2976

A4 42/42 2892/2892 42/198/42 3969/3813/4125 A5 42/42 2014/2014 42/198/42 2736/2580/2892 A6 42/42 1404/1404 42/198/42 1858/1702/2014 B5 42/42 2496/2496 42/198/42 3403/3247/3559

#10 Envelope 42/(N/A) 2976/(N/A) 42/198/42 1245/1089/1401

DL Envelope 42/(N/A) 2976/(N/A) 42/198/42 1319/1163/1475 C6 Envelope 42/42 2212/2212 42/198/42 1376/1220/1532

Envelope132 x 220 42/42 2976/(NA) 42/198/42 1631/1475/1787

Postcard 42/42 1333/1333 42/198/42 1858/1702/2014

Return postcard 42/42 2751/2751 42/198/42 1858/1702/2014

Index card 5in.x 8in. 42/42 1716/1716 42/198/42 2640/2484/2796

Index card 8in.x 10in. 42/42 2796/2796 42/198/42 3360/3204/3516

Photo Paper 4x6 in. 42/42 1526/1526 42/42/(NA) 2246/2246/(NA)

Panoramic Photo Paper 42/42 2892/2892 42/198/42 8179/8023/8335

Photo Paper 100x150 42/42 1333/1333 42/198/42 1886/1730/2042 Photo Paper 200x300 42/42 2976/2976 42/42/(NA) 4395/4395/(NA)

Roll Paper W A4 42/42 2892/2892 - -

Roll Paper W 100 mm - - - -

Roll Paper W 89 mm - - - -

Roll Paper W 100 mm

No Flame

Roll Paper W 89 mm

No Flame

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E/E(Centered)

E(Expanded)

4.3 Printable Areas for User Defined Paper Sizes

Table 9 Maximum Printing area values for A, B, D and E for user-defined paper sizes.

A/A(Centered) B/B(Centered) D/D(Centered)

/D(expanded)

User-defined

42/42

max. 2976

/ max. 2976

42/198/42

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E/E(Centered)

E(expanded)

max. 15600

/ max.15444

/ max. 15756

CHAPTER 5 COMMAND SEQUENCE FLOW

5.1 Raster Graphics Modes

The following three compression modes are available for raster graphics commands:

1) Non-compressed mode The print data is transferred without compression. This method is especially effective for printing data with low compression ratio, such as photographs.

2) RLL compression mode The print data is compressed using RLL (run-length limited) data compression. This method is especially effective for data with repeated patterns, such as graphics and illustrations.

3) TIFF compression mode The print data is compressed using TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) compression. This method is also especially effective for data with repeated patterns, such as graphs, figures and illustrations.

In addition, programmers may wish to utilize the roll paper mode.

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5.2 Non-Compressed Mode & RLL Compression Mode Command Transfer Sequences

Command setting procedure for non-compressed mode and RLL compression mode The basic commands and the sequence in which those commands are to be sent (for noncompressed mode and RLL compression mode) are shown below.

Table 10 Command Setting Procedure of non-co mpressed and RLL compression mode for Stylus

Photo 870

Transfer cycle Details of setting Items set Commands used

By document 1. Initial setting

1.1 Set mechanism sequence

1.2 Initialize printer

1.3 Select graphics mode

1.4 Set unit

ESC (R SN ESC 00H 00H 00H ESC @ ESC ( G ESC ( U

By page By raster 4. Set vertical position 4.1 Set vertical print position ESC ( V or ESC (v

2. Printing method control 2.1 Turn unidirectional mode on/off

2.2 Select MicroWeave print mode

2.3 Select dot size

3. Set print format (single sheet)

5. Transfer data 5.1 Select color ESC r or ESC (r

6. Form feed 6.1 Form feed FF

7. Terminate printing 7.1 Initialize printer

3.1 Set page format

3.2 Set paper dimension

5.2 Set horizontal print position ESC \ or ESC(/ or

5.3 Print raster graphics: repeat above for each color

7.2 Set mechanism sequence

ESC U ESC ( i

ESC ( e ESC ( c or ESC( C ESC (S

ESC $ or ESC ( $ ESC .

ESC @ ESC (R LD ESC 00H 00H 00H

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TIFF Compression Mode Command Transfer Sequences

The following chart provides basic commands in proper sequence for TIFF compression mode.

Table 11 Command sequences for TIFF Compression Mode

By document

By page By raster 5. Set vertical position 5.1 Set relative vertical position <MOVY>

1. Initial settings

2. Printing method control 2.1 Turn unidirectional mode on/off

3. Set print format (single sheet)

4. Enter compression mode 4.1 Enter TIFF compressed mode ESC . 2

1.1 Set mechanism sequence

1.2 Initialize printer

1.3 Select graphics mode

1.4 Set unit

2.2 Select MicroWeave print mode

2.3 Select dot size

3.1 Set page format

3.2 Set Paper dimension

ESC (R SN ESC 00H 00H 00H ESC @ ESC ( G ESC ( U

ESC U ESC ( i

ESC ( e ESC ( c ESC ( S

6. Transfer data 6.1 Select printing color <COLR>

6.2 Set relative horizontal position <MOVX>

6.3 Transfer raster graphics data Repeat above for each color

7. Form feed 7.1 Exit TIFF compressed mode

7.2 Form feed

8. Terminate printing

8.1 Initialize printer

8.2 Set mechanism sequence

<XFER>

<EXIT> FF ESC @ ESC (R LD ESC 00H 00H 00H

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5.4 Roll Paper Mode Command Transfer Sequences

The following chart provides basic commands in proper sequence for the roll paper mode. It displays the page format setting utilized with the ESC (c command for a top margin 0 setting. Refer to the explanation of the ESC (c command for further information.

Table 12 Command sequences for Roll Paper Mode

Transfer cycle Details of setting Items set Commands used

By document 1. Initial setting

2. Printing method control 2.1 Turn unidirectional mode on/off

3. Set print format 3.1 Set page format ESC ( C

4. Set top margin 4.1 Set vertical print position ESC ( v

1.1 Set mechanism sequence Set roll paper mode

1.2 Initialize printer

1.3 Select graphics mode

1.4 Set unit

2.2 Select MicroWeave print mode

2.3 Select dot size

2.4 Set resolution of Raster mode

ESC (R SN EX 06H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 05H 01H ESC 00H 00H 00H ESC @ ESC ( G ESC ( U ESC U ESC ( i ESC ( e ESC ( D

ESC ( c

By page By raster 4. Set vertical position 5.1 Set vertical print position ESC (v

7. Terminate printing 7.1 Initialize printer

6.1 Set horizontal print position ESC \ or ESC(/ or ESC $ or ESC ($

6.2 Print raster graphics:

repeat above for each color

7.2 Set mechanism sequence

7.3 Paper Eject

ESC i ESC @

ESC (R LD ESC 00H 00H 00H FF

*** Constraint item of the parameter that designates it with ESC(C,ESC(c

ESC (C 02H 00H <n1> <n2>,ESC (c 04H 00H 00H 00H <m1> <m2> : n1=m1,n2=m2

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CHAPTER 6 INIDIVIDUAL COMMAND SPECIFICATIONS

6.1 Line feed “LF”

Format:

ASCII LF

Hex 0A

Decimal 10

Function:

1) Advances the printing position in the Y direction from the current one in the positive Y direction by an amount equal to the current line separation amount. Sets the printing position in the X direction to the starting point (the left margin position) on the X axis of the position management coordinate system.

2) If this commands sets the Y direction printing position into the non-printable region, then the page is ejected, the position management coordinate system is set to the next page, and the printing position is set to the origin on this new position management coordinate system.

Initial State: Related Commands: Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Setting) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Setting) None Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) The line advance amount is set by the ESC + commands. The non-printable region is set by the ESC (c commands.

The line advance amount, the non-printable region, and the left margin position are reset to their initial states by the ESC @ and ESC (G commands.

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6.2 Form feed “FF”

Format:

ASCII FF

Hex 0C

Decimal 12

Function:

1) The contents of the print buffer are printed, the position management coordinate system is set to the next page, and the printing position is set to the origin on this new position management coordinate system. In addition, if the next page does not exist, the paper is ejected.

2) With single sheet paper, this command is ignored if no paper is input. Initial State: -

Related Commands: Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Setting) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Setting) None Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) The page length is set by the ESC (C commands.

The page length and the left margin position are reset to their initial states by the ESC @ and ESC (G commands.

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6.3 Carriage return “CR”

Format:

ASCII CR

Hex 0D

Decimal 13

Function:

1) The printing position in the X direction is set to the origin (the left margin) on the

X axis of the position management coordinate system. Initial State: Related Commands: Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Setting) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Setting) None Commands related in the direction of applying an effect (Operation) None Commands related in the direction of receiving an effect (Operation) None

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