Datamax E-class E-3202 Programmer's Manual page 14

Bit image commands:
ESC * m nL nH d1 ... dk : Select bit-image mode
ASCII: ESC * m n1 nH d1 ... dk
Hexadecimal: 1B 2A m n1 nH d1 ... dk
Decimal: 27 42 m n1 nH d1 ... dk
m = 0, 1, 32, 33
0 ≤ nL ≤ 255
0 ≤ nH ≤ 3
0 ≤ d ≤ 255
This command selects a bit image mode using m for the number of dots specified by (nL +
nH * 256).
Set a bit to 1 to print a dot
Set a bit to 0 to not print a dot
d indicates the bit image data
The modes selectable by m are as follows:
Vertical Direction
m Mode Number of bits
for vertical data
0 8 dot
single
density 8
1 8 dot
double
density 8
32 24 dot
single
density 24
33 24 dots
double
density 24
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Horizontal direction
Dot Dot Amount
density density of data
60 90 nL+nH*256
60 180 nL+nH*256
180 90 (nL+nH*256) * 3
180 180 (nL+nH*256) * 3
GS * x y d1...d (x * y * 8) : Define downloaded bit image
ASCII: GS * x y d1...d (x * y * 8)
Hexadecimal: 1D 2A x y d1...d (x * y * 8)
Decimal: 29 42 x y d1...d (x * y * 8)
1 ≤ x ≤ 255
1 ≤ y ≤ 48
x * y ≤ 1536
0 ≤ d ≤ 255
This command defines a downloaded bit image by using x * 8 dots in the horizontal
direction and y * 8 dots in the vertical direction. Once a downloaded bit image has been
define, it is available until:
T
another definition is made.
T
ESC & or ESC @ is executed
T
the power is turned off
T
the printer is reset
When this command is executed, the user-defined characters are cleared.
GS / m : Print downloaded bit image
ASCII: GS / m
Hexadecimal: 1D 2F m
Decimal: 29 47 m
0 ≤ m ≤ 3
48 ≤ m ≤ 51
This command prints a downloaded bit image using the mode specified by m as specified
in the chart. In standard mode, this command is effective only when there is no data in
the print buffer. This command is ignored if a downloaded bit image has not been defined.
m Mode Vertical Dot
Density (DPI)
0, 48 Normal 180
1, 49 Double width 180
2, 50 Double height 90
3, 51 Quadruple 90
Horizontal Dot
Density (DPI)
180
90
180
90
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