Epson U375P - TM B/W Dot-matrix Printer Information Manual page 35

x x y y dx
ESC W
L H L H
[Name] Set printing area in page mode
[Format] ASCII
Hex
Decimal
x x
[Range] 0 ,
L
(except for
x x y y dx
ESC W
L H L H
as follows:
Horizontal starting position = [(
Vertical starting position = [(
Printing area width = [(
Printing area height = [(
The default settings are as follows:
x x y y
= = = = 0
L H L H
dx dx dy
= 144, = 1,
L H
This command is enabled only in page mode. If this command is entered in standard mode, an
internal flag is activated and the command is enabled when the printer selects page mode.
The horizontal and vertical motion units use the horizontal and vertical values set by the GS P
command. The default settings of the horizontal and vertical motion units are 1/160 and 1/144
inches, respectively.
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1D);"P";CHR$(160);CHR$(144);
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"L";
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"W";CHR$(0);CHR$(0);CHR$(0);CHR$(0);CHR$(100);
CHR$(0);CHR$(4);CHR$(1);
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"T";CHR$(0);
PRINT #1, "AAAAA"; CHR$(&HA);
PRINT #1, "BBBBB"; CHR$(&HA);
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"T";CHR$(2);
PRINT #1, "CCCCC"; CHR$(&HA);
PRINT #1, "DDDDD"; CHR$(&HC);
1-28 Command Descriptions
dx dy dy
L H L H
ESC W
1B 57
27 87
y y dx dx dy
, , , , ,
H L H L H
dx dx dy
= = 0 or =
L H L
dx dy dy
sets the size and position of the printing area in page mode
L H L H
x x
+ 256) (horizontal motion unit)] inches
L H
y y
+ 256)
L H
dx dx
+ 256) (horizontal motion unit)] inches
L H
dy dy
+ 256) (vertical motion unit)] inches
H
dy
= 128, = 5
L H
Program Example
Select page mode
Store characters for printing
Store characters for printing
Store characters for printing
Batch print
x x y y dx dx
L H L H L
x x y y dx dx
L H L H L
x x y y dx dx
L H L H L
dy
, 255
L H
dy
= 0)
H
(vertical motion unit)] inches
dy dy
H L H
dy dy
H L H
dy dy
H L H
Print Sample
AAAAA
BBBBB
Printing
area set
by ESC W
DDDDD
CCCCC
Rev. A