Non-Compressed Mode & Rll Compression Mode Command Transfer Sequences; Table 10 Command Setting Procedure Of Non-Compressed And Rll Compression Mode For - Epson STYLUS 870 Programming Manual

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 non-
compressed mode and RLL compression mode) are shown below.
Table 10 Command Setting Procedure of non-compressed and RLL compression mode for Stylus
Photo 870
Transfer cycle
By document
By page By raster
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Details of setting
1. Initial setting
2. Printing method control
3. Set print format
(single sheet)
4. Set vertical position
5. Transfer data
6. Form feed
7. Terminate printing
Items set
1.1 Set mechanism sequence
1.2 Initialize printer
1.3 Select graphics mode
1.4 Set unit
2.1 Turn unidirectional mode on/off
2.2 Select MicroWeave print mode
2.3 Select dot size
3.1 Set page format
3.2 Set paper dimension
4.1 Set vertical print position
5.1 Select color
5.2 Set horizontal print position
5.3 Print raster graphics:
repeat above for each color
6.1 Form feed
7.1 Initialize printer
7.2 Set mechanism sequence
Commands used
ESC (R
SN
ESC 00H 00H 00H
ESC @
ESC ( G
ESC ( U
ESC U
ESC ( i
ESC ( e
ESC ( c or ESC( C
ESC (S
ESC ( V or ESC (v
ESC r or ESC (r
ESC \ or ESC(/ or
ESC $ or ESC ( $
ESC .
FF
ESC @
ESC (R
LD
ESC 00H 00H 00H
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