Mechanism Control Commands - Epson U590P Information Manual

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Mechanism Control Commands

The TM-U590/U590P supports the following mechanism control commands:
Command
ESC <
ESC U
ESC F
ESC q
ESC <
[Name]
[Format]
ESC < moves the print head to the home position.
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"<";
ESC U n
[Name]
[Format]
[Range]
ESC U n turns unidirectional printing mode on or off. When the LSB (least significant bit) of n is 1,
unidirectional printing is turned on; when it is 0, unidirectional printing is turned off and
bidirectional printing mode is turned on. Unidirectional printing can be turned on when printing
double-height characters or downloaded bit image to ensure that the top and bottom of the characters
are aligned. The default setting is n=0.
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1B);"U";CHR$(1); ← Select unidirectional
PRINT #1, CHR$(&H1D);"!";CHR$(17); ← Set quadruple
PRINT #1, "AAAAA"; CHR$(&HA);
1-36 Command Descriptions
Name
Return home
Turn unidirectional printing mode on/off
Set/cancel cut sheet reverse eject
Paper release
Return home
ASCII ESC
Hex 1B
Decimal 27
Program Example
Turn unidirectional printing mode on/off
ASCII ESC
Hex 1B
Decimal 27
0 ≤ n ≤ 255
Program Example
<
3C
60
U n
55 n
85 n
AAAAA
Print Sample
Rev. A