Print Data In Page Mode; Select Page Mode - CognitiveTPG A776 ColorPOS Programming Manual

Print data in page mode

ASCII
ESC FF
Hexadecimal 1B 0C
Decimal
27 12
Collectively prints all buffered page data in the printing area.
After printing, the printer does not clear the buffered page data.
Exceptions
This command is enabled only in page mode.

Select page mode

ASCII ESC L
Hexadecimal
1B 4C
Decimal
27 76
Switches from standard mode to page mode. After printing has been completed either by the print and return to
standard mode (FF) command or select standard mode (1B 53) the printer returns to standard mode. The developed
data is deleted after being printed. For more information see page mode in this document.
This command sets the position where data is buffered to the position specified by select print direction in page mode
(1B 54) within the printing area defined by set print area in page mode (1B 57).
This command switches the settings for the following commands (which values can be set independently in standard
mode and page mode) to those for page mode.
• Set right-side character spacing (1B 20)
• Select 1/6-inch line spacing (1B 32)
• Set line spacing (1B 33)
It is possible only to set values for the following commands in page mode. These commands are not executed.
• Select or cancel 90 degree clockwise rotation (1B 56)
• Set counter-clockwise rotation (1B 12)
• Select justification (1B 61)
• Select or cancel upside-down printing (1B 7B)
• Set left margin (1D 4C)
• Set print area width (1D 57)
The table that follows shows the difference in memory allocation in page mode when using monochrome and two-
color paper. Two-color paper mode requires extra memory in order to differentiate between non-black and black.
Paper type Total memory
allocated (kBytes)
Monochrome 40.5
paper
Two-color 81.0
paper
Slip paper 20
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Area of
construction (mm)
72 wide × 72 high
72 wide × 72 high (dots)
72 wide × 72 high (energy)
200 wide × 704 high (full dots)
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