Sets Printing Direction (Ibm/Epson) - Printronix S828 Programmer's Manual

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id The id parameter specifies the printer for which the following parameter bytes are
intended. If the ID does not address your printer, the mode bytes that follow are ignored.
The ID values are Hex = X'B6', Dec = 182.
parm1 Specifies the following functions:
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
parm2 Specifies the following functions:
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Only the selection of the Draft or Quality printing DLL, and the selected character generator are maintained.
ESC U

Sets printing direction (IBM/Epson).

ASCII Code
Hexadecimal Value
Decimal Value
Selects bidirectional or unidirectional printing according to the parameters below:
n Direction
0 Bidirectional printing
1 Unidirectional (left to right) printing
Unidirectional printing provides better alignment of vertical lines while bidirectional printing is faster.
Chapter 1 EPSON/IBM Commands
Initializes the printer to default settings. The download font is initialized. If
parameters are specified, they overwrite the default settings. This command
changes the data stored in the macro's nonvolatile RAM. It copies default settings
from ROM, adds parameter changes, if any, and stores it in working RAM and all
macros. It also sets the default macro to
disable.
Bit
Discard byte
Reserved
Alarm
Automatic CR
Automatic LF
Page length
Slashed zero
Character set
Bit
Discard byte
Pass over from
CP437-CP850
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Line length
Reserved
ESC U n
X'1B' X'55' n
27 85 n
Not set
Process this byte
Alarm enabled
No CR on vertical movement
No LF after CR
11 inches
Zero without
CS1
Not set
Process this byte
CP437
13.6 inch
53
PTX‐S828
Set
Ignore this byte
Alarm disabled
CR on vertical movement
LF after CR
12 inches
slash Zero with slash
CS2
Set
Ignore this byte
CP850
8 inch
260071‐001A