Table Of Contents - Epson ET-4500 Programming Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

CHAPTER 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Features ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
CHAPTER 2: PAPER TYPES AND SIZES Media Specification ................................................................................................ 6
2.1. Paper Sizes for these printers .............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1.1 Paper Types ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2. Paper Size and Orientation ................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.3. Printable Area ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.1 Printing Area (Standard) ............................................................................................................................................. 10
CHAPTER 3: Printing Option ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1. Printing Quality ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
3.2 Recommended Settings for Color and Monochrome Printing ........................................................................................ 13
3.2.1 Recommended Setting Modes .................................................................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 4: COMMAND SEQUENCE ................................................................................................................................... 14
4.1 Raster Graphics Modes ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Command Transfer Procedure ........................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.1 Command transfer sequence for non-compressed and the run-length encoded compression modes .......................... 15
4.3 Limitations of Command Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 17
4.4 Raster Graphics Data Format ............................................................................................................................................. 18
CHAPTER 5: INDIVIDUAL COMMAND SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................ 23
5.1.1 Exit Packet Mode ........................................................................................................................................................ 23
5.1.2 Initialize printer ESC @ .............................................................................................................................................. 24
5.1.3 Line feed LF ............................................................................................................................................................... 25
5.1.4 Form feed FF .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
5.1.5 Carriage Return CR .................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.1.6 Control paper loading/ejecting ESC EM n ................................................................................................................. 28
5.1.7 Set absolute horizontal print position ESC $ nL nH ................................................................................................... 29
5.1.8 Set absolute horizontal print position ESC ( $ nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ........................................................................ 30
5.1.9 Set page length in defined unit (extended) ESC (C nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ................................................................. 31
5.1.10 Select graphics mode ESC (G nL nH m ................................................................................................................... 32
5.1.11 Set unit (extended) ESC (U nL nH P V H mL mH ................................................................................................... 33
5.1.12 Set absolute vertical print position (extended) ESC (V nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ......................................................... 34
5.1.13 Set page format (extended) ESC (c nL nH t1 t2 t3 t4 b1 b2 b3 b4 ........................................................................... 35
5.1.14 Monochrome Mode / Color Mode Selection ESC ( K nL nH m n ............................................................................ 36
5.1.15 Select MicroWeave printing mode ESC (i ................................................................................................................ 37
5.1.16 Selects dot size ESC (e nL nH m d ........................................................................................................................... 38
5.1.17 Select color ESC (r nL nH m n ................................................................................................................................. 39
5.1.18 Set relative vertical print position (extended) ESC (v nL nH m1 m2 m3 m4 ........................................................... 40
5.1.19 Print raster graphics ESC . c v h m nL nH d1...dk (c=0,1) ....................................................................................... 41
5.1.20 Set paper dimensions ESC (S nL nH w1 w2 w3 w4 l1 l2 l3 l4.............................................................................. 43
5.1.21 Set the raster image resolution ESC (D nL nH rL rH v h ................................................................................ 44
5.1.22 Transfer Raster image ESC i r c b nL nH mL mH d1......dk .................................................................................. 45
5.1.23 Turn unidirectional mode on/off ESC U n ................................................................................................................ 47
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