Star Line Thermal/Dot Printer Specifications page 93

ESC w n
[Name] Specify expanded Kanji characters (batch double tall/double high & wide)
[Code] ASCII ESC
Hexadecimal
Decimal
[Defined Area] Thermal
Slip
Validation
[Initial Value] Thermal
Slip
Validation
[Function]
<Thermal>
Only setting is valid
Setting is valid after switching to slip or validation.
<Slip>, <Validation>
Sets (batch double tall/double high and wide) Kanji character expansion. (* : See "Relationship of
Japanese Character Size Selection."
n State Transition
0, 48 Sets double high & wide (double-wide/double-high) 16 x 16 Japanese characters. (to state
(D))
1, 49 Cancels specify Japanese character expansion, and sets to two-byte 16 x 16 dot Japanese
characters [single density]
Japanese characters become two-pass characters ( to state (A))
When page mode is selected, only setting is valid
Setting is valid after switching to line mode.
<Relationship of Kanji character Size Selection>
Status (A)
Two-byte 16 x 16 Dot Kanji
(Single Density) (2-pass Printing)
ESC u 0
Status (B)
Two-byte 16 x 16 Dot Kanji
(Double Density) (4-pass Printing)
See 5. Appendix 5-2 Expansion Position for details on the differences of dot configurations of [sin-
gle density] and [double density] in two-byte 16 x 16 dot Japanese characters. This section use a
Japanese character to illustrate the difference.
STAR Line Mode Command Specifications
w n
1B 77 n
27 119 n
: -
: n = 0, 1, n = 48, 49 ("0," "1")
: n = 0, 1, n = 48, 49 ("0," "1")
: -
: Specify two-byte 16 x 16 dot Kanji characters (single density).
: Specify two-byte 16 x 16 dot Kanji characters (single density).
ESC u 1
ESC w 1
ESC x 0
(Double High Size) (2-pass Printing)
ESC x 1
ESC w 0
ESC x 0
Double High/Double Wide Kanji
(Double High/Wide) (2-pass Printing)
ESC x 1
3-81
Status (C)
Double High Kanji
ESC u 0 ESC u 1
Status (D)
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