A – Print Text
This command is used to print an ASCII text string.
Description
Syntax
Ap
1
Parameters
p
1
p
2
p
3
p
4
p
5
p
6
p
7
"DATA"
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Horizontal start position (X) in dots.
Vertical start position (Y) in dots.
0 No Rotation. Left to right.
1 90 degrees rotation. Left to right
2 180 degrees rotation. Left to right
3 270 degrees rotation. Left to right
4 No Rotation. T op to bottom. Asian fonts (p4=8) only
5 90 degrees rotation. T op to bottom. Asian fonts (p4=8) only
6 180 degrees rotation. T op to bottom. Asian fonts (p4=8) only
7 270 degrees rotation. T op to bottom. Asian fonts (p4=8) only
Font Selection:
203.2 dpi (8 dots/mm)
1 20.3 cpi, 6 points (8 x 12 dots)
2 16.9 cpi, 7 points (10 x 16 dots)
3 14.5 cpi, 10 points (12 x 20 dots)
4 12.7 cpi, 12 points (14 x 24 dots)
5 5.6 cpi, 24 points (32 x 48 dots)
8 Asian fonts :
- Korean
- Chinese GB
- Chinese BIG-5 Big5.24
- Japanese
- Latin
a–z Soft Fonts
Horizontal multiplier 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8.
Vertical multiplier 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
N Normal image
R Reverse image
Represents a fixed data field.
When using Asian double-byte fonts, specify both bytes as ASCII decimal
values, starting with the first value being larger than ASCII 127 dec (ASCII
7F hex), or below ASCII 127 (ASCII 7F hex) decimal to specify a Latin character.
Chapter —Commands
,"DATA"
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300 dpi (11.81 dots/mm)
25 cpi, 4 points (12 x 20 dots)
8.75 cpi, 6 points (16 x 28 dots)
15 cpi, 8 points (20 x 36 dots)
12.5 cpi, 10 points (24 x 44 dots)
6.25 cpi, 21 points (48 x 80 dots)
Korean.24
(24 x 24 dots in double-byte)
GB.24
(24 x 24 dots in double-byte)
(24 x 24 dots in double-byte)
Japanese.24
(24 x 24 dots in double-byte)
(12 x 24 dots in single-byte,
included in all .24 fonts)
(dot size controlled by ES com-
mand)
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