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3.12.3 Formatting of Print Data in the Printable Area
Formatting of print data in the printable area is performed as follows:
1) The printable area is set using ESC W. If all printing and feeding are complete before the
printer receives the ESC W command, the left side (as you face the printer) is taken as the
origin (x0, y0) of the printable area. The printable rectangular area is defined by the length
(dx dots) extending from and including the origin (x0, y0) in the x direction (perpendicular to
the paper feed direction), and by the length (dy dots) in the y direction (paper feed
direction). (If the ESC W command is not used, the printable area remains the default
value.)
2) When the printer receives print data after ESC W sets the printable area and ESC T sets
the printing direction, the print data is formatted within the printable area so that point A in
Figure 3.12.2 is at the beginning of the printable area as a default value. (When a character
is printed, point A is the baseline.)
Print data containing downloaded bit images or bar codes is formatted so that the bottom
point of the left side of the image data (point B in Figure 3.12.3) is aligned with the baseline.
However, any Human Readable Interpretation (HRI) characters are printed under the
baseline.
At the points labeled Point B, if characters (such as double-height characters) higher than
normal size characters or downloaded bit image characters are received, any part of the
character higher than the normal-size character is not printed.
3) If the print data (including the space to the right of a character) exceeds the printable area
before the printer receives a command (e.g., LF or ESC J) that includes line feeding, a line
feed is executed automatically within the printable area. The print position, therefore,
moves to the beginning of the next line. The line feed amount depends on the values set by
commands (such as ESC 2 and ESC 3).
4) The default value of the line spacing is set to 1/6 inch and corresponds to 30 dots in the
vertical direction. If print data for the next line contains extended characters that are higher
than double-height characters, bit images taking up two or more lines, or bar codes higher
than normal characters, the amount of line feeding may be insufficient, resulting in
overlapping of the characters' higher-order dots with the previous line. To avoid this,
increase the amount of line spacing. The line spacing in Figure 3.12.4 requires 27 dots (54
pitch) or more.
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