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d - download data (pictures, fonts etc...)
The d command is used to download data files to the printer. It is used to download graphics, fonts,
databases and serial files (temporary files).Two methods are available to download such data to the
printer:
1st Method:
The procedure which we highly recommend, unless this requires that the data has to be prepared for
downloading.
Syntax:
2nd Method:
will transmit the data as it is, but it may occasionally misinterpret embedded ESC characters in the data
as a printer command. ( i.e. ESC t would be misinterpreted as memory reset).
Syntax:
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d type;name[SAVE] [B:± value] CR ESC. binary data ESC.
d type;name[SAVE] [B:± value] CR ESC: binary data ESCend-of-data
d = download data
type = the type of data that will follow, using standard file name extensions
Graphic formats:
BMP - Windows bitmap format
GIF - Graphic Interchange Format
IMG - GEM Image format
MAC - MacPaint format
PCX - Paintbrush format
PNG - Portable Network Graphics
TIF - TIFF Format© Aldus Corp.
ASC - Graphic in ASCII format
Vector font format:
TTF - TrueType font format
Database format:
DBF - dBASE IV Database formats (Field type must be text)
others:
TMP - Serial numbering (temporary) file in ASCII format
Monochrome, 256 Colors, 24
Bit Truecolor, plane only,
uncompressed
(GIF 87a and GIF 89a)
Monochrome
Monochrome, 16 and 256colors
Monochrome, Greyscale
and color. ( 4Bit and 8Bit per
pixel, RGB 8 Bit per pixel)-
Compression: Only packbits
and uncompressed.
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