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Appendix–53
■ TIFF Format (Raster Graphic Mode 1024) & Advanced Photoscale
Technology
The printer’s PCL mode supports TIFF Version 5.0 file format as a format
to transfer raster graphics data.
Mode set command for TIFF file format is ESC *b1024M.
One transfer graphics data command (ESC*b###W) should contain whole
TIFF file.
In mode 1024, transfer graphics data command byte count does not have
a limitation of 32,767 byte.
The printer supports both ‘MM’ (big endian) format and ‘II’ (little
endian) format.
Print model is not applied to this type of data transfer.
The printer has some limitations on the TIFF file format.
1. Tags position has to be prior to the picture (strip) data.
2. Compression tag --- Tag ID:259
The printer supports 1, 2, 3, 4 and 32773.
1: no compression (Bits/Sample=1,4,8)
2: CCITT G3 MH (Bits/Sample=1)
3: CCITT G3 MR (Bits/Sample=1)
4: CCITT G4 (Bits/Sample=1)
32773: Pack Bit (Bits/Sample=1)
3. Sample/pixel --- Tag ID:277
This value should be 1. This means the printer accepts only
monochrome TIFF file.
4. Bits/Sample --- Tag ID:258
The printer supports 1, 4 and 8.
If you specify 4 or 8 and the printer resolution is 600 dpi, the
printer prints that page utilizing APT.
5. Horizontal resolution (Tag ID=282) and Vertical resolution (Tag
ID=283)
Compression type Bits/Sample Available Resolution APT
No Compression 4, 8 From 1 dpi to 300 dpi ON
No Compression
Pack Bit
1 Printer’s Resolution
(300 or 600 dpi)
OFF
CCITT G3 & G4 1 200,300,400,600 dpi
400 & 600 dpi are only
when printer operates
in 600 dpi.
OFF
We recommend 150 dpi or less resolution for APT to reduce data size.