Epson 4100 Printer User Manual


 
194 Epson FX-100 Control Commands
ESC * Graphics Mode Selection
ASCII:
ESC * (m) (n1) (n2) (d1)...(dx)
Control:
CTRL
[ * (m) (n1) (n2) (d1)...(dx)
Decimal:
27 42 (m) (n1) (n2) (d1)...(dx)
Hexadecimal:
1B 2A (m) (n1) (n2) (d1)...(dx)
Causes the printer to print graphics in the density specified by m as
follows:
0=Single Density, (60 dots/in.)
1=Double Density, (120 dots/in.)
2=High-Speed Double Density, (120 dots/in.)
3=Quad Density, (240 dots/in.)
4=75 dots/in.
5=50 dots/in.
6=75 dots/in.
The "x" in dx refers to the maximum number of dot columns that can be
reserved. The maximum number of d-bytes depends on the density,
specified as follows:
Dots/In.
Maximum No. of d-bytes
where x (of dx) =
60 816
120 1632
240 3264
75 1020
50 680
Refer to the explanation of the Single-Density Graphics command (ESC
K) for information about n1 and n2 and specifics on how to use graphics.
Example
REM PRINT AN X SHAPED PATTERN USING SINGLE
REM DENSITY GRAPHICS
LPRINT CHR$(27);"*";CHR$(0);CHR$(8);CHR$(0);
FOR I = 1 TO 8
READ D