Epson LQ-850 Printer User Manual


 
Printing direction
ESC<
Select Unidirectional Mode (one line)
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC
(
Decimal:
27 60
Hexadecimal: 1B 3C
Comments:
Printing is normally bidirectional. This command selects
unidirectional printing for one line only. (It is cancelled by a
carriage return.) The print head moves to the extreme left (home)
position and printing takes place from left to right.
ESC U
Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC U
n
Decimal:
27 85
n
Hexadecimal: 1B 55
n
Comments:
The following values can be used for
n:
1: Mode is turned ON.
0: Mode is turned OFF.
Printing is normally bidirectional. This command selects
unidirectional printing for more accurate positioning during text
and graphics printing. Unidirectional is the default for graphics
printing.
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