IBM TF6 Printer User Manual


 
Note: Spacing in the document-portrait is actually 6.375 lines per inch. Line
spacing dimension is approximate. For the impact printer in portrait
mode, the actual line spacing must be calculated using 51 steps per
inch.
In the impact (document - landscape) station this would be set to 21
steps/line.
This command should be sent after “Set print station parameters” on page
136.
Select color printing
This command is not supported for Models TI1 and TI2.
EIA-232 Syntax:
ESC r n or X'1B;72;n;'
where:
n=
00 Cancel color printing
01 Enable full-character color printing
02 Enable half-character color printing
Default:
n=00
Purpose:
To enable half-character or full-character color printing, or to disable color
printing.
Remarks:
v You can enable and disable full-character color printing within a print line.
This enables you to print one word in a different color.
v This command can be used up to 8 times in a line when full-character
color printing is used.
v Half-character color printing is only supported at the beginning of a print
line.
v If both bit 1 and bit 0 of n are set (n=03), only half-character color
printing will be enabled.
Limitations:
v This command is only valid if the Enable Color Printing command (see
“Select thermal paper” on page 147) is sent first.
v When color paper is enabled, depending on the paper, the printer might
be limited to printing at 15 lps when printing 8 lpi.
Set line spacing using minimum units
EIA-232 Syntax:
ESC 3 n or X'1B33;n'
where:
n Specifies line feed steps.
In the customer receipt station, 1 inch = 204 steps and 1 mm = 8
steps. Thermal must be an even number.
Updated April 2, 2009
Appendix D. EIA-232 programming information 137