Printek Emulation
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Printer Controls
Bell BEL
Causes the printer's bell to sound.
Control code: BEL
Hexadecimal: 07
Unidirectional Mode ESC U n
Selects unidirectional mode for n=1, or bidirectional mode for n=0. Printing is
normally bidirectional. Unidirectional printing provides more accurate positioning,
but causes lower throughput.
Example: The following escape sequence will force unidirectional printing.
Escape Sequence: ESC U 1
Hexadecimal: 1B 55 31
Automatic Modes ESC A n
Selects automatic modes according to the following table.
n Mode
0 Automatic modes off
1 Automatic carriage return
2 Automatic line feed
3 Both (1 and 2)
Automatic carriage return mode causes the printer to automatically perform a carriage
return (CR) for each line feed (LF), vertical tab (VT), or form feed (FF) that it
receives. Overrides the "Auto CR:" value in the "Setup: INTERFACE" menu.
Automatic line feed mode causes the printer to automatically perform a line feed (LF)
for each carriage return (CR) it receives. Overrides the "Auto LF:" value in the
"Setup: INTERFACE" menu.
Example: The following escape sequence will select automatic carriage return mode.
Escape Sequence: ESC A 1
Hexadecimal: 1B 41 01