CHAPTER 8 ESC/POS MODE (INTERFACE COMMANDS)
B-EP
Series
8-1
8. ESC/POS MODE (INTERFACE COMMAND)
8.1 GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
This printer has 2 modes: standard mode and page mode.
In standard mode, the printer performs a print job or feeds paper every time a print or feed command is
received. In page mode, however, all received print or feed commands are just expanded in the print
area on the memory and the printer does not operate. Once the Page Mode Collective Print
Command ([ESC] [FF]) or Page Mode Print Command ([FF]) is executed, the printer prints all data
expanded in the print area in a collective manner.
For instance, if printing and feeding of data “ABCDEFG” [LF] is performed, “ABCDEFG” will be printed,
and a new line will be started in standard mode. In page mode, “ABCDEFG” will be written into the
specified print area on the memory, and the memory position to write subsequent print data will be
shifted 1 line.
The printer is placed in page mode upon the receipt of the Switching to Page Mode Command
([ESC]L). Any commands received subsequently are processed for page mode. Executing the
Page Mode Collective Print Command ([ESC] [FF]) allows all received data to be printed in a collective
manner. In addition, executing the Page Mode Print Command ([FF]) allows all received data to be
printed in a collective manner, and returns the printer to standard mode. Executing the Switching to
Standard Mode Command ([ESC] S) returns the printer to standard mode without printing the print data
for page mode. Note that the print data is cleared.
Either of the language types, Kanji, Chinese and Korean, can be implemented. Any font other than
the on-board fonts is selectable.
Clearing drawing buffer
Page mode
Standard mode
Printing
Switching to page
mode command
([ESC] L)
Switching to standard mode
command ([ESC] L)
Page mode print
command ([FF])
Page mode collective
print command
([ESC] [FF])
Print mode forcible
cancel command
([ESC] [FF])
Printing
