Printek 4503 User Manual
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.
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.
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.
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