A794 Owner’s Guide Chapter 6: Programming Information
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Select Bit Image Mode
Sets the print resolution and enters one line of graphics data into the print buffer. Excess
data is accepted but ignored. Any print command is required to print the data, after
which the printer returns to normal processing mode.
See the illustration for graphic representations of the bit image.
ASCII ESC * m n1 n2 d1 ... dn
Hexadecimal 1B 2A m n1 n2 d1 ... dn
Decimal 27 42 m n1 n2 d1 ... dn
Value of m
Value
of
m
Mode
No. of Dots (Vertical) No. of Dots (Horizontal)
No. of
Dots/Line
0 8 Dot Single Density 8 (68 DPI) 0-288 (101 DPI) 8 x 288
1 8 Dot Double Density 8 (68 DPI) 0-576 (203 DPI) 8 x 576
32 24 Dot Single Density 24 (203 DPI) 0-288 (101 DPI) 24 x 288
33 24 Dot Double Density 24 (203 DPI) 0-576 (203 DPI) 24 x 576
Value of n
Value of
n
(8-Dot Single
Density Mode)
Value of
n
(24-Dot Single
Density Mode)
Value of
d
n1 + (256 x n2) 3 x [n1 + (256 x n2)] Number of Bytes of Data
(Printed Down, Then Across)
Related Information
Top of Bit Image
Receipt
8-Dot Single-Density Mode
d4 d3 d2 d1 dn
dn
MSB
LSB
