Chapter 4: Programming Commands106
Revision D 12/09
A799-PG00001D
Select page mode
ASCII ESC L
Hexadecimal 1B 4C
Decimal 27 76
Switches from standard mode to page mode. After printing has been completed either by the print and return to standard
mode (FF) command or select standard mode (1B 53) the printer returns to standard mode. The developed data is deleted
after being printed. For more information see page mode in this document.
This command sets the position where data is buffered to the position specied by select print direction in page mode (1B
54) within the printing area dened by set print area in page mode (1B 57).
This command switches the settings for the following commands (which values can be set independently in standard mode
and page mode) to those for page mode.
• Set right-side character spacing (1B 20)
• Select 1/6-inch line spacing (1B 32)
• Set line spacing (1B 33)
It is possible only to set values for the following commands in page mode. These commands are not executed.
• Select or cancel 90 degree clockwise rotation (1B 56)
• Set counter-clockwise rotation (1B 12)
• Select justication (1B 61)
• Select or cancel upside-down printing (1B 7B)
• Set left margin (1D 4C)
• Set print area width (1D 57)
The table below shows the difference in memory allocation in page mode when using monochrome and two-color paper.
Two-color paper mode requires extra memory in order to differentiate between non-black and black.
Paper type Total memory allocated (kBytes) Area of construction (mm)
Monochome paper 40.5 72 wide x 72 high
Two-color (dots) paper 81.0 72 wide x 72 high
72 wide x 72 high (energy)
Exceptions
The command is enabled only when input at the beginning of a line.
The command has no effect if page mode has previously been selected.
