0308 TTP 8x00 Kiosk Printer –Technical Manual 27
5.2.2 Text commands
Text received by the printer is printed with the currently selected font and font attributes.
Text exceeding the page width is wrapped with the line spacing selected.
ESC o n
Text and logotype orientation
Changes the orientation of text and logotypes.
n = 0 Gives portrait orientation
n = 1 Gives landscape orientation
Portrait and landscape can be mixes on the same printout. There are two cursors, one for
portrait and one for landscape. The cursor always starts at the top left corner of the
document. Looking at the paper when it exits the printer, the portrait cursor is at the top
left corner of the printout, moving to the right as text is typed, while the landscape cursor
is at the top right corner, moving downwards.
NOTE! — Landscape orientation can only be used with fixed page length. The max page
length for landscape orientation is A5-size, which is 148.5 mm.
ESC ! n
Select font
This command selects one of eight fonts. The font design depends on which fonts have
been loaded
into the printer. Make a test printout to see which fonts are available in your
printer.
ESC ! 0
selects normal font (font 0)
ESC ! 4
selects font 4
ESC ! 1
selects font 1
ESC ! 5
selects font 5
ESC ! 2
selects font 2
ESC ! 6
selects font 6
ESC ! 3
selects font 3
ESC ! 7
selects font 7
Table 4. Font selection commands
"GLines, too long to be printed in the selected font, are automatically wrapped around.
"GDifferent fonts can be used on the same line.
"G
Selection of an erased or for any other reason non-existent font, will set bit 4 of byte 1 in
the status enquiry response to ”1". See “Parameter setting data enquiry” on page 45.
NOTE! — If more than 256 characters are sent to the printer before an LF,
the first part of the buffer contents is printed-out automatically. The text is
formatted according to the already received formatting commands.
For font loading, see "System related commands" on page 38
n41, n42
n39
Black Mark
on back of
page
n43, n44
n49
n48
n37, n38
