3. EMULATION DETAILS; 3.1. Ignored Commands; 3.2. Resolution- Page 296

CHAPTER 6 EPSON - 6 

3.

EMULATION DETAILS 

The following points should be borne in mind when using the printer in Epson FX-850 mode. 

3.1.

Ignored Commands 

The following commands are ignored: the 

BEL 

control code (ASCII code 7) which is normally used to 

sound a printer's bell, the 

DC1 

(ASCII 17) and 

DC3 

(ASCII 19) control codes, used to enable and 

disable a printer, the 

Esc 9

 and 

Esc 8 

commands, which normally enable and disable the out-of-paper 

sensor, the 

Esc <

 and 

Esc U

 commands for enabling unidirectional printing and the 

Esc x

 control code 

for choosing between near letter quality and draft printing.  

In addition, commands that try to change the printer's printing speed cannot do so, since the HL-Series 
printers always print as fast as they can.  Hence, the 

Esc s

 command, to select or cancel half-speed 

printing mode, is also ignored, and the 

Esc Y

 escape sequence (Print Double-Speed, Double-Density 

Image), performs the same function as the 

Esc L

 (Print Double-Density Image) command. 

3.2.

Resolution 

The resolution of our recent printers is 600 dots per inch.  (HL-2060/1650/1670N/ 
2460/7050/1850/1870N/5050/5070N/5150D/5170DN/6050/6050D/6050DN/8050N/2070N/5240/5250D
N/5270DN/5280DW/5340D/5350DN/5370DW/5380DN/5440D/5450DN/5470DW/6180DW supports 
1200dpi.)  Some instructions use fractions of an inch by which 600 is not exactly divisible, for example 

Esc J

 performs a line feed using a line spacing of n/216".  Similarly, there are graphics commands which 

specify resolutions of 72, 120 and 240 dots per inch.  When a line spacing or graphic cannot be 
implemented exactly at 600 dots per inch the printer approximates as closely as possible using 600 dots 
per inch.