UP-5300 (serv.man2). UP5300 Internal Printer (UPT80BP) Service Manual - Sharp EPOS Service Manual (repair manual). Page 11

n = 0 

GS P:

Set basic calculation pitch

ESC !: Set character mode

GS !:

Set character size

AAAA

 A  

A A A

No.

COMMAND

FUNCTION

CODE

10

ESC ! n

Set character mode

<1Bh><21h> n

0 

à

 n 

à

 255 

Selects the character mode. 

The meaning of each bit of “n” is as follows. 

bit

Function

0

0: Character font 12 

×

 24

1: Character font 9 

×

 24

1

 

 

 

 

Not  defined

2

 

 

 

 

Not  defined

3

 

 

 

 

Not  defined

4

0: Double-height canceled

1: Double-height selected

5

0: Double-width canceled 

1: Double-width selected

6

 

 

 

 

Not  defined

7

0: Underline canceled

1: Underline selected

No underline is provided in the following cases. 

1) Laterally-turned character 

2) Blank portions specified by set absolute position/set relative

position 

When both double-height and double-width are selected at the same
time, quadruple characters are printed. 

This setting can be changed within one line. 

If there are both double-height characters and normal characters in
one line, they are aligned on the base line. 

n = 0 

GS P:

Set basic calculation pitch 

ESC !: Set character mode 

GS !:

Set character size 

AAAAA

A

AA

No.

COMMAND

FUNCTION

CODE

11

ESC $ n1 n2

Set absolute position

<1Bh><24h> n

0 

à

 n1 

à

 255 

0 

à

 n2 

à

 255

Based on the beginning of the line, sets the print starting position
through calculation using the basic calculation pitch. 

The distance between the print starting position and the beginning of
the line is as follows. 

(n1 + n2 

×

 256) 

×

 (basic calculation pitch) 

Any specification that exceeds the end of the line is ignored. 

This calculation is made based on the basic pitch in the horizontal
direction. 

In case of overlapping with the print data expanded currently, over-
printing is performed. 

ESC\: Set relative position 

 

No.

COMMAND

FUNCTION

CODE

12

ESC % n

Select/cancel
user-defined character

<1Bh><25h> n

0 

à

 n 

à

 255 

Selects or cancels the mode for make printable the preset user-
defined character data. 

bit 0 of “n” = 1: User-defined character selected 

bit 0 of “n” = 0: User-defined character canceled 

[Notes] 
•

There are other jobs for user-defined character setting. 

•

When the character code set for user-defined character is selected
after selecting the user-defined character mode, the user-defined
character is printed. 

•

When the character code not set for user-defined character is
selected, the normal character is printed. 

n = 0 

ESC &: Set user-defined character 

ESC ?: Delete user-defined character 

 

No.

COMMAND

FUNCTION

CODE

13

ESC & 03 C1 C2
(n[DATA] (nx3))
(C2-C1)

Define
user-defined
character

<1Bh><26h><03h>

32 

à

 C1 

à

 C2 

à

 126:

User-defined character range 
(C1 to C2)

0 

à

 DATA1 

⋅⋅⋅

 DATA (3xn) 

à

 255: Print bit data

0 

à

 n 

à

9:

9 

×

 24 font selected

0 

à

 n 

à

 12:

12 

×

 24 font selected

[Function]
•

Sets user-defined characters. 

•

03h indicates the number of bytes in the vertical direction. C1
Indicates the beginning user-defined character code; C2 indicates
the ending user-defined character code. ••• User-defined character
setting from C1 to C2 can be made with this command. If only one
character is defined, use C1=C2.

•

The character code range is from ASCII code 20h to 7Eh and the
total number of characters is 95. 

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