GS ( k   <Function 381>

In Standard mode, use this function when the printer is "at the beginning of a line," or "there is no data in the print buffer."

The symbol size that exceeds the print area cannot be printed.

If there is any error described below in the data of the symbol storage area, it cannot be printed.

• There is no data (GS ( k   <Function 380> is not processed).
• When there is a problem with the amount of data saved in the symbol storage area.
• When the data saved in the symbol storage area includes data outside the domain.

Printing of symbol is not affected by print mode (emphasized, double-strike, underline, white/ black reverse printing, or 90° clockwise-rotated), except for character size and upside-down print mode.

In Standard mode, this command executes paper feeding for the amount needed for printing the symbol, regardless of the paper feed amount set by the paper feed setting command. After the symbol printing, the print postion is moved to left side of the printable area. Also, the printer is in the status "Beginning of the line".

In Page mode, the printer stores the symbol data in the print buffer without executing actual printing. The printer moves print position to the next dot of the last data of the symbol.

The quiet zone is not included in the printing data. Be sure to include the quiet zone when using this function.

The symbol is printed with appropriate printing speed regardless of the printer's maximum printing speed or the setting of GS ( K   <Function 48> .

The data shown below is added automatically in encoding.

• Application identifier (AI): The AI is "01".
• Check digit (1 character)
• Guard pattern and separator pattern

The data shown below is added automatically in encoding.

• Guard pattern, finder pattern and separator pattern

For encoding, the width of the symbol is decided by the setting value of GS ( k   <Function 371> of this command (nL + nH × 256) and the current printing area (the area from the current printing position to the edge of the printing area).

• When (nL + nH × 256) = 0, the width of the symbol is the current printing area.
• When (nL + nH × 256) ≠ 0 is specified and the setting value is greater than the current printing area, the width of the symbol is the current printing area.
• In cases other than above, (nL + nH × 256) is the width of the symbol.