JPH0427580A - Printer control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable data to be printed even on any other type of sheet in addition to a specific sheet by performing control processing for effective setting of a left and a right margin even during received data dumping operation. CONSTITUTION:It is interpreted whether a received data dumping function is turned ON during interpretation process 10, and if 'ON' state is set, a control processing 20 is initiated. If the state is not set, a routine mode 11 takes over. In a processing 21, a left and a right margin are set, and in a processing 22, received data is read from a receiving buffer. Then in a processing 23, the read received data is converted to a JIS or Hexa format, and in a processing 24, the converted received data is printed in accordance with the set left and right margins.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a printer control method, and more particularly to a printer control method for validating the left margin and right margin even during the dump operation of received data.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional printers, the left margin and right margin are invalid during the dump operation of received data.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, in conventional printers, the left margin and right margin are set to fixed values during the dump operation of received data, so the left margin and right margin that are set in the normal print mode are invalid. The disadvantage is that you can only print on specific types of paper. Furthermore, since the left margin and right margin are fixed, there is also a drawback that the horizontal printing range cannot be changed freely.

[Means to solve the problem]

The printer control method of the present invention is such that the left margin and right margin in the normal print mode can be controlled to be valid even during the dumping operation of received data.

That is, the printer control method of the present invention performs control processing to enable the left margin and right margin in the normal print mode even during the received data dump operation in a printer control method having a received data dump function. It includes that.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, at check [rlO] it is determined whether the received data dump function is on, and if it is on, control processing 20 is entered. When not on, normal print mode 11
becomes. In the control process 20, a left margin and a right margin are set in a process 21, and a process 21 sets a left margin and a right margin.
In step 2, the received data is read from the reception buffer, in step 23, the read received data is converted to JIS format or hex format, and in step 24, the received data is converted according to the set left margin and right margin. Print the data.

Regarding the setting of the left margin and right margin in process 21, the left margin value and right margin value, which are set in the normal print mode, are set. Also, if you want to change the margins during the received data dump operation, set the margins again in normal print mode.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the printer control method of the present invention is
Control processing is performed to enable the left margin and the right margin even during the dump operation of received data, which has the effect of making it possible to print on paper other than the specified paper.

Furthermore, since the left margin and right margin are not fixed, there is also the effect that the horizontal printing range can be changed freely.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of the present invention. ... Judgment, O... Control processing, 24... Processing.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A control method for a printer having a function of dumping received data, the control method comprising: performing control processing to enable a left margin and a right margin in a normal print mode even during a dump operation of received data. method.