Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Advice on how to add the Epson SL-D700

[Robert K. <rl...@al...>]

On 8/2/21 7:36 PM, Solomon Peachy wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 02:38:57PM -0400, Solomon Peachy wrote:
>> I do have sample output and parse-escp2 seems to accept it, though I still
>> need to make sense of it all.  :)
> 
> Ok, I've worked my way through the dumps, and I've learned a few more 
> things:
> 
> ESC(D == 40 38 50 14  (== printhead res 180*720)
> ESC(i == 00           (== default weave?)

Usually means use softweave.  But we'll learn that from the print data command.

> ESC(S == d4 10 00 00 64 23 52 00 (== 6" width, 7480" length!)
> FP 03 00  00 ec 00    (== zero margin offset of -19, or -0.75mm)
> 
> HQ mode:
>  ESC(U == 02 02 01 a0 05 == 1440dpi base, 720p, 720v, 1440h
>  ESC(m == 70     (PrintMethod in media tables)
>  ESC(e == 00 23  (escp2_ink_type in resolutions table, == 35pl?)

The ink type is a magic number; it means "use the drop sizes corresponding to 0x23 in the printer's
firmware table".  You'll want to use these as-is.  Other settings are not likely to do anything useful.