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ESC/P2 and FX Commands

ESC/P2 mode
FX mode

This section lists the printer commands supported in the
ESC/P2 and FX emulation modes.

ESC/P2 mode

General operation

Initialize printer	ESC @
Control paper loading/ejecting	ESC EM n
Delete last character	DEL
Cancel	CAN

Paper feeding

Carriage return	CR
Form feed	FF
Line feed	LF
Select 1/8-inch line spacing	ESC 0
Select 1/6-inch line spacing	ESC 2
Set n/180-inch line spacing	ESC 3 n
Set n/360-inch line spacing	ESC + n
Set n/60-inch line spacing	ESC A n
Backspace	BS

Page format

Set page format	ESC ( c 40 n
Set page length in defined units	ESC ( C 20 n
Set page length in lines	ESC C n
Set page length in inches	ESC C NUL n
Set bottom margin for continuous paper	ESC N n
Cancel top/bottom margin for continuous paper	ESC O
Set left margin	ESC l n
Set right margin	ESC Q n

Print position motion

Set absolute horizontal print position	ESC $ n1 n2
Set relative horizontal print position	ESC \ n1 n2
Set absolute vertical print position	ESC ( V nn
Set relative vertical print position	ESC ( v nn
Set horizontal tabs	ESC D nn
Tab horizontally	HT
Set vertical tabs	ESC B nn
Tab vertically	VT
Perform n/180-inch Line Feed	ESC J n
Reverse n/180-inch Line Feed	ESC j n

Font selection

Select typeface	ESC k n
Select font by pitch and point	ESC X m nn
Select 10 cpi	ESC P
Select 12 cpi	ESC M
Select 15 cpi	ESC g
Turn proportional mode on/off	ESC p 1/0
Select LQ or draft	ESC x n
Select italic font	ESC 4
Cancel italic font	ESC 5
Select bold font	ESC E
Cancel bold font	ESC F
Master select	ESC ! n
Select print pitch	ESC cnn
Select superscript/subscript printing	ESC Sn

Font enhancement

Select condensed printing	SI
Cancel condensed printing	DC2
Select double-width printing (one line)	SO
Turn double-width printing on/off	ESC W 1/0
Cancel double-width printing (one line)	DC4
Turn double-height printing on/off	ESC w 1/0
Select double-strike printing	ESC G
Cancel double-strike printing	ESC H
Select superscript printing	ESC S 0
Select subscript printing	ESC S 1
Select double-width printing (one line)	ESC S0
Cancel superscript/subscript printing	ESC T
Select line/score	ESC ( - 301 nn
Turn underline on/off	ESC - 1/0
Select character style	ESC q n

Spacing

Set intercharacter space	ESC SP n
Define unit	ESC ( U 10 n

Character handling

Assign character table	ESC ( t 30 n dd
Select character table	ESC t n
Select an international character set	ESC R n
Define download character	ESC & nn
Copy ROM to RAM	ESC : NUL n s
Select download character set	ESC % n
Enable printing of upper control codes	ESC 6
Enable upper control codes	ESC 7
Print data as characters	ESC ( ^ nn

Bit image

Selection and printing of bit image	ESC * nn
Select graphic mode	ESC ( G 10 n
Print raster graphics	ESC . c v hm
8-bit single-density bit image	ESC K nn
8-bit double-density bit image	ESC L nn
8-bit double-speed double-density bit image	ESC Y nn
8-bit double-speed quad-density bit image	ESC Z nn
Reassign bit-image mode	ESC ? nm

Barcode

Print barcode

ESC ( B nn

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FX mode

Printer commands arranged by topic

The following section lists and describes all FX and LQ commands by topic.

Printer operation

Initialize printer	ESC @
Control paper loading/ejecting	ESC EM n
Delete last character	DEL
Cancel	CAN

Data control

Carriage return	CR
Backspace	BS

Vertical motion

Form feed	FF
Set page length in lines	ESC C n
Set page length in inches	ESC C NUL n
Set page length in defined units	ESC ( C 20 n
Set or cancel top/bottom margin	ESC ( c 40 n
Set skip over perforation	ESC N n
Cancel skip over perforation	ESC O
Line feed	LF
Select 1/8-inch line spacing	ESC 0
Select 7/72-inch line spacing	ESC 1
Select 1/6-inch line spacing	ESC 2
Reverse paper n/216 inch	ESC j
Select n/216-inch line spacing	ESC 3 n
Perform n/216-inch line spacing	ESC J
Tab vertically	VT
Set vertical tabs	ESC B nn
Set n/72-inch line spacing	ESC A n

Note:

Your printer will not print characters beyond one page in length (set with the ESC C or ESC C 0 commands), while an FX printer might print them.

Horizontal motion

Set absolute horizontal print position	ESC $ n1 n2
Set relative horizontal print position	ESC\n1 n2
Set left margin	ESC l n
Set right margin	ESC Q n
Tab horizontally	HT
Set horizontal tabs	ESC D nn

Overall printing style

Select letter quality or draft

ESC x n

Note:

The print quality and speed cannot be changed even if you send the ESC x command.

Select typeface family	ESC k n
Master select	ESC ! n

Print size and character width

Select 10 cpi	ESC P
Select 12 cpi	ESC M
Turn proportional mode on/off	ESC p 1/0
Select condensed mode	SI
Cancel condensed mode	DC2
Select double-width mode (one line)	SO
Cancel double-width mode (one line)	DC4
Turn double-width mode on/off	ESC W 1/0
Turn double-height printing on/off	ESC w 1/0
Select condensed mode	ESC S1
Select double-width mode (one line)	ESC S0

Font enhancement

Select emphasized mode	ESC E
Cancel emphasized mode	ESC F
Select double-strike mode	ESC G
Cancel double-strike mode	ESC H

Note:

The ESC G and ESC E commands produce identical effects; you cannot obtain darker print by combining the two.

Select superscript/subscript mode	ESC S 0/1
Cancel superscript/subscript mode	ESC T
Select italic mode	ESC 4
Cancel italic mode	ESC 5
Turn underline mode on/off	ESC - 1/0

Word processing

Set intercharacter space	ESC SP n
Select character tables	ESC t n
Assign character tables	ESC ( t 30 n dd
Select international character set	ESC R n
Printable code area expansion	ESC 6
Enable upper control codes	ESC 7
Define unit	ESC ( U 10 n

User-defined characters

Define characters

ESC & nn

Note:

The appearance of characters defined using ESC & may differ slightly from an actual FX printer.

Copy ROM to RAM	ESC : NUL n s
Select download character set	ESC % n
Printable code area expansion	ESC I n

Bit image

Select graphics mode	ESC * m n
Selection and printing of bit image	ESC ^ m n
8-bit single-density bit image	ESC K nn
8-bit double-density bit image	ESC L nn
8-bit double-speed double-density bit image	ESC Y nn
8-bit double-speed quad-density bit image	ESC Z nn
Reassign bit-image mode	ESC ? nm

Barcode

Print barcode

ESC ( B nn

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