Star Micronics NP-225, NP-415W, NP-215, NP-325 specifications Control commands Control command table

5. Control commands

5.1 Control command table

	Control codes	Functions	Pages
1	HT	Horizontal tab	20
2	CR	Carriage return	20
3	LF	Print and line feed	20
4	FF	Page feed	20
5	ESC C n	Page length set for n lines	20
6	ESC SP n	Character right space set	20
7	ESC ! n	Print mode overall set	21
8	ESC % n	Down load character set/reset	21
9	ESC & s n m a Dn	Down load character definition	21
*10	ESC * m n1 n2 Dn	Bit image mode set	24
11	ESC – n	Underline set/rest	26
12	ESC 2	1/6 inches line feed set	26
13	ESC 3 n	Smallest line feed pitch set	26
14	ESC @	Initialize printer	26
15	ESC D n1 n2 --- NUL	Set horizontal tab position	26
16	ESC E n	Bold print set/reset	27
17	ESC G n	Double strike print set/reset	27
18	ESC J n	Print and smallest pitch line feed	27
19	ESC R n	Select international character	27
20	ESC c 5 n	Feed switch enable/disable	28
21	ESC d n	Print and n line feed	28
22	ESC t n	Select character code table	28
23	ESC v	Send printer status	28
24	ESC { n	Inverted character set/reset	29
25	ESC V n	Character 90° clockwise rotation set/reset	29
*26	ESC $ n1 n2	Absolute position set	29
27	ESC \ n1 n2	Relative position set	29
28	GS k n Dn NUL	Barcode print	30
29	GS w n	Barcode width select	30
30	GS h n	Barcode height select	30
31	GS H n	HRI character print position select	30
32	GS f n	HRI character style select	30
33	GS * n1 n2 Dn	Download bit image define	31
34	GS / m	Download bit image print	31
35	GS :	Macro definition start/end	32
36	GS ^ n1 n2 n3	Macro define	32
37	ESC = n	Data input control	32
38	ESC a n	Position align	33
*39	ESC i	Full cut	33
*40	ESC m	Partial cut	33
41	ESC c 3 n1 n2	No paper signal sensor select	33
42	ESC r n	Compulsory eject	34
43	ESC q S E M	QR code print	34
44	GS T n	Register NV bit image	36
45	GS P n	Print NV bit image	36
46	GS d Dn	Download firmware	36
47	GS B n	Black/white reverse print set/reset	37
48	ESC h n	Presenter eject mode select	37
49	ESC B n	Back feed	37
50	DC1	Reset software	37
51	GS % n	Partition drive select	38
52	GS ~ n	Print density set	38

*Functions differently between printer with standard type driver and Windows type.

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