Star Micronics LC-8521 Appendix E Printer Control Codes, Font and Character Set Control Commands

96Printer Control Codes

Appendix E: Printer Control Codes

This appendix lists the printer’s control commands. It gives the name of each control command, along with the applicable emulation mode (Standard, IBM, or Both), and the applicable ASCII code.

Font and Character Set Control Commands

Description	Mode	ASCII Code
Printed data as characters	STD	ESC (^
Assign character table	STD	ESC (t
Select italic	STD	ESC 4
Cancel italic	STD	ESC 5
Select Character Set #2	Both	ESC 6
Select Character Set #1	Both	ESC 7
Select Draft 10 CPI	IBM	ESC I00H
Select Draft 12 CPI	IBM	ESC I08H
Select Draft 17 CPI	IBM	ESC I10H
Select LQ 10 CPI	IBM	ESC I02H
Select LQ 12 CPI	IBM	ESC I0AH
Select LQ 17 CPI	IBM	ESC I12H
Select Proportional LQ	IBM	ESC I03H
Select international character set	STD	ESC Rn
Set Code Page	Both	ESC [T
Print characters from all character chart	IBM	ESC \n1 n2
Print one character from all character chart	IBM	ESC ^n
Select Standard Character Table	STD	ESC t0
Select IBM Character Table	STD	ESC t1
Set download characters in “00H - 7FH” area to “80H - FFH.”	STD	ESC t2
Select Draft Mode	STD	ESC x0
Select LQ Mode	STD	ESC x1