Canon K10158 manual LQ mode command summary, ESCape sequence code for colour printing

ESCape sequence code for colour printing

When the Color BJ Cartridge BC-11e is installed in the printer, the following colour command is available.

Function	ASCII	Dec.	Hex.
Select colour printing	ESC [ M n1 n2 m	27 91 77 n1 n2 m	1B 5B 4D n1 n2 m
n1 = 1, n2 = 0
m = 0;	Black (default)
m = 1;	Blue
m = 2;	Red
m = 3;	Magenta
m = 4;	Green
m = 5;	Cyan
m = 6;	Yellow

■LQ mode command summary

All of the control codes shown in the following tables can be used when the printer is in LQ mode.

Because of hardware differences, the justification code (ESC a) is not supported on your printer. The styles of block graphics characters at 12 cpi are also different from normal LQ-2550 printing.

Basic control codes

Function	ASCII	Dec.	Hex.
End command	NUL	0	00
Sound beeper	BEL	7	07
Backspace one character	BS	8	08
Horizontal tab control	HT	9	09
Move to next tab.
Perform line feed	LF	10	0A
Vertical tab control	VT	11	0B
Move to next tab.
Perform form feed	FF	12	0C
Perform carriage return	CR	13	0D
Set double-wide mode by line	SO	14	0E
Set condensed mode (17 cpi)	SI	15	0F
Cancel by DC2.
Select printer	DC1	17	11
Cancel condensed mode	DC2	18	12
Set by SI. Cancel also by setting 2nd bit to 0 in the ESC ! n code.
Deselect printer	DC3	19	13
Cancel double-wide mode	DC4	20	14
Cancel line	CAN	24	18
Insert space	SP	32	20
Delete character	DEL	127	7F

120Appendix C Printer Command Summaries