Using the Command Summary

This printer uses the Epson ESC/P 2 printer control language. You can use these commands to produce high quality, laser-like printouts. ESC/P 2 commands provide scalable fonts (Epson Roman, Epson Sans Serif, Epson Roman T, and Epson Sans Serif H) and enhanced graphics. The following section lists and describes all the commands by topic. If a command has no parameters, it is merely listed. If it has parameters, they are explained. The parameters are indicated by lowercase italicized letters, usually n. The examples below show how the parameters are indicated.

ESC @ is a command with no parameters.

ESC U 1/0 is a command that uses 1 to turn the feature on and 0 to turn it off.

ESC $ nl n2 is a command with two parameters.

ESC D nn is a command with a variable number of parameters.

If you are an experienced printer user, you may want to purchase the ESC/P Reference Manual for comprehensive programming information on all these commands. Contact your Epson dealer or see “Where to Get Help for United States Users,” earlier in this manual.

Commands Arranged by Topic

General operation

ASCII

Dec.

Hex.

Description

ESC @

64

40

Initialize Printer

ESC U

1/0 85

55

Turn Unidirectional Mode

 

 

 

on/off

8-2Command Summary