Control Characters

Any character that causes the printer to perform a function is classified as a control character. Note that, although the Cl control characters are available in one of the standard character sets (ISO 8859/Multinational), your printer does not implement them.

American National Standard ANSI X3.4 and International Standard ISO 646 define the C0 control characters based on the specific function performed by the character. The C0 control characters are divided into the following categories.

qCommunication controls - Control characters intended to control or enable data transmissions over communication networks.

qFormat effectors - Control characters that control the layout or position of information on the printed page.

qInformation separators - Control characters that separate and qualify information in a logical sense.

qMiscellaneous control characters - Control characters whose definitions preclude their inclusion in the preceding categories.

The following table lists and defines the original use of the C0 control characters.

Note: The functions of the control characters can vary from one emulation mode to another. Therefore, these descriptions are included in Chapters 4 through 9.

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