Some escape sequence commands, valid for all emulation modes, are called global commands. These are special commands that select or control some basic or specially defined printer operation.

Global Command Set

The following table lists the global commands for the Model 8900 Series Printers. These commands are characterized by an intermediate control character DLE following the ESC character.

Model 8900 Series Printers Global Commands

Command

Command Name

ESC DLE B P t r s ETX

Set Barcode Parameters

ESC DLE B C text ETX

Print Barcode Text

ESC DLE C C text ETX

Print Oversize Characters

ESC DLE C P p1 p2 ETX

Set Oversize Characters Scale Factor

ESC DLE c n

Select Color Printing

ESC DLE E text ETX

Select Emulator

ESC DLE EM n

Select Automatic Sheet Feeder Bin

ESC DLE F x

Select Form Format

ESC DLE G d1 d2 n1 n2 data

Define Raster Graphics

ESC DLE f n

Select font

ESC DLE H

Select Font HMI

ESC DLE P n

Select Characters Per Inch (cpi)

ESC DLE p 0

Load from Current Paper Path

ESC DLE p 1

Park Continuous Paper

ESC DLE p 2

Load Cut-Sheet Paper from Front

ESC DLE p 3

Load Continuous Paper

ESC DLE p 4

Load Cut-Sheet Paper from Top

ESC DLE Q n

Select Print Quality

ESC DLE R n

Select International Character Set

ESC DLE STX text ETX

Write to Printer Display

ESC DLE z S NN

Adjust Printhead Z-axis Position

 

 

Global Command Descriptions

The following paragraphs describe the Model 8900 Series Printers global commands.

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