Initialization

There are three ways that the printer can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) as listed in the table below.

These three kinds of initialization have slightly different effects. All three methods reset the typestyle according to the default settings selected by the DIP switches inside the front cover. However, ESC @ does not initialize the printer mechanism, clear the input data buffer, or clear the user-defined character set.

Top-of-form reset

The top-of-form (TOF) position is reset by:

Printer initialization

ESC/P software reset command (ESC @)

Page length set command (ESC C)

IBM mode top-of-form setting command (ESC4).

Technical Specifications A-15