LQ and FX Emulation Command Summary

This section lists the control codes and escape sequences supported in the LQ and FX emulation modes. Some LQ and FX printer codes are not available, either because the functions are not required (such as draft printing) or are not possible because of the different technologies used in these printers.

The following commands are either not available or are ignored in LQ or FX emulation mode:

ESC <

Unidirectional mode (one line)

ESC 8

Disable paper end detector

ESC 9

Enable paper end detector

ESC U

Select print direction

ESC s

Set/cancel half-speed printing

ESC r

Select color printing

ESC i

Incremental view

The following commands are available in FX mode but not in LQ mode:

ESC 1

7/72-inch line feed

ESC *

Select 9-pin graphics mode

ESC I

Select character code table

The printer commands listed below function in a slightly different way when used in LQ or FX emulation mode. Also, many of the commands that control the print position use approximations because of the difference in print density between the LQ and FX printers.

ESC G / ESC E

These commands produce identical bolding effects on your printer. On an actual LQ series printer, these two commands create slightly different effects and can be combined to produce darker characters.

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