LQ and FX Emulation Command Summary

Printer commands arranged by topic

The following section lists and describes all FX and LQ commands by topic.

Printer operation:

ESC @

Initialize

printer

DC 1

Select printer

DC 3

Deselect printer

ESC EM

Control

paper loading/ejecting

BEL

Beeper

 

Data control:

 

 

CR

Carriage

return

CAN

Cancel line

DEL

Delete character

ESC =

Set MSB to 0

ESC >

Set MSB to 1

ESC #

Cancel MSB control

Vertical motion:

 

FF

Form feed

ESC C

Set page length in lines

ESC CO

Set page length in inches

ESC N

Set skip over perforation

ESC 0

Cancel skip over perforation

LF

Line feed

ESC 0

Select l/B-inch line spacing

ESC 1

Select 7/72-inch line spacing (FX only)

ESC 2

Select l/6-inch line spacing

ESC 3

Select n/180-inch line spacing (LQ)

 

Select n/216-inch line spacing (FX)

ESC A

Select n/60-inch line spacing (LQ)

 

Select n/72-inch line spacing (FX)

ESC +

Select n/360-inch line spacing (LQ only)

ESC J

Perform n/180-inch line spacing (LQ)

 

Perform n/216-inch line spacing (FX)

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