C-12 Command Summary
Cardinal U/G
Rev. C
A5 size APPC.FM
11/6/98 Pass 0
LProof Sign-off:
Kimura _______
Nishi _______
Hoadley _______
FX mode

Printer commands arranged b y topic

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

Printer operation

Initialize printer ESC @
Control paper loading/ejecting ESC EM n

Data control

Carriage return CR

Vertical motion

Form feed FF
Set page length in lines ESC C n
Set page length in inches ESC C 0 n
Set skip over perforation ESC N n
Cancel skip over perforation ESC O
Line feed LF
Select 1/8-inch line spacing ESC 0
Select 7/72-inch line spacing ESC 1
Select 1/6-inch line spacing ESC 2
Select n/216-inch line spacing ESC 3 n
Perform n/216-inch line spacing ESC J
Tab vertically VT
Set vertical tabs ESC B nn
Note:
Your printer will not p rint characters beyond o ne page length (set with th e ESC C
or ESC C0 commands), while an FX printer might print them.

Horizontal motion

Set absolute horizontal print posi tion ESC $ n1 n2
Set relative horizontal print position ESC\n1 n2
Set left margin ESC l n
Set right margin ESC Q n
Tab horizontally HT
Set horizontal tabs ESC D nn