Commands That Are Different from Epson Commands

Printer Operation

ESC Q3

Deselect Printer (FX-850)

Format:

ASCII code: ESC Q 3

Decimal: 27 81 3

Hexadecimal: 1B 51 03

Comments:

Places the printer in an off line state until the printer is turned off and back on or until it receives a DC1 code.

ESC 422

Deselect Printer (FX-1050)

Format:

ASCII code: ESC Q 22

Decimal : 27 81 22

Hexadecimal: 1B 51 16

Comments:

Places the printer in an off line state until the printer is turned off and back on or until it receives a DC1 code.

Vertical Motion

ESC A

Set n/72-inch Line Spacing

Format:

ASCII code: ESC A n

Decimal: 27 65 n

Hexadecimal: 1B 41 n

Comments:

Sets the line spacing to n/72 of an inch. This value is stored in memory until the printer receives the ESC 2 command to put it into effect. The value of n must be from 1 to 85.

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Command Summary