Epson LX-80 Character Weight, Print Enhancement, Character Width (Pitch), Near Letter Quality Mode, Mode and Character-SetSelection, “-0, ESC “!”, ESC “4”

Control Codes by Function

Near Letter Quality Mode

ESC “x” 1	Turns	NLQ mode ON.
ESC “x” 0	Turns	draft mode ON.
ESC “a”	Activates NLQ justification modes.

Character Width (Pitch)

ASCII 15	Turns compressed mode ON.
ASCII 18	Turns compressed mode OFF.
ASCII 14	Turns one-line expanded mode ON.
ASCII 20	Turns one-line expanded mode OFF.
ESC “M”	Turns elite mode ON.
ESC “I”’	Turns elite mode OFF.
ESC “W0”	Turns either expanded mode OFF.
ESC “W1”	Turns continuous expanded mode ON.

Character Weight

ESC “E”	Turns emphasized mode ON.
ESC “F”	Turns emphasized mode OFF.
ESC “G”	Turns	double-strike	mode ON.
ESC “H”	Turns	double-strike	mode OFF.

Print Enhancement

ESC “S0” ESC “S1” ESC “T” ESC “-0"ESC “-1”

Turns superscript mode ON. Turns subscript mode ON. Turns either script mode OFF. Turns underline mode OFF. Turns underline mode ON.

Mode and Character-Set Selection

ESC “!”	Master select.
ESC “4”	Turns italic mode ON.
ESC “5”	Turns italic mode OFF.
ESC ‘If@”	Reset code.
ESC “R”	Selects an international character set.
ESC “m”	Selects and cancels special graphics characters.