ESC Dec Hex Symbol Function

ESC

52

34

4

Turns Italic mode ON.

ESC

53

35

5

Turns Italic mode OFF

ESC

64

40

@

Reset Code, which resets the printer to its

 

 

 

 

power-up state, including resetting top of

 

 

 

 

form. Clears all text and control codes from

 

 

 

 

the print buffer.

ESC

65

41

A

Sets line spacing to n/72 inch (n-dot). Format:

 

 

 

 

CHR$(27)“A”CHR$(n)

 

 

 

 

where n = 0 - 127.

ESC

67

43

C

Sets the form length to n lines in the current

 

 

 

 

line spacing. The default is 66 lines. Also

 

 

 

 

resets top of form. Format:

 

 

 

 

CHR$(27)“C”CHR$(n)

 

 

 

 

where n = 1 - 127.

ESC 67

43

C

Sets the form length to n inches, regardless

 

 

 

 

of the current line spacing. The default is 11

 

 

 

 

inches. Also resets top of form. Format:

 

 

 

 

CHR$(27)“C”CHR$(0)CHR$(n).

 

 

 

 

where n = 1 - 22.

ESC

69

45

E

Turns Emphasized mode ON. Cannot mix with

 

 

 

 

Compressed mode or Double-Strike mode.

ESC

70

46

F

Turns Emphasized mode OFF

ESC

71

47

G

Turns Double-Strike mode ON. Cannot mix

 

 

 

 

with Emphasized and Condensed modes.

ESC

72

48

H

Turns Double-Strike mode OFF

ESC

75

4B

K

Turns Single-Density Graphics mode ON.

 

 

 

 

Prints 480 dots per 8-inch line. Format:

CHR$(27)“K”CHR$(n1)CHR$(n2) followed by n data numbers, where

n = total number of dot columns, n1 = n MOD 256,

n2 = INT (n/256).

For example, to print 480 dots, n1 = 224, n 2 = 1.

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