Commands Arranged by Topic

The following section lists and describes all the commands by topic. See the Quick Reference Card at the end of this manual for the list of the commands by topic.

Printer Operation

Initialization
ESC @

Initialize Printer

Format:

ASCII code: ESC @

Decimal: 27 64

Hexadecimal: 1B 40

Comments:

Resets the printer mode and clears the current print line preceding the command. See Initialization in Appendix A.

Selection
DC1

Select Printer

Format:

ASCII code: DC1

Decimal: 17

Hexadecimal: 11

Comments:

Returns the printer to the selected state if it has been deselected by the printer deselect code (DC3). Does not select the printer if it has been switched off line by pressing the ON LINE button. DC1 and DC3 do not work if pin 36 on the parallel interface is low (for example, on IBM PC and compatible computers).

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Command Summary