Command SummaryIntroduction

This summary contains all the commands used by the printer. If a command has no parameters, it is merely listed. If it has parameters, they are explained. The parameters are indicated by lowercase italicized letters, usually n. The examples below show how the parameters are indicated.

ESC @ is a command with no parameters.ESC U 1/0 is a command that uses 1 to turn the feature on and 0 to turn it off.ESC $ nl n2 is a command with two parameters.ESC D nn is a command with a variable number of parameters.

ASCII

Dec. Hex. Description

Printer Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESC @

64

40

Initialize Printer
DC1

17

1 1

Select Printer
DC3

19

13

Deselect Printer
DEL

127

7 FDelete Character
ESC s l/0

115

73

Turn Half-speed Mode On/Off
ESC <

60

3C

Select Unidirectional Mode (one line)
ESC U l/0

85

55

Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off

ESC 8

56

38

Disable Paper-out Sensor

ESC 9

57

39

Enable Paper-out Sensor
ESC EM n

2.5

19 Control Cut Sheet Feeder Mode

 

 

 

4: Turns mode on

 

 

 

0: Turns mode off

Note: For the ESC EM command the variables are the characters “0” (48 decimal or 30 hex) and “4” (52 decimal or 34 hex). Do not use 1 decimal, 01 hex, 4 decimal, or 04 hex.

BEL

7

07 Beeper

 

 

 

Data Control

 

 

 

 

 

CR

13

OD Carriage Return
CAN

24

18 Cancel Line
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