Lexmark 249X, 248X manual Escape Sequences, Printer Command Parameters

Code	Symbol	Description	Value	Value
Name			(Dec)	(Hex)
Carriage	CR	Moves the current print position to the left	13	0D
Return		margin of the current line.
Double-	SO	Prints all characters in double-width	14	0E
Wide		mode.
Printing by
Line
Condensed	SI	Condenses printing from 10 characters per	15	0F
Printing		inch (cpi) to 17.1 and 12 cpi to 20.
Select	DC1	Selects the printer.	17	11
Printer
Select 10	DC2	Returns condensed printing to normal (10	18	12
cpi		cpi)
Deselect	DC3	Signals the printer to stop accepting data	19	13
Printer		from the computer. This control code has
		no effect on the parallel interface.
Cancel	DC4	Cancels double-width printing mode and	20	14
Double-		returns printing to normal.
Wide
Printing by
Line
Cancel	CAN	Clears current line buffer of data already	24	18
Data		received to print on the current line since
		last Form Feed, Line Feed, Carrier Return,
		or Cancel.
Space	SP	Moves the print position one character	32	20
		space to the right.

Escape Sequences

An escape sequence (two or more characters of information) lets you change the way the printer is currently printing. Like a control code, it gives you control over the printed output. The escape sequence begins with the character ESC (decimal 027, hexadecimal 1B). The printer recognizes this character as the beginning of a printer command signalling that the information that follows is control information and not data to be printed.

Printer Command Parameters

A command parameter sets the value for a command. This value stays constant until either a different value resets the command or a command resets the printer to its default values. For example, after the printer receives a command

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