Epson￿

Commands￿

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Notes

 

 

Function

(ASCII, Decimal, Hexadecimal)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is a print carriage return execution

 

 

 

 

command, which does not involve re-

 

 

 

 

turning to previous settings following

 

 

 

 

the execution of this command.

 

 

Set absolute vertical print

ASCII: ESC (V n1 n2 m1 m2

Indicates the absolute position within

 

 

position

Dec: 27 40 86 n1 n2 m1 m2

the paper size, and executes carriage re-

 

 

 

Hex: 1B 28 56 n1 n2 m1 m2

turn.

 

 

 

 

n1=2, n2=0: specifies the number of pa-

 

 

 

 

rameters (in bytes) to follow Amount of

 

 

 

 

carriage returns executed=± (m1 + [m2 x

 

 

 

 

256]) x (basic unit in inches) The basic

 

 

 

 

unit is set by set unit command ESC (U.

 

 

 

 

The default of basic unit is 1/360 inch.

 

 

 

 

Forward feeding exceeding approx. 46.2

 

 

 

 

inches and reverse feeding exceeding

 

 

 

 

approx. 0.5 inch are invalid.

 

 

 

 

It is a print carriage return execution

 

 

 

 

command, which does not involve re-

 

 

 

 

turning to pervious settings following

 

 

 

 

the execution of this command.

 

 

Form Feed

ASCII: FF

Prints data in buffer and advances pa-

 

 

 

Dec: 12

per to next top of form. Canceles SO and

 

 

 

Hex: 0C

ESC SO command. With Cut Sheet

 

 

 

 

Feeder, inserts or ejects paper depend-

 

 

 

 

ing on status of paper when command is

 

 

 

 

issued.

 

 

Vertical Tab

ASCII: VT

Print buffer data and move to next verti-

 

 

 

Dec: 11

cal tab stop.

 

 

 

Hex: 0B

 

 

 

Set Vertical Tab Stops

ASCII: ESC B n1 n2 ··· nk NUL

Sets vertical tab stops at specified lines

 

 

 

Dec: 27 66 n1 n2 ··· nk 0

relative to Top of Form position.

 

 

 

Hex: 1B 42 n1 n2 ··· nk 00

k=1 to 16: number of tabs

 

 

 

 

n=1 to 255: line number where tab is to

 

 

 

 

be set.

 

 

 

 

n=0: clears tab setting for Vertical

 

 

 

 

Format Unit channel 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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