Table 7–9. ASCII Character Control Codes

Character Name

Control Code

Dec Value

Printer Response

 

(ASCII)

CHR$(n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACK

ACK

(6)

Sets one line spacing to 1/8, 1/9, or 1/10

 

 

 

inch depending on configuration 51.X.

Backspace

BS

(8)

Positions logical print head print position

 

 

 

 

 

one space toward left margin. See

 

 

 

 

Appendix A for the BS/CR Protocol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancel

CAN

(24)

Clears print buffer in configuration 31.0

 

 

 

 

Ignored in configuration 31.1. Refer to

 

 

 

 

Chapter 4 for details

 

 

CR

 

 

 

Carriage Return

(13)

Same as Line Feed if configuration 23.1

 

 

 

 

is set (see page 4–12). 23.0 set causes

 

 

 

 

LOGICAL print head to be moved

 

 

 

 

to the left margin. See Appendix for the

 

 

 

 

BS/CR Protocol.

 

 

DLE

 

 

 

DLE

(16)

EVFU channel 1 (top–of–form).

 

 

DC1

 

 

 

DC1

(17)

EVFU channel 2.

 

 

DC2

 

 

 

DC2

(18)

Cancels condensed print mode (Mode 5).

 

 

 

 

See SI. EVFU channel 3.

 

 

DC3

 

 

 

DC3

(19)

EVFU channel 4

 

 

DC4

 

 

 

DC4

(20)

Cancels double wide print mode. See SO.

 

 

 

 

(Refer to ESC 6, configuration 20.X).

 

 

 

 

EVFU channel 5.

 

 

NAK

 

 

 

NAK

(21)

EVFU channel 6.

 

 

SYN

 

 

 

SYN

(22)

EVFU channel 7.

 

 

ETB

 

 

 

ETB

(23)

EVFU channel 8

 

 

CAN

 

 

 

CAN

(24)

EVFU channel 9

 

 

EM

 

 

 

EM

(25)

EVFU channel 10.

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

SUB

(26)

EVFU channel 11.

 

 

ESC

 

 

 

ESC

(27)

EVFU channel 12 (Vertical Tab 46.2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programming

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