AppenciixB

PRINTERCONTROLCOMMANDS

This appendix describesthe printer’s control commands. The commands are
arranged byfunction. The name of each command is followed by atable like the
onebelow:
Mode ASCII IDecimal IHexadecimal
I<~~~ > “XX “,>! I27 120 49 IIB 78 31
IBO’hl<Esc> ~,, <,> I27 120 1 IIB 78 01 I
Mode:
ASCII:
Decimal:
Hexadecimal:
Indicates the mode in whichthe command is recognized.
Std. Standard mode (DIP switch 1-6on)
IBM IBM mode (DIP switch 1-6off)
Both Both standard and IBM modes
Indicates the ASCII coding of the command. Control
characters are enclosedin pointed brackets: For example,
<()>means character code ().
Givesthe command in decimal character codes.
Givesthe command in hexadecimal character codes.
Parameters for which values must be supplied are indicated by italic letters
suchas n.
Many commands have alternative forms. Some commands use <ESC>
(character code 27) in Standard mode and <FS> (character code 28) in IBM
mode. Other commandshave parameters that can be specified as either character
codesor digit characters, like the parameter 1in the sample command above.
FONT CONTROL COMMANDS
Select draft quality characters
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<ESC >“x” “o”
Both 27 120 48 IB 78 30
<ESC>““
x<()> 27 120 0 IB 78 00
<Esc >“1” -0” 27 73 48
IBM IB 49 30
<ESC>“I” <0> 27 73 0 IB 49 00
Changesfrom nearletter qualityto draft quality.Ignoredif the NLQ
TypeStyleswitchwaspressedduringpower-up.
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