Control Codes Used for Page Layout

Control codes

Hexadecimal

Function

Page

codes

 

 

 

 

<FF>

 

0C

 

Page feed (form feed)

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC> “C”

n

1B

43 n

Set page length at n lines

37

<ESC> “C” <0> n

1B

43 00 n

Set page length at n inches

37

<ESC> “B”

n1 n2

1B

42 n1 n2

Set vertical tab positions

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

<VT>

 

0B

 

Execute vertical tab

38

<ESC> “N”

n

1B

4E n

Set bottom margin

38

<ESC> “O”

 

1B 4F

Cancel bottom margin

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC> “1”

n

1B

6C n

Set left margin

39

<ESC> “Q”

n

1B

51 n

Set right margin

39

<ESC> “D”

n1 n2

1B

44 n1 n2

Set horizontal tab position

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

<HT>

 

09

 

Execute the horizontal tab

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control Code Used for Graphics Printing

Control codes

 

Hexadecimal

Function

Page

 

codes

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC> “1”

 

 

1B 31

Set 7/72-inch line feed

41

<ESC> “A”

n

 

1B

41 n

Define n/72-inch line feed

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC> “2”

 

 

1B 32

Set n/72-inch line feed

41

<ESC> “J”

n

 

1B

4A n

One time line feed of n/72-inch

41

<ESC> “z” “0”

1B 7A 30

Set 1/12-inch line feed

41

<ESC> “z” <0>

 

1B 7A 00

 

 

 

<ESC> “3”

n

 

1B

33 n

Set n/216-inch line feed simulation

42

<ESC> “y”

n

 

1B

79 n

Set n/144-inch line feed (Models with 1/44”

42

 

 

 

 

 

-pitch paper feed mechanism only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC> “K”

n1 <0>

 

1B

4B n1 00

8 dot single density bit image

42

<ESC> “L”

n1 n2

 

1B

4C n1 n2

8 dot double density bit image

44

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC> “h” “1”

1B 68 31

Select vertical expanded character mode

45

<ESC> “h” <1>

 

1B 68 01

 

 

 

<ESC> “h” “0”

1B 68 30

Cancel vertical expanded character mode

45

<ESC> “h” <0>

 

1B 68 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control Codes Used for Download Characters

Control codes

 

Hexadecimal

Function

Page

 

codes

 

 

 

 

<ESC> “&” <0> n1 n2

 

1B 26 00 n1 n2

Definition of down load characters

46

<ESC> “%” “1”

1B 25 31

Enable download character set

47

<ESC> “%” <1>

 

1B 25 01

 

 

 

<ESC> “%” “0”

1B 25 30

Disable download character set

47

<ESC> “%” <0>

 

1B 25 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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