Preface Contents of the manual
T5023/5023+ - Programming Guide 3
Contents of the manualChapter “Short description of the document printer“
This chapter briefly lists the hardware components of the document printer and
outlines the application areas of the printer.
Chapter “Programming interface (General)”
This chapter outlines the basic principle of logical communicationbetween an
application and the printer via ESC sequences. The functions of the multifunctio-
nal document printer are described using examples.
Chapter “Standard commands”
All the Epson- compatible controlc ommandsof the doc ument printerare des cri-
bed here. Exceptions are the character set and graphics commands, which will
be explained in subsequent chapters.
In particular, the commands for the following application areas are described:
– Controlling the configuration of the printer
– Setting the page and lineconstants
– Vertical and horizontal tabu lation
– Setting the print quality and the character size
–Highlightingparts of the text by setting a suitable print mode (e. g. bold print, un-
derlining, superscript, subscript, etc.).
Chapter “Character set commands”
The emphasisof this chapter is on the setting of characters defined by the user with
the descriptionof the relevant commands. In addition, the commands for switching
overbetween character sets are described (for example, standard characterset, gra-
phics character set, nationalcharacter sets).
Chapter “Graphics commands”
This chapter describes commands used to print drawings, diagrams or pictures
as dot graphics. The basic principle is toenc rypt thei ndividualpicture dots as a
series of numbers and to transfer them to the printer.