Epson (ESC/P) Commands. Epson FX-1050, FX-BO

Epson (ESC/P) Commands

The following section lists and describes all the Epson (ESC/P) commands.

Printer Operation

Initialization

ESC @ Initialize Printer

Format:

ASCII code: ESC @

Decimal :

Hexadecimal:

27 64

1B

40

Comments:

Resets the printer mode and clears the buffer of printable data on the print line preceding the command.

Selection

DC1

Format:

ASCII code:

Decimal :

Hexadecimal:

DC1

17

11

Select

Printer

Comments:

Returns the printer to the selected state if it has been deselected by the printer deselect code (DC3). Does not select the printer if it has been switched off line by pressing the ON LINE button.

DC1 and DC3 do not work if pin 36 on the parallel interface is low (for example, on IBM and some compatible computers).

8-8 Command Summary

DC3 Deselect Printer

Format:

ASCII code: DC3

Decimal :

Hexadecimal:

19

13

Comments:

Puts the printer into the deselected state until select printer code (DCl) is received. The printer cannot be reselected with the ON LINE button.

Speed

ESC s

Format:

ASCII code: ESC

Decimal:

27 lS5 n n

Hexadecimal: 1B 73 n

Turn Half-Speed Mode On/Off

Comments:

The following values can be used for n:

1: Mode is turned ON.

0: Mode is turned OFF.

(The ASCII codes 0 and 1 or the ASCII characters

“0” and “1” can be used.)

Printing direction

ESC (

Format:

ASCII code: ESC (

Decimal:

27 60

H e x a d e c i m a l : 1 B 3 C

Select Unidirectional Mode (one line)

Comments:

Printing is normally bidirectional. This command selects unidirectional printing for one line only. (It is cancelled by a carriage return.) The print head moves to the extreme left (home) position, and printing takes place from left to right.

Command Summary 8-9

ESC U

Format:

ASCII code: ESC U n

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 85

1B 55 n n

Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off

Comments:


1:

0:

Mode is turned ON.

Mode is turned OFF.

(The ASCII codes 0 and characters “0” and

1 or the ASCII

“1” can be used.)

Printing is normally bidirectional. This command selects unidirectional printing for more accurate positioning.

ESC 8

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 8

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 56

1B 38

Disable Paper-Out Sensor

Comments:

Turns off the paper-out sensor so that you can print to the end of a single sheet of paper.

ESC 9

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 9

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 57

1B 39

Enable Paper-Out Sensor

Comments:

Cancels ESC 8. Therefore, the printer beeper sounds and printing stops when the printer reaches a point approximately the end of the paper.

l/2 of an inch from

8-10 Command Summary

ESC EM Turn Cut Sheet Feeder Mode On/Off

Format:

ASCII code: ESC EM n

Decimal :

Hexadecimal:

27 25 n

1B 19 n

Comments:




The variables are the characters “0” (48 decimal) and “4” (52 decimal).

The command should not be used unless the cut sheet feeder is installed. It is ignored if any value other than “0” or “4” is used for n.

The mode can also be turned on or off with DIP switch 2-2.

MSB control

Note: MSB is the Most Significant Bit.

MSB control (ESC =, ESC >, and ESC #) is not valid for graphics or user-defined characters.

ESC = (equal)

Format:

ASCII code: ESC =

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 61

1B 3D

Set MSB to 0

Comments:

Sets the MSB of all incoming data to 0. Some computers always send data with the MSB set to

1, which means that italics or character graphics are always printed. ESC = can overcome this problem.

Command Summary 8-11

ESC >

Format:

ASCII code: ESC >

Decimal: 27 62

Hexadecimal: 1B 3E

Comments:

Sets the MSB bit of all incoming data as 1.

Set MSB to 1

ESC #

Format:

ASCII code: ESC #

Decimal: 27 35

Hexadecimal: 1B 23

Comments:

Cancels the MSB control set by ESC = or ESC >.

Cancel MSB Control

Beeper BEL

Format:

ASCII code: BEL

Decimal: 7

Hexadecimal: 07

Comments:

Sounds the printer’s beeper.


Data Control

CR

Format:

ASCII code: CR

Decimal:

13

Hexadecimal : 0D

Carriage Return

Comments:

Prints the data in the buffer and returns the print position to the left margin. A line feed may be added if DIP switch 2-4 is ON or if the

AUTO FEED XT line on the parallel interface is held LOW.

CAN

Cancel Line

Format:

ASCII code: CAN

Decimal : 24

Hexadecimal: 18

Comments:

Removes all text on the print line but does not affect control codes.

DEL

Format:

ASCII code: DEL

Decimal: 127

Hexadecimal: 7F

Delete Character

Comments:

Removes the last text character on the print line but does not affect control codes.

Command Summary

8-13

Vertical Motion

Form feeding

FF Form Feed

Format:

ASCII code: FF

Decimal: 12

Hexadecimal: 0C

Comments:

Prints the data in the print buffer and advances the paper to the top of the next form according to the current page length.

ESC C

Format:

ASCII code: ESC C n

Decimal: 27 67 n


Set Page Length in Lines

Comments:

Sets the page length to n lines in the current line spacing. The value of n must be from

1 to 127. The top of form position is set to the current line. Overrides the DIP switch page length setting.

ESC C 0

Format:

ASCII code: ESC C 0 n

Decimal : 27 67 0 n

Hexadecimal: 1B 43 00 n

Set Page Length in Inches

Comments:

Sets the page length to n inches. The value of n must be from

1 to 22.

The top of form position is set to the current line. Overrides the DIP switch page length setting.


ESC N

Format:

ASCII code: ESC N n

Decimal: 27 78 n

Hexadecimal: 1B 4E n

Set Skip Over Perforation

Comments:

The variable n is the number of lines skipped between the last line printed on one page and the first line on the next page. For example, with the standard settings for line spacing (l/6-inch), and page length

(66 lines), ESC N 6 causes the FX to print 60 lines and then skip 6. DIP switch 2-3 performs the same function. This setting is cancelled by

ESC 0 and also by ESC C or ESC C 0. The value of n must be from 1 to 127.

ESC 0 Cancel Skip Over Perforation

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 0

Decimal: 27 79

Hexadecimal: 1B 4F

Comments:

Cancels the skip over perforation set by ESC N. Overrides setting of DIP switch 2-3.

Line feeding

LF

Format:

ASCII code: LF

Decimal: 10

Hexadecimal: 0A

Line Feed

Comments:

When this command is received, the data in the print buffer is printed and the paper advances one line in the current line spacing.


ESC 0

Format:

ASCII code:

Decimal:

ESC 0

27 48

Hexadecimal: 1B 30

Select l/S-inch Line Spacing

Comments:

Sets the line spacing to l/8 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands. The 0 is the character zero and not ASCII code 0.

ESC 1 Select 7/72-inch Line Spacing

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 1

Decimal : 27 49

Hexadecimal: 1B 31

Comments:

Sets the line spacing to 7/72 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands. The 1 is the character one and not lower case L or ASCII code 1.

ESC 2

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 2

Decimal: 27 50

Hexadecimal: 1B 32

Select l/6-inch Line Spacing

Comments:

Sets the line spacing to l/6 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands. The 2 is the character two and not ASCII code 2. This is the default at power on.


ESC 3 Select n/216-inch Line Spacing

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 3 n

Decimal :

27 51 n


Comments:

Sets the line spacing to n/216 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands. The

3 is the character three and not ASCII code value of n must be from 0 to 255.

3.

The

ESC A

Format:

ASCII code: ESC A n

Decimal :

27 65

Hexadecimal: 1B

41 n n

Select n/72-inch Line

Comments:

Sets the line spacing to n/72 of an inch for subsequent line feed commands. The value of n must be from 0 to

85.

Spacing

ESC J

Format:

ASCII code: ESC J n

Decimal :

27 74 n

Hexadecimal: 1B 4A n

Perform n/216-inch Line Feed

Comments:

Advances the paper n/216 of an inch. The value of n must be from

0 to

255.

This command produces an immediate line feed but does not affect subsequent line spacing and does not produce a carriage return.


Vertical tabbing

VT

Format:

ASCII code: VT

Decimal: 11

Hexadecimal: 0B

Tab Vertically

Comments:

Advances the paper to the next tab setting in

ESC /. If no the channel selected by channel has been selected, channel 0 is used. If no vertical tabs have been selected, the paper advances one line.

ESC B Set Vertical Tabs

Format:

ASCII code: ESC B n1 n2 . . . 0

Decimal: 27 66 n1 n2 ... 0

Hexadecimal: 1B 42 n1 n2 . . . 00

Comments:

Sets up to 16 vertical tabs in the current line spacing. Tab settings are not affected by subsequent changes in line spacing. The tab settings are entered as n1, n2, etc., all from 1 to 255, in ascending order. The 0 character indicates the end of the command. All settings are stored in channel 0 (see ESC b). ESC B 0 clears the tab settings.

ESC b Set Vertical Tabs in Channels

Format:

ASCII code: ESC b c n1 n2 . . . 0

Decimal:

27 98 c n1 n2 . . . 0

Hexadecimal: 1B 62 c n1 n2 . . . 00

Comments:

Functions the same as ESC B, except that the variable c selects a channel for the vertical tabs, which must be between 0 to 7. Therefore, up to eight sets of vertical tabs can be set. The channels are selected by

ESC /. To clear the tabs in channel c use ESC b c 0.


ESC /

Format:

ASCII code: ESC / c

Decimal: 27 47 c

Hexadecimal: 1B 2F c

Select Vertical Tab Channel

Comments:

This command is used to select the vertical tab channel, with the value of c from 0 to 7. All subsequent vertical tab commands use the channel selected by this command. If no channel has been selected, channel 0 is used.

Horizontal Motion

Margins

ESC 1 Set Left Margin

Format :

ASCII code: ESC 1 n

Decimal: 27 108 n

Hexadecimal: 1B 6C n

Comments:

Sets the left margin to n columns in the current character size. Settings made in the proportional mode are treated as 10 cpi. This command clears previous tab settings and all previous characters in the print line.

Use lowercase 1 (as in left), not the numeral one. The minimum space between the margins is the width of one double-wide 10 cpi character.


ESC Q Set Right Margin

Format:

ASCII code: ESC Q n

Decimal: 27 81 n


Comments:

Sets the right margin to n columns in the current character size.

Settings made in the proportional mode are treated as 10 cpi. This command clears previous tab settings and all previous characters in the print line. The minimum space between the margins is the width of one double-wide 10 cpi character.

Print head movement

BS

Format:

ASCII code: BS

Decimal: 8

Hexadecimal: 08

Backspace

Comments:

Prints out data in the print buffer, then moves the print position one space to the left. Backspacing can be performed up to, but not beyond, the left margin setting. The BS code is also ignored if ESC a or ESC a 3 has been sent.

2


ESC $

Format:

ASCII code: ESC $ n1 n2

Decimal: 27 36 n1 n2

Hexadecimal: 1B 24 n1 n2

Set Absolute Print Position

Comments:

This sequence specifies the distance from the currently set left margin that subsequent characters are to be printed, using this formula: total number of dots = n1 + (n2 X 256). Each unit equals 1/60th of an inch. The sequence is ignored and the previous setting remains effective if the position specified is beyond the right margin. This command applies to both draft and NLQ.

ESC 1 Set Relative Position

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 1 n1 n2

Decimal: 27 92 n1 n2

Hexadecimal: 1B SC n1 n2

Comments:

Determines the position (relative to the current position) at which printing of following data will start. To find n1 and n2, first calculate the displacement required in 1/120ths of an inch. Send the resulting number using this formula: total number of dots = n1 + (n2 X 256). If the displacement is to the left, subtract the number from 65536 before you use the formula. The command is ignored if it would move the print position outside the current margins. This command applies to both draft and NLQ.


Horizontal tabbing

HT Tab Horizontally

Format:

ASCII code: HT

Decimal: 9

Hexadecimal: 09

Comments:

Advances the print position to the next horizontal tab setting. The default settings are at intervals of eight characters in the default character size, and tab positions are not affected by subsequent changes in character size.

ESC D Set Horizontal Tabs

Format:

ASCII code: ESC D n1 d2 . . . 0

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 68 n1 n2 . . . 0

1B

44 n1 n2 . . . 00

Comments:

This command allows setting of up to 32 horizontal tabs, which are entered as value less nl, n2, n3, etc. (from 1 to than

255) with the 0 character or any the previous one terminating the command. ESC D 0 clears all tabs. The settings on power up or after an ESC @ command are every eight characters. The tab settings do not change if the character size is changed. For proportional printing the size of 10 cpi characters determines the tab positions.


Overall Printing Style

ESC x

Format:

ASCII code: ESC n

Decimal: 27 li0 n

Hexadecimal: 1B 78 n

Select Near Letter Quality or Draft

Comments:


0: Selects the draft mode.

1: Selects the near letter quality (NLQ) mode.

(The ASCII codes 0 and 1 or the ASCII characters “0” and “1” can be used.)

Overrides the SelecType setting. When NLQ is selected, the font used is either Roman, Sans Serif or user-defined, whichever is currently selected.

ESC k

Format:

ASCII code: ESC k n

Decimal : 27 107 n

Hexadecimal: 1B 6B n

Select NLQ Font

Comments:

This command affects only the near letter quality typestyle, not draft.


0

= Roman

1 = Sans Serif

Overrides the SelecType setting.


ESC!

Format:

ASCII code: ESC ! n

Decimal: 27 33 n


Master Select

Comments:

Selects any valid combination of the modes in the table below. The variable n is determined by adding together the values of the desired modes from the table.

Mode

10 cpi

12 cpi

Proportional

Condensed

Emphasized

Double-strike

Double-wide

Italic

Underline

Dt?C

Hex

0 00

1 01

2 02 b 04

8, 08

16 10

32 : 20

64 40

128 80

This command applies to both draft and NLQ. 10 cpi cannot be combined with 12 cpi, and proportional cannot be condensed. If both proportional and condensed are selected, proportional overrides condensed. Double-strike is ignored in NLQ.

Print Size and Character Width

ESC P

Format:

ASCII code: ESC P

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 80

1B 50

Select 10

Comments:

Selects 10 characters per inch printing. This command is normally used to cancel 12 cpi.

cpi


ESC M

Format:

ASCII code: ESC M

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 77

1B

4D

Select 12 cpi

Comments:

Selects 12 characters per inch printing. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

ESC p

Format:

ASCII code: ESC

Decimal: 27 n

172 n


Turn Proportional Mode On/Off

Comments:




(The ASCII codes 0 and 1 or characters the ASCII

“0” and “1” can be used.)

The width of proportional characters varies from character to character. Therefore, a narrow letter like i receives less space than a wide letter like W. The proportional widths are given in the character tables, which appear in Appendix B. This command overrides condensed. This command is available for draft, NLQ, and userdefined characters.


SI

Format:

ASCII code: SI

Decimal: 15

Hexadecimal: 0F

Select Condensed Mode

Comments:

Prints characters at about 60 percent of their normal width. For example, the condensed 10 cpi mode has 17 characters per inch.

Proportional mode cannot be condensed, and proportional overrides condensed. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

ESC

SI

Format:

ASCII code: ESC SI

Decimal: 27 15

Hexadecimal: 1B 0F

Select Condensed Mode

Comments:

Duplicates the SI command. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

DC2

Format:

ASCII code: DC2

Decimal: 18

Hexadecimal: 12

Cancel Condensed Mode

Comments:

Cancels condensed printing set by SI, ESC SI, or SelecType.


so

Format:

ASCII code: SO

Decimal: 14

Hexadecimal : 0E

Select Double-Wide Mode (one line)

Comments:

Double-wide mode doubles the width of all characters. This mode is cancelled by a carriage return or DC4. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

ESC SO

Format:

ASCII code: ESC SO

Decimal: 27 14

Hexadecimal: 1B 0E

Select Double-Wide Mode (one line)

Comments:

Duplicates the SO command. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

DC4

Format:

ASCII code: DC4

Decimal : 20

Hexadecimal: 14

Cancel Double-Wide Mode (one line)

Comments:

Cancels one-line double-wide printing selected by SO or ESC SO, but not double-wide printing selected by ESC W or ESC !.


ESC W

Format:

ASCII code: ESC W n

Decimal :

27 87

Hexadecimal: 1B

57 n n

Turn Double-Wide Mode On/Off

Comments:




(The ASCII codes 0 and 1 or the ASCII characters “0” and “1” can be used.)

Double-wide mode doubles the width of all characters. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

ESC w

Format:

ASCII code: ESC

Decimal:

27

Hexadecimal: 1B n lY9 n

77 n

Turn Double-High Mode On/Off

Comments:


1:

Mode is turned ON.


(The ASCII codes 0 and 1 or the ASCII characters “0” and

"1" can be used.)

Double-hi mode doubles the height of all characters. Superscript, subscript, and condensed modes are not valid in the double-high mode. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.


Print Enhancement

ESC E

Format:

ASCII code: ESC E

Decimal :

Hexadecimal:

27 69

1B 45

Select Emphasized Mode

Comments:

Makes text bolder by printing each dot twice, with the second dot slightly to the right of the first. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

ESC F Cancel Emphasized Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC F

Decimal:

27 70

Hexadecimal: 1B

46

Comments:

Cancels emphasized, the mode selected by ESC E. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

ESC G

Format:

ASCII code: ESC G

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 71

1B 47

Select Double-Strike Mode

Comments:

Makes text bolder by printing each line twice, with the second printing slightly below the first. Double-strike is not available in NLQ mode.


ESC H Cancel Double-Strike Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC H

Decimal : 27 72

Hexadecimal: 1B 48

Comments:

Turns off the double-strike mode selected by ESC G.

ESC S 0 Select Superscript Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC S NUL

Decimal: 27 83 0

Hexadecimal: 1B 53 00

Comments:

Prints characters about two-thirds of the normal height in the upper part of the character space. The ASCII code 0 or the character “0” can be used in this command. It is cancelled with ESC T. This command is available in both draft and NLQ. It cannot be combined with doublehigh.

ESC S 1

Format:

ASCII code: ESC S SOH

Decimal : 27 83 1

Hexadecimal: 1B 53 01

Select Subscript Mode

Comments:

Prints characters about two-thirds of the normal height in the lower part of the character space. The ASCII code 1 or the character “1” can be used in this command. It is cancelled with ESC T. This command is available in both draft and NLQ. It cannot be combined with doublehigh.


ESC T

Format:

ASCII code: ESC T

Decimal :

Hexadecimal:

27 84

1B 54

Comments:

Cancels either superscript or subscript.

Cancel Superscript/Subscript

ESC Turn Underlining Mode On/Off

Format :

ASCII code: ESC - n

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 45 n

1B 2D n

Comments:


1:

Mode is turned ON.


(The ASCII codes 0 and

characters “0” and

1 or the ASCII

“1” can be used.)

This mode provides continuous underlining, including spaces. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.


Word Processing

ESC a

Format:

ASCII code: ESC

Decimal:

Hexadecimal: n

27 9"7 n

1B 61 n

Select Justification

Comments:


0:

Selects left justification.

1:

Selects centering.

2:

Selects right justification.

3:

Selects full justification.

The default setting is n = 0.

Full justification (n = 3) is performed when the buffer becomes full. The commands HT and BS are invalid except in n = 0 mode. For n = 3 there must be no carriage returns within a paragraph. This command is available in both draft and

NLQ.

ESC SP (space)

Format:

ASCII code: ESC SP n

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 32

1B 20 n n

Set Intercharacter Space

Comments:

Sets the amount of space added to the right of each character, in addition to the space already allowed in the design of the character.

The number of units of space is equal to n, which should be from

0 to

127.

Each unit of space is 1/120th of an inch. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.


Character Sets

ESC t

Format:

ASCII code: ESC t n

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 116

1B 74 n n

Select Character Table

Comments:


0: Selects italic character set.

1:

Selects Epson Extended Graphics character set.

Selects the character table used by ASCII codes

128

Selecting Epson Extended Graphics does not disable italic printing.

Italic printing can still be selected by ESC 4. Duplicates and overrides the function of DIP switch 1-3. Note that the value of n must equal

00 hex or

01 hex; the characters “0” and

Appendix B for the character tables.

"1" through 255.

cannot be used. See

ESC 4

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 4

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 52

1B 34

Select Italic Mode

Comments:

Causes characters from the italic character set to be printed.

This command is valid even if the Epson Extended Graphics character set has been selected by ESC t or the DIP switch

1-3, but character graphics cannot be italicized. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.


ESC 5

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 5

Decimal : 27 53

Hexadecimal: 1B 35

Cancel Italic Mode

Comments:

Cancels the mode selected by ESC 4. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

ESC R Select an International Character Set

Format:

ASCII code: ESC R n

Decimal: 27 82 n


Comments:

See the section on international character sets in Chapter 3 for full information on international character sets. The following values can be used for n:

0=USA

1 = France

2

= Germany

3=UK

4 = Denmark I

5

= Sweden

6 = Italy

7= Spain

8 = Japan

I

9 = Norway

10 = Denmark II

11 = Spain II

12 = Latin America

Overrides the DIP switch settings for international characters. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.


User-Defined Characters

Note: See Chapter 4 for sample programs and full information on this topic.

ESC & Define User-Defined Characters

Format:

ASCII code: ESC & NUL n1 d2 . . . dn

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

27 38 0 n1

1B 26 00 d2 . . . dn n1 d2 . . . dn

Comments:

This command defines characters as described in Chapter 4. This command is not effective when DIP switch l-l is on.

ESC : Copy ROM into RAM

Format:

ASCII code: ESC

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

0 n 0

27 5; 0 n

0

1B 3A 00 n 00

Comments:

This command copies the characters in the ROM into RAM so that specific characters for n:

0: Roman can be redefined. The following values can be used

1:

Sans Serif

This command is not effective when DIP switch l-l is on.


ESC %

Format:

ASCII code: ESC % n

Decimal: 27 37 n


Select User-Defined Set

Comments:

ESC & is required to define the character set. The following values can be used for n:

0: Selects the normal set.

1: Selects the user-defined set.

For NLQ characters, also send ESC x 1.

ESC 6 Printable Code Area Expansion

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 6

Decimal: 27 54

Hexadecimal: 1B 36

Comments:

Enables the printing of codes 128 through 159 (decimal) as characters, not control codes. This allows the use of these characters for userdefined characters.


ESC 7

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 7

Decimal : 27 55

Hexadecimal: 1B 37

Cancel ESC 6

Comments:

This code causes codes 128 through 159 to be treated as control codes.

This is the default. See Appendix B.

ESC I

Format:

ASCII code: ESC I n

Decimal: 27 73 n


Printable Code Area Expansion

Comments:

ASCII codes 0 to 31 and 128 to 159 are usually not printable. These codes become printable upon input of the ESC I code if n = 1, which allows the use of these codes for user-defined characters. If n = 0, this command returns 0 to 31 and 128 to 159 to non-printable codes.

Command Summary

8-37

Graphics

Note: See Chapter 4 for sample graphics programs.

ESC K Select Single-Density Graphics Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC K n1 td


Hexadecimal: 1B 4B n1 n2

Comments:

Turns on eight-pin single-density graphics mode (60 dots per inch).

The total number of columns = n1 + (n2 X 256).

ESC L Select Double-Density Graphics Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC L n1 n2


Hexadecimal: B 4C n1 n2

Comments:

Turns on eight-pin low-speed double-density graphics mode (120 dots per inch). The total number of columns = n1 + (n2 X 256).

ESC Y Select High-Speed Double-Density Graphics Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC Y n1 n2


H e x a d e c i m a l : 1 B 5 9 n 1 n 2

Comments:

Turns on eight-pin high-speed double-density graphics mode (120 dots per inch). The total number of columns = n1 + (n2 X 256).

8 - 3 8

ESC Z Select Quadruple-Density Graphics Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC Z n1 n2

Decimal: 27 90 n1 n2

Hexadecimal: 1B 5A n1 n2

Comments:

Turns on eight-pin quadruple-density graphics mode (240 dots per inch). The total number of columns = n1 + (n2 X 256).

ESC *

Format:

ASCII code: ESC * m n1 n2

Decimal : 27 42 m n1 n2

Hexadecimal: 1B 2A m n1 n2

Select Graphics Mode

Comments:

Turns on graphics mode m. See the table below for details on the available modes. The total number of columns = n1 + (n2 X 256).

*Adjacent dots cannot be printed in this mode

Command Summary 8-39

ESC ?

Format:

ASCII code: ESC ? s n

Decimal : 27 63 s n

Hexadecimal: 1B 3F s n

Reassign Graphics Mode

Comments:

Changes one graphics mode to another. The variable s is a character

(K, L, Y or Z), which is reassigned to a mode n (O-7).

ESC A Select 9-Pin Graphics Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC * m n1 YL~

Decimal: 27 94 m n1 n2

Hexadecimal: 1B 5E m n1 n2

Comments:

Turns on 9-pin graphics mode. For this command the variable m defines density of print: 0 for single (60 dpi) and 1 for double (120 dpi). The total number of columns = n1 + (n2 X 256). This mode requires two data items for each column of print.


Epson (ESC/P) Commands. Epson FX-1050, FX-BO

Epson (ESC/P) Commands

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Print Enhancement

Word Processing

NLQ.

User-Defined Characters

Graphics

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Frequently Answers and Questions

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Epson (ESC/P) Commands. Epson FX-1050, FX-BO