ESC/ P Command Reference
Table Of Contents
- ESC/P Command Reference
- IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
- Contents
- Introduction
- What is ESC/P?
- 1. Using ESC/P Commands
- 2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands
- 3. ESC/P Command Limitations
- 4. Control Code List
- 5. Control Command Details
- 5.1 Character/style selection commands
- 5.2 Text printing commands
- ESC 4 Apply italic style
- ESC 5 Cancel italic style
- ESC E Apply bold style
- ESC F Cancel bold style
- ESC G Apply double-strike printing
- ESC H Cancel double-strike printing
- ESC P Apply pica pitch (10 cpi)
- ESC M Apply elite pitch (12 cpi)
- ESC g Apply micron pitch (15 cpi)
- ESC p Specify proportional characters
- ESC W Specify double-width characters
- SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters
- ESC SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters
- SI Specify compressed characters
- ESC SI Specify compressed characters
- DC2 Cancel compressed characters
- DC4 Cancel auto-canceling double-width characters
- ESC – Apply/cancel underlining
- ESC ! Global formatting
- ESC SP Specify character spacing
- ESC X Specify character size
- 5.3 Line feed commands
- 5.4 Horizontal movement commands
- 5.5 Vertical movement commands
- 5.6 Paper formatting commands
- 5.7 Printer control commands
- 5.8 Graphics commands
- 5.9 Advanced commands
- ESC i B Barcode
- ESC i Q 2D barcode (QR Code)
- ESC i P QR Code version
- ESC i V 2D barcode (PDF417)
- ESC i D 2D barcode (DataMatrix)
- ESC i M 2D barcode (MaxiCode)
- ESC i J 2D barcode (Aztec)
- ESC i G Specify font
- ESC i F P Print downloaded data
- ESC i a Switch command mode
- ESC i S Status information request
- ESC i L Specify landscape orientation
- ESC i C Specify cutting
- ESC i H Specify recovery setting
- 5.10 Advanced static commands
- ESC iXQ2 Select default character style
- ESC iXQ1 Retrieve default character style
- ESC iXk2 Select default font
- ESC iXk1 Retrieve default font
- ESC iXX2 Specify default character size
- ESC iXX1 Retrieve default character size
- ESC iX32 Specify default line feed
- ESC iX31 Retrieve default line feed
- ESC iXA2 Select default alignment
- ESC iXA1 Retrieve default alignment
- ESC iX(2 Specify default page length
- ESC iX(1 Retrieve default page length
- ESC iXL2 Select default landscape orientation
- ESC iXL1 Retrieve default landscape orientation
- ESC iXj2 Select default international character set
- ESC iXj1 Retrieve default international character set
- ESC iXm2 Select default character code set
- ESC iXm1 Retrieve default character code set
- ESC iXd2 Specify recovery setting
- ESC iXd1 Retrieve recovery setting
- ESC iXv2 (0Ch) Specify recovery count
- ESC iXv1 (0Ch) Retrieve recovery count
- ESC iXE2 Specify barcode margin setting
- ESC iXE1 Retrieve barcode margin setting
- ESC iX_2 (00h) Specify line print setting
- ESC iX_1 (00h) Retrieve line print setting
- ESC iX_2 (01h) Specify line print timeout setting
- ESC iX_1 (01h) Retrieve line print timeout setting
- ESC i DC1 SQ(01h) Specify self-printing QR code content
- ESC i DC1 SQ(00h) Retrieve self-printing QR code content
- ESC i DC1 SR(01h) Select setting change lock
- ESC i DC1 SR(00h) Retrieve setting change lock
- Appendix A: Supported Printers
- Appendix B: Specifications
- Appendix C: Character Code Tables
- Appendix D: Introducing the Brother Developer Center
- brother US ENG
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5. Control Command Details
8. Aspect
value
[2-byte decimal] 1–1000
Specifies the aspect value.
Actually, this is 0.01–10.0, but since the decimal
point cannot be entered, a value multiplied by 100 is
entered.
The default value is 50. (The actual value is 0.5.)
Note
* Some barcode readers cannot recognize a barcode with the cell size specified as 1 dot or 2 dots.
* If a setting for the symbol size (X direction) or symbol size (Y direction) has been specified
manually, the aspect value setting is ignored.
* If a setting for the symbol size (X direction) or the symbol size (Y direction) has been entered
manually, the bar code may not be printed or an unreadable bar code may be printed.
* If both a large cell size and a high level error correction capacity have been specified, printing
may not be possible due to a full print buffer.
[With symbol type MicroPDF417]
* Since the error correction capacity is automatically determined from the symbol size (X direction)
setting, the settings for “error correction capacity and type” and “error correction capacity-value” are
ignored.
* The aspect value setting is ignored.
* The following table shows the values available for the symbol size (Y direction) according to the
symbol size (X direction) setting. If an invalid setting is specified for the symbol size (Y direction), the
default setting is specified.
Symbol Size
(X Direction)
Symbol Size
(Y Direction)
Auto
Auto
1
Auto
11
14
17
20
24
28
2
Auto
8
11
14
17
20
23
26
3
Auto
6
8
10
12
15
20
26
32
38
44
4
Auto
4
6
8
10
12
15
20
26
32
38
44
(2) Barcode data
The numbers of barcode data characters that can be entered are as follows.
1850 alphanumeric characters, 2710 numbers, 1108 binary bytes
Note
The numbers listed above are for an error correction level at a high-density level (L 7%). If the
standard level or higher is set, the number of characters that can be entered may decrease. In
addition, even if the characters are entered with the high-density level (L) specified, the number of
characters that can be entered may decrease due to compression.