ESC/ P Legacy Command Reference

ESC/P Legacy Command Reference
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Introduction
ESC W Specify/cancel double-width characters ......................................... 36
ESC w Specify/cancel double-height characters ....................................... 36
ESC E Apply bold style ............................................................................. 37
ESC F Cancel bold style ........................................................................... 37
ESC G Apply double-strike printing ........................................................... 38
ESC H Cancel double-strike printing ......................................................... 38
ESC – Apply/cancel underlining ................................................................ 39
ESC SP Specify character spacing .............................................................. 39
ESC q Select character style .................................................................... 40
ESC 4 Apply italic ..................................................................................... 40
ESC 5 Cancel italic ................................................................................... 40
ESC ! Global formatting ........................................................................... 41
5.7 Character definition commands ........................................................................... 42
ESC & 0 Define download characters .......................................................... 42
ESC % Apply/cancel download character set ............................................ 42
ESC : 0 Copy character set......................................................................... 43
ESC 6 Cancel upper control codes ........................................................... 43
ESC 7 Apply upper control codes ............................................................. 43
5.8 Supplemental function commands....................................................................... 44
ESC @ Initialize .......................................................................................... 44
5.9 Others .................................................................................................................. 45
ESC K 8-bit single-density bit image ......................................................... 45
ESC L 8-bit double-density bit image ........................................................ 45
ESC Y 8-bit double-speed double-density bit image ................................. 46
ESC Z 8-bit quadruple-density bit image ................................................... 47
ESC * Select bit image ............................................................................. 47
ESC ? Convert bit image ......................................................................... 48
ESC / Select VFU channel ....................................................................... 48
ESC b Specify VFU tab position ................................................................ 49
5.10 Advanced commands ........................................................................................ 50
ESC i a Switch command mode ................................................................. 50
ESC i S Request printer status .................................................................... 51
ESC ~ e F 1 Reverse feed ............................................................................... 51
Appendix A: Character Code Tables ···················································· 52
Character code tables ............................................................................................... 52
Appendix B: Introducing the Brother Developer Center ·························· 55