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8. Software commands
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IBM Software commands
BEL (07)D (07)H
Activates the printer buzzer.
BS (08)D (08)H
Moves the printing position to the left by one character.
HT (09)D (09)H
Moves the printing position to the following horizontal tab.
LF (10)D (0A)H
Single-line feed
Causes carriage return if #28 LF SETTING is set to CR + LF in
the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.
VT (11)D (0B)H
Vertical tab
Moves the printing position to the left margin if #28 LF
SETTING is set to CR + LF in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.
FF (12)D (0C)H
Form feed (Always moves the printing position to the left margin.)
CR (13)D (0D)H
Carriage return
Executes line feeding after carriage return if #27 CR SETTING
is set to CR + LF.
SO (14)D (0E)H
Double-width printing on a single line.
SI (15)D (0F)H
Specifies condensed mode.
Valid when #34 PITCH LOCK is set to NO in the EXTENDED
SETUP MODE.
DC1 (17)D (11)H
Printer select
Changes the deselect condition established with
ESC Q (23)H or
(B9)H
to the select condition.
Valid when #71 SELECT IN ENABLE is set to 1 in the
EXTENDED SETUP MODE or SELECT IN ENABLE is set to
I/F and the SELECT IN signal is high.
DC2 (18)D (12)H
Cancels the condensed mode.
Valid when #34 PITCH LOCK is set to NO in the EXTENDED
SETUP MODE.
DC4 (20)D (14)H
Cancels the double-width mode established by the SO command.
CAN (24)D (18)H
Cancel
Clears all data in the print buffer and moves the printing
position to the beginning of the next line.
ESC (27)D (1B)H
Designates ESC sequence.
ESC EM (27)D(25)D (1B)H (19)H
Specifies the paper path.
nn n
n="R" : Ejects paper.
n="B" : Feeds paper with the rear tractor.
n="F" : Feeds paper with the front tractor.
n="M" : Feeds manually loaded paper.
n="f" : Ejects paper to the front.
n="t" : Ejects paper to the top.
n="r" : Ejects paper to the rear.
Decimal Hex
Symbol
Function
Code
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IBM Software commands