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Appendix E: Printer Control Codes
This appendix lists the printer’s control commands. It gives the name of each control
command, along with the applicable emulation mode (Standard, IBM, or Both), and the
applicable ASCII code.
Font and Character Set Control Commands
Description Mode ASCII Code
Select italic STD
ESC 4
Cancel italic STD
ESC 5
Select Character Set #2 Both
ESC 6
Select Character Set #1 Both
ESC 7
Select Draft resident font IBM
ESC I00H
Select 12 CPI Draft resident font IBM
ESC I01H
Select NLQ resident font IBM
ESC I02H
Select Draft resident font IBM
ESC I03H
Select Draft download font IBM
ESC I04H
Select 12 CPI Draft download font IBM
ESC I05H
Select Draft double-strike download font IBM
ESC I06H
Select NLQ download font IBM
ESC I07H
Select NLQ italic resident font IBM
ESC I0BH
Select NLQ italic download font IBM
ESC I0FH
Select international character set STD
ESC R
n
Set Code Page Both
ESC [T
Print characters from all character chart IBM
ESC \
n1
n2
Print one character from all character chart IBM
ESC ^
n
Select NLQ font STD
ESC k
n
Assign character table STD
ESC (t
Select character table STD
ESC t
n
Select /cancel NLQ print mode STD
ESC x
n