Filter
Top Products
Checking system software settings in MS-DOS 69
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 and IBM), and the
applicable ASCII code.
Standard Mode
ASCII Code Function
BEL
Beeper
BS
Backspace
HT
Tab horizontally
LF
Line feed
VT
Tab vertically
FF
Form feed
CR
Carriage return
SO
Select double width printing (1 line)
SI
Select condensed printing
DC1
Select printer
DC2
Cancel condensed printing
DC3
Deselect printer
DC4
Cancel double width printing (1 line)
CAN
Cancel line
ESC LF
Reverse feed by current line space
ESC FF
Reverse form feed
ESC SO
Select double width printing (1 line)
ESC SI
Select condensed printing
ESC EM
n
Control cut-sheet feeder (printer ignores this code)
ESC SP
Set inter character space
ESC !
n
n
=00
01
02
04
08
10
20
40
80
Master select
10 cpi (ESC P)
12 cpi (ESC M)
Proportional (ESC p)
Condensed (SI)
Emphasised (ESC E)
Double-strike (ESC G)
Double-wide expanded (ESC W)
Italic (ESC 4)
Underlining (ESC -)
ESC #
Cancel MSB control