Start Character “Escape” ESC
Data Structure ASCII ESC [A] start character ESC
hex. 1B
dec. 27
Description ESC is the start character for a subsequent program sequence (the string $$ can be used
instead of ESC if option is selected in the printer setup).
MTPL-Start Character “Control Sequence Introducer”
Data Structure ASCII CSI [A] MTPL-start character CSI
hex. 9B
dec. 155
Description MTPL-start character for a subsequent program sequence.
Do not use “CSI” in any other printer command language than MTPL. Use instead “ESC [”
if using other emulations.
STOP
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