Specifications

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Select Peripheral Device
Selects the device which the host computer sends data to.
When the printer is disabled by this command, it ignores transmitted data until the printer
is re-enabled by the same command.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Value of n Default
1B 3D n 27 61 n ESC = n
0 (bit 0), device not selected
1 (bit 0), device selected
1
Other bits of n are undefined and ignored.
Initialize Printer
Clears the print line buffer and resets the printer to the following default selections
(startup configuration):
• Single-Wide, Single-High, Non-Rotated, and Left-Aligned characters are set
• Extra Dot Rows are set to two
• User-defined characters or logo graphics (from RAM) are cleared
• Character Set is set to Code Page 437 (default)
• Character Pitch is reset to 15.2 CPI and column width to 44 (default)
• Returns paper exhaust to the paper status line if an alternate status has been requested
(Parallel interface only)
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII
1B 40 27 64 ESC @
Set Horizontal Tab Positions
Sets up to 32 horizontal tab positions in ascending order n columns from column one, but
does not move the print position. See the Horizontal Tab (09) command. The command
ends with hexadecimal 00; hexadecimal 1B 44 00 clears all tabs. The tabs cannot be set
higher than the column width of the current pitch: standard pitch = 44 columns;
compressed pitch = 56 columns.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Value of n Default
1B 44 n1 ...
n32 00
27 68 n1 ...
n32 00
ESC D n1 ...
n32 00
Column for Tab
Minus 1
Every 8 chars. from
col. 1 (9, 17, 25, etc.)
Print and Feed n Minimum Units
Prints one line from the buffer and feeds the paper n/360 inch. The line height equals the
character height when n is too small.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Value of n
1B 4A n 27 74 n ESC J n
0-255
Note: If the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion Units command (1D 50) is used
to change the horizontal and vertical minimum motion unit, the parameters of this
command (Print and Feed n Minimum Units) will be interpreted accordingly. For more
information, see the description of the Set Horizontal and Vertical Minimum Motion Units
command later in this chapter.