ESC/ P Command Reference
Table Of Contents
- Control code list
- Print area
- Characters
- Print position
- Line feed amount
- Document creation flow
- Control command details
- Character/style selection commands
- Text printing commands
- ESC 4 Apply italic style
- ESC 5 Cancel italic style
- ESC E Apply bold style
- ESC F Cancel bold style
- ESC G Apply double-strike printing
- ESC H Cancel double-strike printing
- ESC W Specify double-width characters
- SI Specify compressed characters
- ESC SI Specify compressed characters
- DC2 Cancel compressed characters
- ESC - Apply/cancel underlining
- ESC ! Global formatting
- ESC X Specify character size
- ESC i f Apply/cancel a frame (global)
- CAN Clear text
- DEL Delete one character
- ESC CR Not available
- Line feed commands
- Horizontal movement commands
- Vertical movement commands
- Paper formatting
- Printer control commands
- Graphics commands
- Kanji commands
- Advanced commands
- ESC i B Bar code
- ESC i Q 2D bar code (QR Code)
- ESC i P Specify QR Code version
- ESC i V 2D bar code (PDF417)
- ESC i D 2D bar code (DataMatrix)
- ESC i M 2D bar code (MaxiCode)
- ESC i F Print transferred data
- ESC i a Switch command mode
- ESC i S Request printer status
- ESC i L Apply/cancel rotated printing
- ESC i C Specify cut setting
- ESC i U B Specify baud rate
- ESC i U b Specify bit length
- ESC i U P Specify parity setting
- ESC i U C Specify busy control
- Character code
- BROTHER PT-9800PCN/9700PC ESC/P specifications
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Printer control commands
ESC @ Initialize
[ASCII] ESC @
[Decimal] 27 64
[Hexadecimal] 1B 40
[Parameters] None
[Description]
・Resets all parameters to their default settings. (See below.)
Item After Initialization
Command mode
(ESC/P, Raster or P-touch Template)
No change
Communication settings
(Baud rate, Parity, Bit length and Busy
control)
No change
Received text and bar codes Cleared
Received image data Cleared
Line feed amount AUTO
Relative position setting Cleared
Absolute position setting Cleared
Font Helsinki
Character size AUTO
Italics OFF
Bold/double-strike printing OFF
Underline OFF
Character width Normal (Half-width and
double-width characters are
cancelled.)
Character code table Standard character code table
International character set USA
Frame None
Rotate OFF
Text alignment Left
Margins 2 mm
Label length setting AUTO
Bar code protocol CODE39
Bar code width Small
Bar code ratio 3:1
Bar code check digit OFF
Characters below bar codes ON
Full cut ON
Half cut ON
Chain printing OFF