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
34
When m=32, 33, 38, 39 or 40
・n1 and n2 indicate the number of dot positions.
n1: The remainder from dividing the number of dot positions by 256
n2: The quotient from dividing the number of dot positions by 256
・First, the data is lined up in three rows as shown below.
B
7
B
6
B
5
B
4
B
3
B
2
B
1
B
0
Relationshi
p
between the ima
g
e data and the dots
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
…
1 byte
1 byte
(
n1+n2*256
)
*3 b
y
tes
MSB
LSB
B
7
B
6
B
5
B
4
B
3
B
2
B
1
B
0
B
7
B
6
B
5
B
4
B
3
B
2
B
1
B
0
• • • • •
• • • •
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
…
1 byte
1 byte
MSB
LSB
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
…
1 byte
1 byte
MSB
LSB
1st b
y
te 2nd b
y
te 3rd b
y
te










