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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ESC i L Apply/cancel rotated printing
[ASCII] ESC i L n
[Decimal] 27 105 76 n
[Hexadecimal] 1B 69 4C n
[Parameters] n=0 and 1 or 48 and 49
[Description]
・Applies rotated printing to the text.
If n=0 (or 30h), rotated printing is cancelled.
If n=1 (or 31h), rotated printing is applied.
ESC i C Specify cut setting
[ASCII] ESC i C n
[Decimal] 27 105 67 n
[Hexadecimal] 1B 69 43 n
[Parameters] 0≤n≤255
[Description]
・Specifies full cut, half cut, chain printing or special tape.
・The n parameter (1 byte) specifies all settings in bit units, as shown below.
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0: Full cut
1: Half cut
2: Chain printing
3: Special tape
4: Not used
5: Not used
6: Not used
7: Not used
・If bit 0 of parameter n is “1”, full cut is specified. If it is “0”, full cut is cancelled.
・If bit 1 of parameter n is “1”, half cut is specified. If it is “0”, half cut is cancelled.
・If bit 2 of parameter n is “1”, chain printing is applied. If it is “0”, chain printing is
cancelled.
・If bit 3 of parameter n is “1”, special tape is specified. If it is “0”, special tape is
cancelled.
When special tape is specified, full cut, half cut and chain printing are not available
(same as being cancelled).










