Specifications

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OUTLINE .....................................................................................................5
1.1 Operation Mode ........................................................................................................5
1.2 Character Set ............................................................................................................5
1.3 Control Commands .................................................................................................. 5
1.3.1 Control Command Details ...............................................................................................5
1.3.2 How to Send Control Commands ...................................................................................5
2. CONTROL COMMANDS.............................................................................6
2.1 ESC/POS Command List..........................................................................................6
2.1.1 Description of Items.......................................................................................................10
2.2 Command Details ................................................................................................... 11
2.2.1 Print Control Commands...............................................................................................11
LF (
Printing and paper feed).......................................................................................................11
CR (
Back to printing) ..................................................................................................................12
FF
(Printing in PAGE MODE and returning to STANDARD MODE) ............................................13
ESC FF (Printing data in PAGE MODE) ......................................................................................14
ESC J n (
Printing and feeding paper in minimum pitch)............................................................14
ESC d n (
Printing and feeding the paper by “n” lines) ..............................................................15
2.2.2 Print Character Commands...........................................................................................16
CAN (
Canceling print data in PAGE MODE) ...............................................................................16
ESC SP n (
Setting the right spacing of the character)...............................................................17
ESC ! n (
Collectively specifying the printing mode) ..................................................................18
ESC % n (
Specifying/canceling download character set)..........................................................20
ESC & s n m [a [p] s x a] m–n+1 (
Defining the download characters).....................................21
ESC – n (
Specifying/canceling underline)..................................................................................22
ESC ? n (
Deleting download characters) ...................................................................................23
ESC E n (
Specifying/canceling emphasis printing) ...................................................................24
ESC G n (
Specifying/canceling double strike printing) .............................................................25
ESC M n (
Selection of character fonts)......................................................................................26
ESC R n (
Selecting the international character set) ..................................................................26
ESC V n (
Specifying/canceling 90°-right-turned characters).....................................................27
ESC t n (
Selecting the character code table) .............................................................................28
ESC { n (
Specifying/canceling the inverted characters) ............................................................29
ESC ~ J n
(MSW3-7 CBM-270-compatible mode: When enabled)(Specifies/cancels printing in red)...............30
DC3 n
(MSW3-7 CBM-270-compatible mode: When enabled)(Specifies/cancels printing in red) ...31
GS ! n (
Specifying the character size)........................................................................................32
GS B n (
Specifying/canceling the black/white inverted printing) ..............................................33
GS b n (Specifying/canceling the smoothing)..............................................................................34
2.2.3 Print Position Commands .............................................................................................35
HT (Horizontal tab)......................................................................................................................35
ESC $ n1 n2 (
Specifying the absolute positions) ...................................................................... 36
ESC D [ n ] k NULL (
Setting horizontal tab position) ................................................................ 37
ESC T n (
Selecting the character printing direction in PAGE MODE) .......................................38
ESC W xL xH yL yH dxL dxH dyL dyH (
Defining the print area in PAGE MODE) ....................39
ESC
＼ nL nH (Specifying the relative position) ........................................................................ 40
ESC a n (
Aligning the characters).............................................................................................. 41
GS $ nL nH (
Specifying the absolute vertical position of characters in PAGE MODE).............42
GS L nL nH (
Setting the left margin)..........................................................................................43
GS W nL nH (
Setting the print area width).................................................................................44
GS
＼ nL nH (Specifying the relative vertical position of a character in PAGE MODE) ............46