Genicom 3850 Operating and maintenance manual

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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents.................................................ii
Commands........................................................... .1
General Overview............................................................... 1
Command Summary in Alphabetical Order ......................2
EPSON Emulation Commands.................................................2
IBM Emulation Commands........................................................ 4
ANSI Emulation Commands................................................... 7
EPSON Emulation Commands............................9
EPSON Command Descriptions........................................9
Setting Form Length .................................................................. 9
Setting Character and Line Spacings.....................................12
Setting Print Attributes .............................................................17
Bar Codes Selection................................................................26
Character Set Selection...........................................................29
Dot Graphics ............................................................................37
Horizontal Movements.............................................................41
Vertical Movements .................................................................46
Miscellaneous...........................................................................49
Basic Program Sample............................................................65
Basic Program Printed Output.................................................66
IBM Emulation Commands................................67
IBM Command Descriptions............................................67
Setting Form Length ................................................................67
Setting Character and Line Spacing.......................................69
Setting Print Attributes .............................................................75
BarCode Selection...................................................................83
Character Set Selection...........................................................86
Dot Graphics ............................................................................94
Horizontal Movements...........................................................100
Vertical Movements ...............................................................104
Miscellaneous.........................................................................109
Native Extension Escape Sequences...................................122
ANSI Emulation Commands ........................... .124
ANSI Command Descriptions........................................125
Character Set Control............................................................125
Character Pitch and Print Modes..........................................127
Horizontal Movements...........................................................132
Vertical Movements............................................................... 135
Interface Control..................................................................... 142
Operating System Control.....................................................145
Paper Path Selection............................................................. 152
User Defined Character Substitution.................................... 154
Graphics Control Functions................................................... 155
Barcode Functions................................................................. 158
Basic Program Sample..........................................................161
Basic Program Printed Output.............................................. 162
Tables................................................................163
Character Sets ................................................................163
Character Set 1 (CS1)...........................................................163
Character Set 2 (CS2)...........................................................164
IBM – All Character Sets....................................................... 165
EPSON Italic Character Set.................................................. 166
ANSI Emulation - Character Set 1 Enabled (8 Bit Control
Disabled) ................................................................................ 167
ANSI Emulation - Character Set 1 Enabled (8 Bit Control
Enabled)................................................................................. 168
ANSI Emulation - Character Set 2 Enabled ....................... 169
Character Code Tables...................................................170
CP 437 (USA/Western Europe)............................................ 170
CP 850 (Multilingual).............................................................. 171
CP 851 (Greek)...................................................................... 172
CP 852 (Eastern Europe)...................................................... 173
CP 853 (Turkish)....................................................................174
CP 855 (Russian)................................................................... 175
CP 858 (Euro PC Multilingual).............................................. 176
CP 860 (Portugal).................................................................. 177
CP 863 (Canada/France)......................................................178
CP 864 (Arabic)...................................................................... 179
CP 864E (Arabic)...................................................................180
CP 865 (Denmark/Norway)...................................................181
CP 866 (Cyrillic) ..................................................................... 182
CP 867 (Turkish 2)................................................................. 183
Mazowia (Polish).................................................................... 184
Turkish.................................................................................... 185
Greek...................................................................................... 186
Kamenicky.............................................................................. 187

CWI.........................................................................................188
Roman-8.................................................................................189
IN2...........................................................................................190
ISO 8859-1 (USA/Western Europe)......................................191
ISO 8859-2 (Eastern Europe)................................................192
ISO 8859-3 (Southern Europe).............................................193
ISO 8859-4 (Northern Europe)..............................................194
ISO 8859-5 (Cyrillic)...............................................................195
ISO 8859-6 (Arabic)...............................................................196
ISO 8859-7 (Greek) ...............................................................197
ISO 8859-8 (Hebrew).............................................................198
ISO 8859-9 (Western Europe 2)...........................................199
ISO 8859-15 (Western Europe)............................................200
National Variations..........................................................201
Epson National Variations.....................................................201
ANSI National Variations.......................................................202
Character Generator Tables ..........................................203
Character Generator Table (1/4)...........................................203
Character Generator Table (2/4)...........................................204
Character Generator Table (3/4)...........................................205
Character Generator Table (4/4)...........................................206
Hexadecimal to Decimal Table......................................207
Interfaces.......................................................... 208
The Parallel Interface......................................................208
The Serial Interface.........................................................211

C
Co om mm ma an nd ds s
This section provides information about the commands supported by the printer . The commands
are organized by function groups. Each command has both a brief and a detailed description.
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Ge en ne er ra al l O Ov ve er rv vi ie ew w
This appendix provides information about the commands supported by the printer .
The commands are organized by function groups.
Each command has both a brief and a detailed description.
Each command has the following structure:
• Name and function description. Information about protocol
• The hexadecimal and decimal codes for the command: nrepresents variable parameters of
the command. The functions of these parameters are explained in its corresponding
command description.

Commands
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C
Co om mm ma an nd d S Su um mm ma ar ry y i in n A Al lp ph ha ab be et ti ic ca al l O Or rd de er r
E
EP PS SO ON N E Em mu ul la at ti io on n C Co om mm ma an nd ds s
A
AC CK K
Acknowledge.
55
B
BE EL L
Sounds the buzzer.
50
B
BS S
BACK SPACE.
41
C
CA AN N
Cancels data.
53
C
CR R
Carriage return.
44
D
DC C1 1
Selects printer or XON.
54
D
DC C2 2
Cancels the compressed printing.
13
D
DC C3 3
Deselects printer or XOFF.
57
D
DC C4 4
Cancels double width printing.
17
D
DE EL L
Deletes character.
53
E
ES SC C
Escape (control sequence introducer).
49
E
ES SC C – – n n
Selects or cancels underlined printing.
22
E
ES SC C # #
Cancels MSB control.
58
E
ES SC C $ $ n n1 1 n n2 2
Absolute dot position.
43
E
ES SC C % % n n
Selects internal/downloaded characters.
31
E
ES SC C & & N NU UL L n n m m a a0 0 a a1 1 d d1 1 . .. .. .. .d dx x
Defines the 24-pin Download Characters.
59
E
ES SC C ( ( t t n n1 1 n n2 2 d d1 1 d d2 2 d d3 3
Assigns a character set to active character set number 0 to 3.
36
E
ES SC C * * m m n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1 p p2 2 . .. .. . p px x
Selects bit image mode.
40
E
ES SC C / / n n
Selects Vertical Format Unit Channel.
49
E
ES SC C ? ? m m n n
Re-defines graphics mode.
37
E
ES SC C @ @
Resets printer.
56
E
ES SC C [ [ - - n n1 1 n n2 2 m m d d1 1 d d2 2
Selects the score line.
63
E
ES SC C [ [ @ @ n n1 1 n n2 2 m m1 1m m2 2 m m3 3 m m4 4
Selects double-high printing.
18
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ;p p2 2 S SP P ~ ~
Selects emulation.
64
E
ES SC C [ [ T T n n1 1 n n2 2 m m1 1 m m2 2 m m3 3 m m4 4
Selects Code Page or ISO Code tables.
29
E
ES SC C [ [ u u n n
Activates/cancels barcode mode.
26
E
ES SC C [ [ v v n n m m
Sets barcode parameters.
26
E
ES SC C \ \ n n1 1 n n2 2
Sets relative dot position.
45
E
ES SC C + + n n
Sets n/360-inch line spacing.
16
E
ES SC C < <
Immediate carriage return.
62
E
ES SC C = =
Sets MSB equal to zero (0).
62
E
ES SC C > >
Sets MSB equal to one (1).
62
E
ES SC C 0 0
Sets 1/8-inch line spacing.
15
E
ES SC C 1 1
Sets vertical spacing to 7/72 inch.
15
E
ES SC C 2 2
Sets 1/6-inch (text) line spacing.
14
E
ES SC C 3 3 n n
Sets graphics line spacing.
15
E
ES SC C 4 4
Selects italics print mode.
22

Commands
3
E
ES SC C 5 5
Cancels italics print mode.
22
E
ES SC C 6 6
Enables expanded character set.
57
E
ES SC C 7 7
Enables control code execution.
58
E
ES SC C A A n n
Sets text line spacing.
14
E
ES SC C a a n n
Selects text alignment.
25
E
ES SC C b b c c n n1 1 … … n nk k N NU UL L
Sets vertical tabs in VFU channels.
48
E
ES SC C B B n n1 1 n n2 2 … … n nk k N NU UL L
Vertical tabs.
47
E
ES SC C C C n n
Sets page length (lines per page).
9
E
ES SC C C C N NU UL L n n
Sets page length (inches per page).
10
E
ES SC C D D n n1 1 n n2 2. .. .. .. . n nk k N NU UL L
Sets horizontal tab stops.
42
E
ES SC C E E
Selects emphasized printing.
20
E
ES SC C E EM M n n
Selects/deselects Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF).
50
E
ES SC C F F
Cancels emphasized printing.
20
E
ES SC C g g
Selects 15 CPI.
12
E
ES SC C G G
Selects double strike printing.
20
E
ES SC C H H
Cancels double strike printing.
21
E
ES SC C J J n n
Single variable line feed
47
E
ES SC C j j n n
Reverse n/180.
48
E
ES SC C k k n n
Selects font style.
33
E
ES SC C K K n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1… … p px x
Single-density graphics ON.
37
E
ES SC C l l n n
Sets left margin.
43
E
ES SC C L L n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1 . .. .. . p px x
Double-density graphics ON.
39
E
ES SC C M M
Selects 12 CPI.
12
E
ES SC C N N n n
Sets skip perforation.
11
E
ES SC C O O
Disables the skip perforation.
11
E
ES SC C P P
Selects 10 CPI.
12
E
ES SC C p p n n
Selects proportional mode.
14
E
ES SC C q q n n
Selects character style.
34
E
ES SC C Q Q n n
Sets right margin.
45
E
ES SC C r r n n
Selects a color ribbon band.
24
E
ES SC C R R n n
Selects international character sets.
31
E
ES SC C S S n n
Selects subscript or superscript printing.
21
E
ES SC C s s n n
Selects full/half speed printing.
49
E
ES SC C T T
Cancels subscript or superscript printing.
21
E
ES SC C t t n n
Selects character table.
34
E
ES SC C U U n n
Unidirectional printing ON/OFF.
56
E
ES SC C W W n n
Selects or cancels double width printing.
18
E
ES SC C w w n n
Selects double-high mode.
19
E
ES SC C x x n n
Selects print mode.
35
E
ES SC C Y Y n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1 . .. .. . p px x
Double- density graphics ON.
39
E
ES SC C Z Z n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1 . .. .. . p px x
Quadruple density graphics ON.
39
E
ES SC C! ! N N
Selects print mode.
23
E
ES SC C: : N NU UL L n n N NU UL L
Copies resident font to download RAM.
61

Commands
4
E
ET TX X
End of transmission.
55
F
FF F
Form Feed.
47
H
HT T
Horizontal tab.
41
L
LF F
Line Feed.
46
N
NU UL L
NUL
54
S
SI I o or r E ES SC C S SI I
Enables compressed printing.
13
S
SO O o or r E ES SC C S SO O
Selects double width printing.
17
S
SP P
Space.
52
V
VT T
Vertical tab.
46
I
IB BM M E Em mu ul la at ti io on n C Co om mm ma an nd ds s
/
// / n n / // /
Embedded Sheet Feeder commands.
123
A
AC CK K
Acknowledge.
117
B
BE EL L
Sounds the buzzer.
112
B
BS S
Backspace.
100
C
CA AN N
Cancels data.
113
C
CR R
Carriage return.
103
D
DC C1 1
Selects printer or XON.
116
D
DC C2 2
Cancels compressed printing.
70
D
DC C3 3
XOFF
119
D
DC C4 4
Cancels double-width printing.
75
E
ES SC C
Escape (control sequence introducer).
109
E
ES SC C * * m m n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1 p p2 2 . .. .. . p px x
Selects bit image mode.
98
E
ES SC C : :
Selects 12 cpi.
69
E
ES SC C [ [ \ \ n n1 1 n n2 2 m m1 1 m m2 2 m m3 3 m m4 4
Sets vertical units.
74
E
ES SC C [ [ I I n n1 1 n n2 2 m m1 1 m m2 2 m m3 3 m m4 4 m m5 5
Selects font.
92
E
ES SC C [ [ K K n n1 1 n n2 2 i in ni it t I ID D m m1 1 m m2 2
Printer setup.
113
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ;p p2 2 S SP P ~ ~
Selects emulation.
121
E
ES SC C [ [ u u n n
Activates/cancels barcode mode.
83
E
ES SC C [ [ v v n n m m
Sets barcode parameters.
83
E
ES SC C [ [ @ @ n n1 1 n n2 2 m m1 1 m m2 2 m m3 3 m m4 4
Selects double-high printing.
77
E
ES SC C [ [[ [ 3 3 n n
Sets metric line spacing.
122
E
ES SC C [ [[ [ x x n n
Selects national character set.
123
E
ES SC C [ [[ [ y y n n1 1 n n2 2
Sets IBM Code Page.
123
E
ES SC C \ \ n n1 1 n n2 2
Prints from all characters set.
87
E
ES SC C ^ ^ n n
Prints from all characters set.
88
E
ES SC C = = n n m m i id d s sa a1 1 s sa a h h d d1 1 . .. .. . d dn n
Defines downloaded characters/table.
86
E
ES SC C 0 0
Sets 1/8-inch line spacing.
71
E
ES SC C 1 1
Sets 7/72-inch line spacing.
73
E
ES SC C 2 2
Sets ESC A text line spacing.
72
E
ES SC C 3 3 n n
Sets graphics line spacing.
73
E
ES SC C 4 4
Set top of form.
104

Commands
5
E
ES SC C 5 5 n n
Automatic line feed.
105
E
ES SC C 6 6
Selects character set 2.
120
E
ES SC C 7 7
Selects character set 1.
120
E
ES SC C A A n n
Stores text line spacing.
72
E
ES SC C b b
Selects the Black (top/1st) color band.
80
E
ES SC C B B n n1 1 n n2 2 . .. .. . n nk k N NU UL L
Vertical tabs.
107
E
ES SC C c c
Selects the Cyan (2nd) color band.
81
E
ES SC C C C n n
Sets page length (lines per page).
67
E
ES SC C C C N NU UL L n n
Sets page length (inches per page).
68
E
ES SC C d d n n1 1 n n2 2
Relative move in-line forward.
103
E
ES SC C D D n n1 1 n n2 2. .. .. .. . n nk k N NU UL L
Sets horizontal tab stops.
101
E
ES SC C E E
Selects emphasized printing.
78
E
ES SC C E EM M n n
Auto Sheet Feeder (ASF) & Paper Path Control.
109
E
ES SC C F F
Cancels emphasized printing.
78
E
ES SC C g g
Selects 15 cpi.
69
E
ES SC C G G
Selects double-strike printing.
78
E
ES SC C H H
Cancels double-strike printing.
79
E
ES SC C I I n n
Font selection (print mode).
91
E
ES SC C j j
Stops printing.
119
E
ES SC C J J n n
Single variable line feed.
108
E
ES SC C k k n n
Selects LQ font.
90
E
ES SC C K K n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1. .. .. . p px x
Single-density graphics ON.
94
E
ES SC C L L n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1 . .. .. . p px x
Double-density graphics ON.
97
E
ES SC C m m
Selects the Magenta (3rd) color band.
81
E
ES SC C N N n n
Sets skip perforation.
68
E
ES SC C O O
Disables the skip perforation.
69
E
ES SC C P P n n
Selects or cancels proportional mode.
71
E
ES SC C Q Q n n
Deselects printer.
118
E
ES SC C R R
Sets tabs to default setting.
102
E
ES SC C S S n n
Selects subscript or superscript printing.
79
E
ES SC C T T
Cancels subscript or superscript printing.
80
E
ES SC C U U n n
Unidirectional print ON/OFF.
118
E
ES SC C W W n n
Selects or cancels double-width printing.
76
E
ES SC C x x n n
Selects print mode.
92
E
ES SC C X X n n1 1 n n2 2
Sets horizontal margin.
102
E
ES SC C y y
Selects the Yellow (4th) color band.
82
E
ES SC C Y Y n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1 . .. .. . p px x
Double-density graphics ON.
97
E
ES SC C Z Z n n1 1 n n2 2 p p1 1 . .. .. . p px x
Quadruple-density graphics ON.
98
E
ES SC C[ [ T T n n1 1 n n2 2 m m1 1 m m2 2 m m3 3 m m4 4
Selects Code Page or ISO Code tables.
88
E
ES SC C_ _ n n
Continuous overstrikes.
79
E
ET TX X
End of transmission.
117
F
FF F
Form feed.
105
H
HT T
Horizontal tab.
100

Commands
6
L
LF F
Line feed.
104
N
NU UL L
NUL
116
S
SI I
Enables compressed printing.
70
S
SO O
Selects double-width printing.
75
S
SP P
Space character.
112
V
VT T
Vertical tab.
106

Commands
7
A
AN NS SI I E Em mu ul la at ti io on n C Co om mm ma an nd ds s
A
AC CK K
Acknowledge. 143
B
BE EL L
Bell. 145
B
BS S
Back space. 132
C
CR R
Carriage return. 132
D
DC C1 1
Selects printer (Data Control 1). 144
D
DC C3 3
Deselects printer (Data Control 3). 144
D
DE EL L
Delete. 145
E
EN NQ Q
Enquiry. 143
E
ES SC C
Escape. 145
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 a a
Horizontal position relative (HPR). 133
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ;. .. .. .p pn n h h
Sets mode (SM). 147
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 d d
Vertical position absolute (VPA). 137
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 q q
Select graphics mode/density (GENGRM). 155
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p pn n l l
Resets mode (RM). 148
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p pn n v v
Sets vertical tab stops at specified positions (Multiple Vertical Tab Set - GENVTS). 140
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 ' '
Horizontal position absolute (HPA). 133
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 k k
Vertical position backward (VPB). 138
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 x x
Selects national character set (Select National Characters - GENSNC). 125
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p p2 2 f f
Horizontal and vertical position absolute (HVP). 138
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p p2 2 S SP P~ ~
Selects emulation (GENEMU). 148
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p p2 2; ; p p3 3 S SP P | |
Customer setup save/unsave (GENCSX). 149
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p pn n { {
Unidirectional printing (GENUPD). 131
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p pn n } }
Sets bar code parameters (GENBC). 158
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 e e
Vertical position relative (VPR). 137
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 j j
Horizontal position backward (HPB). 134
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1 t t
Special print mode (Oversize/Expanded/Bar code Mode - GENSPM). 130
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p p2 2 < <S SP P> > G G
Sets the line/character spacing. 141
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p p2 2 s s
Left/right margin set (GENSLR). 133
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p p2 2 S SP P B B
Graphic size modification (GSM). 130
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p p2 2; ; p p3 3 r r
Form definition (GENFD). 141
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p pn n g g
Tab clear (TBC). 139
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ; p pn n p p
Assign source for forms (GENASF). 152
E
ES SC C [ [ p p1 1; ;. .. .. .. .p pn n m m
Select graphics rendition (SGR). 127
E
ES SC C \ \ o or r S ST T
String terminator. 146
E
ES SC C ] ] p p1 1; ; p pn n < <S ST T> >
User defined character substitution (GENUDS). 154
E
ES SC C ] ] p p1 1; ;p p2 2; ;p p3 3; ;d da at ta a < <S ST T> >
Operating system command (Load Mode OSC). 150
E
ES SC C c c
Resets to initial state (RIS). 146
E
ES SC C D D o or r I IN ND D
Index. 135
E
ES SC C E E o or r N NE EL L
Next line. 136
E
ES SC C H H o or r H HT TS S
Horizontal tab setting. 134

Commands
8
E
ES SC C J J o or r V VT TS S
Vertical tab setting. 140
E
ES SC C k k
Prints test character (GENPTC). 147
E
ES SC C K K o or r P PL LD D
Partial line down. 136
E
ES SC C L L o or r P PL LU U
Partial line up. 136
E
ES SC C M M o or r R RI I
Reverse index. 137
E
ES SC C P P d da at ta a
Enter dot graphics mode (Device Control String). 156
E
ES SC C Q Q o or r P PU U1 1
Executes Selftest. 146
E
ES SC C[ [ p p1 1; ; p pn n u u
Sets horizontal tab stops at specified positions multiple horizontal tab set (GENHTS). 135
E
ET TX X
End of transmission. 142
F
FF F
Form feed. 140
H
HT T
Horizontal tab. 134
L
LF F
Line feed. 135
N
NU UL L
Ignored. 142
S
SI I
Shift in. 131
S
SO O
Shift out. 131
S
SP P
Space. 132
V
VT T
Vertical tab. 139

EPSON Emulation Commands
9
E
EP PS SO ON N E Em mu ul la at ti io on n C Co om mm ma an nd ds s
The following printer commands are supported by this printer according to the Epson LQ 1050
emulation.
E
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B
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ESC C n
Sets page length (lines per page).
ASCII Code ESC C n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 43 n
Decimal Value 27 67 n
Range 1 < n < 127
Sets the forms length to a size specified by the parameter n in lines. When this command is
recognized, the forms length is converted to an absolute value based on the current line spacing.
Therefore future changes of line spacing will not effect the forms length. This command will
reset the perforation skip value to zero (only if in the System Menu, the CLEAR MARGINS
function, under OTHER OPTIONS, is selected OPT:CLR MRGN>Y value, please see the User’s
Manual on the CD-Rom) and will set a new Top of Form at the current line position. The first
line of a form is line 1. This command has precedence over menu selection of form length.
Indeterminate Conditions: A parameter of zero is another sequence. See E
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EPSON Emulation Commands
10
ESC C NUL n
Sets page length (inches per page).
ASCII Code ESC C NUL n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 43 00 n
Decimal Value 27 67 0 n
Range 1 <
n < 22
Sets the forms length to a size specified by the parameter n in inches.
This command will reset the perforation skip value to zero (only if in the System Menu, the
CLEAR MARGINS function, under OTHER OPTIONS, is selected OPT:CLR MRGN>Y value, please
see the User’sManual on the CD-Rom) and will set a new Top of Form at the current line
position. The first line of a form is line 1. This command has precedence over menu selection of
form length.
Indeterminate Conditions: A value of zero will leave the previous value in force. If the page
length to be set is smaller than the current line spacing setting then the command is ignored.

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ESC N n
Sets skip perforation.
ASCII Code ESC N n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 4E n
Decimal Value 27 78 n
Range 1 < n < 255
With continuous forms, this command allows setting a bottom margin region, normally used to
avoid printing on the perforation. The parameter is presented in rows (lines) to skip. It will be
converted to an absolute distance based on the current line spacing value (see E
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n). When
form length is changed (by ESC C NUL N o ESC C n) the skip perforation is reset (only if in the
System Menu, under OTHER OPTIONS, the CLEAR MARGINS function is selected with the
OPT:CLR MRGN>Y value, please refer to the User’sManual on the CD-Rom).
This command overrides menu selection (if in the Operational Menu, the PAGE SETUP function
is selected with the PAGE:BOT MARGIN value, please refer to the User’sManual on the CD-Rom).
Indeterminate Conditions: A value of zero will leave the previous value unaltered. A VT or LF
into the skip area will cause the printer to move to the first line of the next form
ESC O
Disables the skip perforation.
ASCII Code ESC O
Hexadecimal Value 1B 4F
Decimal Value 27 79
Resets the skip perforation value to zero. It overrides menu selection (if in the Operational
Menu, the PAGE SETUP function is selected with the PAGE:BOT MARGIN value, please refer to
the User’sManual on the CD-Rom).

EPSON Emulation Commands
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S
Se et tt ti in ng g C Ch ha ar ra ac ct te er r a an nd d L Li in ne e S Sp pa ac ci in ng gs s
ESC P
Selects 10 CPI.
ASCII Code ESC P
Hexadecimal Value 1B 50
Decimal Value 27 80
Selects 10 CPI (pica) printing. If condensed mode is also active, then the pitch will change to
17.1 CPI.
ESC M
Selects 12 CPI.
ASCII Code ESC M
Hexadecimal Value 1B 4D
Decimal Value 27 77
Selects 12 CPI (elite) printing. If condensed mode is also active, then the pitch will change to 20
CPI.
ESC g
Selects 15 CPI.
ASCII Code ESC g
Hexadecimal Value 1B 67
Decimal Value 27 103
Selects 15 CPI printing.

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SI or ESC SI
Enables compressed printing.
ASCII Code SI or ESC SI
Hexadecimal Value 1B 0F
Decimal Value 27 15
This code will enable the compressed printing mode. Character printing will be changed to 17.16
cpi, 20 cpi, ignored or to condensed proportional spacing provided 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi or
proportional spacing is the currently selected cpi, respectively. Double wide (by both SO and
ESC W) and compressed print will produce the equivalent of ½ the current compressed density.
DC2
Cancels the compressed printing.
ASCII Code DC2
Hexadecimal Value 12
Decimal Value 18
Cancels the compressed printing mode. the printing will resume at 10 cpi, 12 cpi or proportional
spacing, if the currently selected condensed print mode is 17.16 cpi, 20 cpi or condensed
proportional spacing, respectively.

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ESC p n
Selects proportional mode.
ASCII Code ESC p n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 70 n
Decimal Value 27 112 n
Range n= 00H, 01H
If the value of n=01H, then proportional spacing mode or condensed proportional spacing mode
is enabled if the current print mode is normal or condensed, respectively. Each character has a
proportional space width according to the Epson emulation. If the value of n=00H, then
proportional mode is disabled.
ESC A n
Sets text line spacing.
ASCII Code ESC A n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 41 n
Decimal Value 27 65 n
Range 0 < n < 128
Sets the spacing between lines to n/60" or n/72" (see in the System Menu, under OTHER
OPTIONS, the OPT:EPSON OGM>N (n/60)/OPT:EPSON OGM>Y (n/72) values, please refer to the
User’s Manual on the CD-Rom).
ESC 2
Sets 1/6-inch (text) line spacing.
ASCII Code ESC 2
Hexadecimal Value 1B 32
Decimal Value 27 50
Sets the spacing between lines to 1/6 inch.

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ESC 0
Sets 1/8-inch line spacing.
ASCII Code ESC 0
Hexadecimal Value 1B 30
Decimal Value 27 48
Sets the spacing between lines to 1/8 inch (8 LPI).
ESC 1
Sets vertical spacing to 7/72 inch.
ASCII Code ESC 1
Hexadecimal Value 1B 31
Decimal Value 27 49
Sets the spacing between lines to 7/72 inch.
ESC 3 n
Sets graphics line spacing.
ASCII Code ESC 3 n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 33 n
Decimal Value 27 51 n
Range 0 < n < 255 (Decimal)
Sets the spacing between lines to n/180 inch or n/216.
(see in the System Menu, under OTHER OPTIONS, the OPT:EPSON OGM>N (n/180)/OPT:EPSON
OGM>Y (n/216) values, please refer to the User’s Manual on the CD-Rom).

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ESC + n
Sets n/360-inch line spacing.
ASCII Code ESC + n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 2B n
Decimal Value 27 43 n
Range 0 < n < 255
Sets line spacing in increments of n/360 inch according to the parameter n.

EPSON Emulation Commands
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S
Se et tt ti in ng g P Pr ri in nt t A At tt tr ri ib bu ut te es s
DC4
Cancels double width printing.
ASCII Code DC4
Hexadecimal Value 14
Decimal Value 20
Range
Cancels double width printing initiated by a SO code and returns to the previously selected print
compression.
SO or ESC SO
Selects double width printing.
ASCII Code SO or ESC SO
Hexadecimal Value 0E or 1B 0E
Decimal Value 14 or 27 14
This code will enable double width printing for subsequent characters until a line terminator, a
DC4 code or an ESC W sequence is received. Character printing will cause each character to be
printed twice its current width by printing a given dot column twice at the current DPI (CPI) in
effect. The characters are expanded to take up two character spaces each, but the tab positions
are not changed. That means that for the power up default tabs, only four doublewide characters
can be printed between tab stops. If twelve CPI print is invoked then double wide is invoked, the
character will print at six CPI.