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Introduction
This publication provides information about the commands supported by your 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 (IBM® Proprinter XLIII, IBM Personal 2381+,
EPSON FX Series, ANSI 3.64, IPDS® ).
The hexadecimal and decimal codes for the command: n represents variable parameters of the command.
The functions of these parameters are explained in its corresponding command description.
Index of Contents
Chapters Page
Contents 1
Introduction 1
Index of Contents 1
Index of Command Summary in Alphabetical Order 9
Common commands for the Printronix S828 model printers. 9
Commands for the Printronix S828 model printer with the IPDS feature present 13
Preface 15
Chapter 1. EPSON/IBM Mode Commands 17
Print and Line Feed Execution 17
FormatControl 18
PrintMode 29
CharacterSet 42
DownloadCharacter 44
Bit Image 48
Data Input Control 49
Miscellaneous 51
Chapter 2. Native Emulation Commands 57
FormatControl 57
NativeCharacterSet 58
BarCodes 60
Miscellaneous 66
Chapter 3. ANSI Emulation Commands 71
CharacterSetControl 71
Character Pitch and Print Modes 74
Horizontal Movements 76
VerticalMovements 78
InterfaceControl 82
Operating System Control 83
Paper Path Selection 85
Barcode Functions 86
BasicProgramSample 88
Basic Program Printed Output 89

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Chapter 4. IPDS Commands 91
Overview 91
PhysicalMedium 91
IPDS Coordinate Systems 92
Processing IPDS Commands 95
IPDSCommandFormat 96
Acknowledge Requests and Replies 97
IPDSData 100
MixingRules 101
IPDS Operating States 102
Summary of IPDS States and Commands 104
A typical IPDS Command Sequence 107
ErrorHandling 113
Chapter 5. IPDSProgrammingInformation115
IPDS Initialization Defaults 115
Command Format 116
Supported IPDS Command Codes 117
Command Function Sets 118
Device Control Function Set Commands 118
Text Function Set Commands 149
Image Function Set Commands 158
Graphics Function Set Commands 160
Related Drawing Orders 193
Bar Code Function Set Commands 196
Code 128 Character Set (EBCDIC) 208
Overlay Function Set Commands 209
Page Segment Function Set Commands 211
Loaded Font Function Set Commands 212
Chapter6.IPDSExceptionReportingCodes215
Command Reject - X'80' 215
Intervention Required - X'40' 215
Equipment Check - X'10' 216
Data Check - X'08' 216
Specification Check-Bar Code - X'04' 216
Specification Check-Graphics - X'03' 218
Specification Check-General - X'02' 220
Conditions Requiring Host Notification - X'01' 229
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Chapter7.PrintSamplesandIPDSCodingExample231
TextPrintSamples 231
BarCodes 231
GraphicsPatterns 232
Graphics Example 233
IPDS Coding Example 238

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Appendix A. Code Pages 247
EBCDIC Code Pages (IPDS) 247
ASCII Code Pages 293
CharacterSets 355
HexadecimaltoDecimalTable 357
Epson FX-series Code Pages 358
ANSI National Variations 361
AppendixB‐Interfaces363
The Parallel Interface 363
The Serial Interface 369
LANInterfacePort 370
USBInterfacePort 370
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AppendixC–NetworkInterfaceReference371
Network Configuration Parameters 371
Managing a Single Printer Configuration Using the Internal Webpage 373
Managing Multiple Printers Using the Remote Printer 373
Network Interface Summary 373
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AppendixD–LanInterfaceMIBSupport377
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Appendix E- The Remote Printer Management Utility 383
Operating System Compatibility 383
Software Installation and Documentation 383
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AppendixF–PrinterDriverSupport385
AppendixG‐ApplicationPaperSourceinIPDS387
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Appendix H- Bar Code and OCR Printing Options 389
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AppendixIConfigurationMenuLockout393
AppendixJAddendum(BarCodes)395
Notices 415
Customer Support 419

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Figures Page
Figure 1.Page Presentation 16
Figure 2.The Physical Medium 92
Figure 3. The Xm,Ym Medium Coordinate System 93
Figure 4. The Physical-Logical Page Relationship 93
Figure 5. The X and Y Coordinate System and the Logical Page 94
Figure 6. The I and B Coordinate System on the Logical Page 95
Figure 7. An Example of the IPDS Data Stream 96
Figure 8. A Sample Page Constructed on an IPDS Printer 101
Figure 9. The Relationship between Home State, Page State, and Block States 103
Figure 10. The Relationship between Home State, Overlay State, and Block State 104
Figure 11. The Complete IPDS State Diagram 107
Figure 12. Using the Load Page Descriptor Command to Specify the Logical Page 129
Figure 13. Using the Logical Page Position Command to Position 129
Figure 14. Using the Set Media Size Command to Specify the Physical Medium 132
Figure 15. Exception Handling Control (Part 1 of 3) 146
Figure 15. Exception Handling Control (Part 2 of 3) 147
Figure 15. Exception Handling Control (Part 3 of 3) 148
Figure 16. The Graphics X and Y Coordinate System 161
Figure 17. The Graphic Medium Presentation Space and Its Limits 162
Figure 18. The Graphic Window within the Graphic Medium Presentation Space 162
Figure 19. The Graphic Block Area on the Physical Medium 163
Figure 20. Graphic Block Area Position Control and the Graphic Block Area 165
Figure 21. Graphic Output Control and the Graphic Block Area 167
Figure 22. Graphic Data Descriptor and the Graphic Medium Presentation Space 169
Figure 23. Scale-to-Fit Mapping 170
Figure 24. Center-and-Trim Mapping 172
Figure 25. Position-and-Trim Mapping 173
Figure 26. Specifying the Bar Code Block Using the Bar Code Area Position Field 199
Figure 27. Specifying the Bar Code Block Size Using the Bar Code Output Control 201
Figure 28. Specifying the Bar Code Medium Presentation Space Size
Using the Bar Code Data Descriptor 205
Figure 29 Shows an overlay nesting. 210
Figure 30. Bar Code Example in IPDS 232
Figure 31. Graphic Patterns Example in IPDS 233
Figure 32. Graphic Example in IPDS 234
Figure 33. Print Sample from an IPDS Application Program 239
Figure 34. CP00037 USA/Canada/Canadian Bilingual 249
Figure 35. CP00260 Canadian French 250
Figure 36. CP00273 Austrian/German 251
Figure 37. CP00274 Belgian Old 252
Figure 38. CP00275 Brazilian 253
Figure 39. CP00277 Danish/Norwegian 254
Figure 40. CP00278 Finnish/Swedish 255
Figure 41. CP00280 Italian 256
Figure 42. CP00281 Japanese English 257
Figure 43. CP00282 Portuguese 258
Figure 44. CP00284 Spanish/Spanish Speaking 259
Figure 45. CP00285 English (UK)/Ireland 260
Figure 46. CP00290 Japanese Katakana 261
Figure 47. CP00297 French/French Azerty 262

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Figure 48. CP00420 Arabic 263
Figure 49. CP00423 Greek (Old) 264
Figure 50. CP00424 Hebrew Bulletin 265
Figure 51. CP00500 International 5/Swiss/Belgian 266
Figure 52. CP00813 Greek/Latin (ISO 8859-7) + euro 267
Figure 53. CP00833 Korean 268
Figure 54. CP00838 Thai 269
Figure 55. CP00870 Latin 2/ROECE 270
Figure 56. CP00871 Icelandic 271
Figure 57. CP00875 Greek New + euro 272
Figure 58. CP00880 Cyrillic 273
Figure 59. CP00890 Yugoslav (Old) 274
Figure 60. CP00892 OCR-A 275
Figure 61. CP00893 OCR-B 276
Figure 62. CP00924 Latin 9 (ISO 8859) + euro 277
Figure 63. CP01025 Cyrillic Multilingual 278
Figure 64. CP01026 Latin-5 Turkey 279
Figure 65. CP01097 Farsi 280
Figure 66. CP01112 Baltic Multilingual 281
Figure 67. CP01122 Estonian 282
Figure 68. CP01140 USA/Canada + euro 283
Figure 69. CP01141 Austrian/German + euro 284
Figure 70. CP01142 Danish/Norwegian + euro 285
Figure 71. CP01143 Finnish/Swedish + euro 286
Figure 72. CP01144 Italian + euro 287
Figure 73. CP01145 Spanish/Spanish Speaking + euro 288
Figure 74. CP01146 English/UK + euro 289
Figure 75. CP01147 French + euro 290
Figure 76. CP01148 International 5/Belgian New + euro 291
Figure 77. CP01149 Icelandic + euro 292
Figure 78. USA(CP437) 295
Figure 79. Greek(CP437-G) 296
Figure 80. Croatian(CP437-SLAVIC) 297
Figure 81. Greek/Latin (ISO 8859-7) 298
Figure 82 .ISO8859/1(Latin1) 299
Figure 83.Multilingual(CP850) 300
Figure 84.Old Greek(CP851) 301
Figure 85.EasternEurope(CP852) 302
Figure 86.Turkish(CP853) 303
Figure 87.Cyrillic(CP855) 304
Figure 88.Turkish(CP857) 305
Figure 89.EuroPCMultilingual(CP858) 306
Figure 90.Portugal(CP860) 307
Figure 91.Hebrew(CP862) 308
Figure 92.Canada/France(CP863) 309
Figure 93.Arabic(CP864) 310
Figure 94.CP864E(Arabic) 311
Figure 95.Denmark/Norway(CP865) 312
Figure 96Russian(CP866) 313
Figure 97.Turkish2(CP867) 314

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Figure 98.OCR-A(CP876) 315
Figure 99.OCR-B(CP877) 316
Figure 100.ISO8859/2(Latin2) 317
Figure 101.ISO8859/3(Latin3) 318
Figure 102.ISO8859/4(Latin4) 319
Figure 103.ISO8859/5(Latin/Cyrillic) 320
Figure 104.ISO8859/8 (Latin 8) 321
Figure 105.ISO8859/9(Latin5) 322
Figure 106.BalticWindows(CP921) 323
Figure 107.Estonian (CP922) 324
Figure 108.ISO8859/15(Latin9) 325
Figure 109.Urdu (CP01006) 326
Figure 110.Arabic Extended (CP1046) 327
Figure 111.ISO8859/6(Latin/Arabic) 328
Figure 112.Farsi(CP1098) 329
Figure 113.Estonian (CP1116) 330
Figure 114.Latvian (Personal Computer) (CP1117) 331
Figure 115.Lthuanian (Personal Computer) (CP1118) 332
Figure 116.CentralEurope(CP1250) 333
Figure 117.Cyrillic(CP1251) 334
Figure 118.Latin1AnsiWindows(CP1252) 335
Figure 119.GreekWindows(CP1253) 336
Figure 120.TurkishWindows(CP1254) 337
Figure 121.HebrewWindows(CP1255) 338
Figure 122.ArabicWindows(CP1256) 339
Figure 123.Batlic Windows (CP1257) 340
Figure 124.MAZOWIA(Polish) 341
Figure 125.GOST(Russian) 342
Figure 126.TASS(Cyrillic) 343
Figure 127.UKRANIAN(oldversion) 344
Figure 128.KOI8-U(newversion) 345
Figure 129. Farsi 1 346
Figure 130. Farsi 2 347
Figure 131.Kamenicky 348
Figure 132.CWI 349
Figure 133.Roman-8 350
Figure 134.IN2 351
Figure 135.Turkish 352
Figure 136. Bulgarian 353
Figure 137.96GREEK 354
Figure 138.CharacterSet1 355
Figure 139.CharacterSet2 356
Figure 140.Hexadecimal to Decimal Table 357
Figure 141. Epson Extended Graphics Character 358
Figure 142. Epson Italic Character 359
Figure 143. Epson Extended Character Variables 360
Figure 144. ANSI National Variations 361
Figure 145. Mode Centronics 368
Figure 146. Mode IEEE 1284 369
Figure 147. Hex Dump of Intelligent Mail Bar Code in IPDS Commands Example 399
Figure 148. Intelligent Mail Bar Code in Native Commands Example (Bar Code Mode Native) 400

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Figure 149. Intelligent Mail Bar Code in Epson/IBM Commands Example (Bar Code Mode Alt. 1) 400
Figure 150. Intelligent Mail Bar Code in ANSI Commands Example 401
Figure 151. Intelligent Mail Bar Code in MTPL Commands Example (Bar Code Mode Alt. 1) 401
Figure 152. Bar Code Examples with NATIVE Commands Example (Bar Code Mode Native) 402
Figure 153. Hex Dump of example on figure 151 403
Figure 154. Bar Code Examples with NATIVE Commands Example (Bar Code Mode Native) 404
Figure 155. Bar Code Examples with NATIVE Commands Example (Bar Code Mode Native) 405
Figure 156. Bar Code Examples with NATIVE Commands Example (Bar Code Mode Native) 406
Figure 157. Hex Dump of example on figures 154, 155, 156 407
Figure 158. Bar Code Examples with MTPL Commands (Bar Code Mode Alt. 1) 409
Figure 159. Bar Code Examples with MTPL Commands (Bar Code Mode Alt. 1) 410
Figure 160. Hex Dump of example on figures 158, 159 411
Figure 161. Bar Code Examples with SEIKOSHA Commands (Bar Code Mode Alt. 1) 413
Figure 162. Hex Dump of example on figure 161 414

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Tables Page
Table 1. 7-bit Substitution 72
Table 2. 8-bit Substitution 73
Table 3. Valid IPDS Command Codes for the Printronix S828 IPDS Printer 97
Table 4. IPDS Command Code Summary for the 828 IPDS Printer 105
Table 5. An Example of an IPDS Command Sequence 108
Table 6. IPDS Initialization Defaults 115
Table 7. Front and Rear with no linking 131
Table 8. Related Drawing Order 193
Table 9. Code 128 Character Set (EBCDIC) 208
Table 10. Exception Reporting Group Codes 215
Table 11. IPDS Coding Example 239
Table 12. Network Interface Summary 373
Table 13 List of the MIB of the printer 377
Table 14. Bar Code Printing Options for Non-UPC Family Bar Codes 389
Table 15. Bar Code Printing Options for UPC Family Bar Codes 391
Table 16. OCR Symbol Subsets 392

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Index of Command Summary in Alphabetical Order
This section contains a summary of commands used on the Printronix S828 model printer. It is divided into 2
separate sections. “Common commands for the Printronix S828 model printers” lists all the commands
common to all models, the standard ASCII and the one with Intelligent Print Data Stream (IPDS) option
installed.
“Commands for the Printronix S828 model printer with the IPDS feature present commands that can only be
used when the IPDS option installed.
Common commands for the Printronix S828 model printers
Command Description Page
BEL Buzzer (IBM/EPSON). 51
BEL Bell (ANSI). 83
BS Print and space back one position (IBM/EPSON). 51
BS Back space (ANSI). 76
CAN Cancels line. (EPSON) 49
CAN Cancels data. (IBM) 49
CR Prints all received data and the column counter is set to the left margin
IBM/EPSON) 17
CR Carriage return (ANSI). 76
DC1 Selects printer. (IBM) 49
DC1 Selects printer. (EPSON) 50
DC1 Selects printer (Data Control 1) (ANSI) 82
DC2 Sets 10 cpi printing. (IBM) 29
DC2 Cancels compressed printing. (EPSON) 29
DC3 Deselects printer. (EPSON) 50
DC3 Deselects printer (Data Control 3) (ANSI) 82
DC4 Cancels double width printing (IBM/EPSON) 29
DC4 DC4 ESC ! Bar Code Selection 60
DC4 DC4 ESC (GS Prints bar code symbols. 66
DC4 DC4 ESC @ Re-initializes the printer. 66
DC4 DC4 ESC 1 Sets vertical spacing n/180 inch. 57
DC4 DC4 ESC 3 1 Sets vertical spacing 12 lines/30 mm. 57
DC4 DC4 ESC 3 3 Sets vertical spacing to 3 lines/30 mm. 57
DC4 DC4 ESC 3 4 Sets vertical spacing 4 lines/30 mm. 57
DC4 DC4 ESC 3 6 Sets vertical spacing 6 lines/30 mm. 58
DC4 DC4 ESC 3 8 Sets vertical spacing 8 lines/30 mm. 58
DC4 DC4 ESC A Sets the horizontal spacing to 15, 17.1, 20 CPI. 58
DC4 DC4 ESC D Sends the operator panel messages to the serial I/F. 68
DC4 DC4 ESC g Selects LQ fonts. 58
DC4 DC4 ESC J Sets amplification factor. 66
DC4 DC4 ESC N Selects/loads or parks the fanfold from the Front 2 path. 67
DC4 DC4 ESC p Sets quality printing. 59
DC4 DC4 ESC R String rotation. 67
DC4 DC4 ESC r Digit rotation. 67
DC4 DC4 ESC S Selects character set ISO Character Sets or Code Pages. 59
DC4 DC4 ESC T Selects/loads or parks the fanfold from the Front1 path. 67
DC4 DC4 ESC u Selects the user macros. 68

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DC4 DC4 ESC Y Selects emulation. 68
DC4 DC4 ESC Z Makes AGA in column. 68
DEL Deletes the last character. (EPSON) 50
DEL Delete (ANSI). 83
ENQ Enquiry (ANSI). 82
ESC Escape (ANSI). 83
ESC - Sets or cancels underlined printing (IBM/EPSON). 29
ESC [ p1 a Horizontal position relative (HPR) (ANSI). 77
ESC [ p1; pn h Sets mode (SM) (ANSI). 87
ESC [ p1 d Vertical position absolute (VPA) (ANSI). 79
ESC [ p1 q Select graphics mode/density (GRM) (ANSI). 86
ESC p1; pn l Resets mode (RM) (ANSI) 84
ESC [ p1; pn v Sets vertical tab stops at specified positions
(Multiple Vertical Tab Set -VTS) (ANSI) 81
ESC ! Sets printing style. (EPSON) 30
ESC # Cancels MSB control. (EPSON) 50
ESC $ Sets the absolute printing position. (EPSON) 18
ESC % Selects user-defined character set. (EPSON) 44
ESC & Defines the user-defined download characters. (EPSON) 44
ESC ( - Sets score line. (EPSON) 30
ESC * Sets dot graphics printing. (IBM , EPSON) 47
ESC / Selects the Vertical Format Unit (VFU) channel. (EPSON) 19
ESC : Sets 12 CPI. (IBM) 22
ESC : Copies characters from ROM to RAM. (EPSON) 45
ESC ? Reassigns dot graphics mode. (EPSON) 47
ESC @ Initializes the printer. (EPSON) 51
ESC [ - Selects the score line. (IBM 2381 + only) 31
ESC [ I Sets font and pitch of a character. (IBM 2381 + only) 34
ESC [ p1 ' Horizontal position absolute (HPA) (ANSI). 77
ESC [ p1 k Vertical position backward (VPB) (ANSI). 80
ESC [ p1 x Selects national character set (Select National Characters -SNC) (ANSI). 72
ESC [ p1; p2 f Horizontal and vertical position absolute (HVP) (ANSI). 80
ESC [ p1; p2 SP~ Selects emulation (EMU) (ANSI). 85
ESC [ p1; pn { Unidirectional printing (UDP) (ANSI). 76
ESC [ p1; pn } Sets bar code parameters (BC) (ANSI). 86
ESC [ p1; pn u Sets horizontal tab stops at specified positions multiple horizontal
tab set (HTS) (ANSI) 78
ESC [ @ Selects the printing type style. (IBM 2381 + only) 32
ESC [ @ Sets double high printing and double line feed. (IBM) 32
ESC [ \ Sets vertical units. (IBM) 19
ESC [ d Set the print quality. (IBM 2381 + only) 33
ESC [ g Selects 8 or 24 needle dot graphics mode. (IBM) 43
ESC [ K Sets initial conditions. (IBM 2381 + only) 52
ESC [ p1 e Vertical position relative (VPR) (ANSI). 79
ESC [ p1 j Horizontal position backward (HPB) (ANSI). 77
ESC [ p1 t Special print mode (Oversize/Expanded/Bar code Mode -SPM) (ANSI). 75
ESC [ p1; p2 <SP> G Sets the line/character spacing (ANSI). 82
ESC [ p1; p2 s Left/right margin set (SLR) (ANSI). 77
ESC [ p1; p2 SP B Graphic size modification (GSM) (ANSI). 75
ESC [ p1; p2; p3 r Form definition (FD) (ANSI). 81

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ESC [ p1; pn g Tab clear (TBC) (ANSI). 80
ESC [ p1; pn m Select graphics rendition (SGR) (ANSI). 74
ESC [ T Selects a Code page (IBM). 42
ESC [ u n Bar Codes selection. (IBM -Epson) 54
ESC [ v nm Sets Barcode parameters. (IBM -Epson) 54
ESC \ Sets the relative dot position. (EPSON) 19
ESC \ Prints characters from all characters table. (IBM) 42
ESC \ or ST String terminator (ANSI). 83
ESC ] Sets a reverse line feed. (IBM) 17
ESC ^ Prints a single character from the all characters table. (IBM) 43
ESC _ Sets or cancels overscore printing. (IBM) 35
ESC + Sets n/360-inch line spacing. (IBM) 11
ESC < Prints characters for one line from left to right. (EPSON) 31
ESC = Defines downloaded characters. (IBM) 45
ESC = Sets MSB to 0. (EPSON) 50
ESC > Sets MSB to 1. (EPSON) 51
ESC 0 Sets vertical spacing to 1/8 inch (IBM/EPSON). 20
ESC 1 Sets vertical spacing to 7/72 inch. (IBM) 20
ESC 2 Sets the vertical spacing to 1/6 inch. (EPSON) 20
ESC 2 Enables the vertical spacing set by ESC A. (IBM) 20
ESC 3 Sets vertical spacing to n/180 inch. (IBM , EPSON) 21
ESC 3 Sets vertical spacing to n/216 inch. (IBM XLIII, 2381 +) 21
ESC 4 Sets the current position as top of form (first printable line). (IBM) 21
ESC 4 Sets italics printing mode. (EPSON) 35
ESC 5 Sets an automatic line feed after a carriage return. (IBM) 17
ESC 5 Cancels italics printing. (EPSON) 35
ESC 6 Selects the Character Set 2 (IBM). 43
ESC 7 Selects the Character Set 1 (IBM). 43
ESC 7 Cancel Printable Code Area Expansion (EPSON) 34
ESC A Sets variable vertical spacing to n/60 inch. (IBM , EPSON) 21
ESC A Sets variable vertical spacing to n/72 inch. (IBM XLIII, 2381 +) 21
ESC a Sets Letter Quality justification printing. (EPSON) 35
ESC B Sets vertical tab stops (IBM/EPSON). 22
ESC b Sets vertical tab stops in one of the 8 Vertical Format Unit channels
Available (EPSON) 22
ESC B NUL Resets vertical tab stops (IBM/EPSON). 22
ESC b NUL Resets vertical tab stops in one of the 8 Vertical Format Unit channels
Available (EPSON) 23
ESC c Resets to initial state (RIS) (ANSI). 84
ESC C 0 n Sets form length to n inches (IBM/EPSON). 23
ESC C n Sets form length to n lines (IBM/EPSON). 23
ESC D Sets horizontal tab stops (IBM/EPSON). 23
ESC d Spaces forwards relative dot position. (IBM) 24
ESC D or IND Index (ANSI). 78
ESC e Spaces backward relative dot position. (IBM) 24
ESC E Sets emphasized printing (IBM/EPSON). 35
ESC E or NEL Next line (ANSI). 78
ESC F Cancels emphasized printing (IBM/EPSON). 36
ESC G Sets double strike printing (IBM/EPSON). 36
ESC g Sets 15 CPI. (EPSON) 28

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ESC H Cancels double strike printing (IBM/EPSON). 36
ESC H or HTS Horizontal tab setting (ANSI). 78
ESC I Selects printing type for resident and DLL characters. (IBM) 37
ESC J Advances paper n/216 inch (IBMXLIII and 2381) 18
ESC j Feed paper n/216 in reverse direction (EPSON) 18
ESC J or VTS Vertical tab setting (ANSI). 81
ESC k Selects the LQ fonts. (EPSON) 43
ESC K Normal density dot graphics printing (60 dpi) (IBM/EPSON). 47
ESC k Prints test character (PTC) (ANSI). 84
ESC K or PLD Partial line down (ANSI). 79
ESC I Sets left margin. (EPSON) 24
ESC L Double density dot graphics printing (120 dpi) (IBM/EPSON). 48
ESC L or PLU Partial line up (ANSI). 79
ESC M Selects 10.5 point. 12 CPI. (EPSON) 37
ESC M or RI Reverse index (ANSI). 79
ESC N Sets the skip over perforation to n lines (IBM/EPSON). 25
ESC O Disables the skip over perforation (IBM/EPSON). 26
ESC P Selects 10.5 point, 10 cpi (EPSON) 37
ESC P Sets or cancels proportional printing. (IBM) 38
ESC p Sets or cancels proportional printing. (EPSON) 38
ESC Q Sets the right margin. (EPSON) 26
ESC Q Deselects Printer. (IBM) 51
ESC Q or PU1 Executes Self test (ANSI). 83
ESC R Sets horizontal and vertical tab stops to default values. (IBM) 26
ESC R Selects Nation character set. (EPSON) 43
ESC S Sets subscript or superscript printing (IBM/EPSON). 38
ESC s Sets and resets Quiet printing. (EPSON) 39
ESC SP Sets inter character space. (EPSON) 27
ESC T Cancels subscript or superscript printing (IBM/EPSON). 39
ESC t Selects characters table. (EPSON) 44
ESC U Sets printing direction (IBM/Epson). 53
ESC W Sets or cancels double width printing (IBM/EPSON). 40
ESC w Sets or cancels double height printing. (EPSON) 40
ESC X Sets left and right margins. (IBM) 27
ESC x Selects Letter Quality or Draft. (EPSON) 40
ESC Y Double density dot graphics printing at double-speed graphics
(120 virtual dpi) (IBM/EPSON) 48
ESC Z Quadruple density dot graphics printing (240 virtual dpi) (IBM/EPSON) 49
FF Advances paper to the top of the next page (IBM/EPSON). 28
FF Form feed (ANSI). 81
HT Logically moves the print carriage to the next horizontal tab stop
(IBM/EPSON). 28
HT Horizontal tab (ANSI). 77
LF Line Feed (IBM/EPSON). 18
LF Line feed (ANSI). 78
NUL Ignored (ANSI). 82
SI Sets compressed printing. (EPSON) 41
SI Shift in (ANSI). 74
SI or ESC SI Sets compressed printing (IBM/EPSON). 38

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SO Sets double width printing (one line) (IBM/EPSON). 41
SO Shift out (ANSI). 75
SO or ESC SO Sets double width printing (one line) (IBM/EPSON). 39
SP Space (ANSI). 76
VT Advances paper to the next vertical tab stop of the selected
VFU channel (IBM/EPSON). 28
VT Vertical tab (ANSI) 80
Commands for the Printronix S828 model printer with the IPDS feature present
Command EBCD Description Page
ACK D6FF Acknowledge Reply 98
BP D6AF Begin Page
BPS D65F Begin Page Segment 211
BO D6DF Begin Overlay 210
DF D64F Deactivate Font 130
DO D6EF Deactivate Overlay 210
DPS D66F Deactivate Page Segment 212
END D65D End 130
EP D6BF End Page 130
IO D67D Include Overlay 210
IPS D67F Include Page Segment 211
LE D61D Load Equivalence 149
LFE D63F Load Font Equivalence 123
LSS D61E Load Symbol Set 212
LCC D69F Load Copy Control 126
LPD D6CF Logical Page Descriptor 127
LPP D66D Logical Page Position 129
NOP D603 No Operation 119
SHS D697 Set Home State 122
STM D6E4 Sense Type and Model 119
WBCC D680 Write Bar Code Control 197
WBC D681 Write Bar Code 206
WGC D684 Write Graphics Control 164
WG D685 Write Graphics 175
WIC D63D Write Image Control 158
WI D64D Write Image 160
WT D62D Write Text 150
XOH D68F Execute Order Home State 130
XOA D633 Execute Order Any State 140

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Preface
Print Job Processing
There are no EPSON/IBM controls that explicity define print job boundaries. A print job for the Printronix
S828 is established by the host system and consists of any set of related print objects. A print job could be
as short as one character or could be many pages long.
As an aid to the printer operator, the printer provides a DATA indicator on the operator panel. When the
DATA indicator is flashing, it indicates that data is currently being received, processed, or printing, or that
data is buffered in the printer but cannot be immediately printed. If the DATA indicator is not lit, then all print
jobs have been completed.
Configuration parameter values can be changed at any time; however, to obtain predictable results,
changes to operator panel configuration parameter values should be made before the print job is sent to
the printer and after the previous print job has completed printing. Changing configuration parameter
values while a print job is in progress may cause unpredictable results.
Printronix Company recommends the following to ensure that your print jobs run correctly:
●Establish a known print environment, and end any previous print job. Start each print job with a Set
Initial Conditions control or an Initialize Printer control. This control resets the printer environment to the
default settings. You can then set additional controls depending on your print job environment.
●End each print job with a FORM FEED control. This control causes all data to be printed, and the
current position is set to the top-of-form position.
●If a print job is abnormally terminated, the job should be canceled. See “Cancel Print” in “Chapter 2.
Understanding the Operator Panel” in the Administrators Manual for your printer.
Page Printing Concept
The Printronix Printronix S828 processes print jobs in terms of pages, as well as in lines and columns. A
page is a logical entity
whose boundaries are defined by the width and the page length. These boundaries are established during
printer initialization using the printer defaults, and can be changed using the Configuration Menu or by
issuing the appropriate data stream controls.
As a job prints, the printer controller maintains both the logical position and the physical position on the
page. If a print job does not end with a proper job terminator (for example, FORM FEED), then:
●All data for the current page may not print
●The next print job may be misaligned on the form
●Residual data from a previous job could print with the new job.
Page Presentation
Many EPSON/IBM commands (tabs, margins, line spacing, for example) are described in terms of the
presentation surface. A presentation surface is a two-dimensional surface upon which the printer positions
symbols according to controls embedded in the incoming data stream. The presentation surface is defined
in absolute terms by the width and depth parameters of the page size control commands (Set Page
Length, Set Horizontal Margins, for example). The physical print position does not move outside the range
of these two parameters. The left margin (LM) and right margin (RM) are variable parameters within the
presentation surface. The logical print position does not move outside the range of the vertical margins nor
outside the horizontal margins + 1. The following figure shows the presentation surface and the

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relationships of some of these parameters.
Figure 1 Page Presentation
CPP Current Print Position (LM = CPP = RM).
CPL Current Print Line
MPP Maximum Print Position (in characters at current CPI)
PMPP Physical Maximum Print Position. The largest number of characters that can be placed on one line
of the surface (the largest value that MPP can assume).
LM Left Margin
RM Right Margin
MPL Maximum Page Length (in lines at current LPI)
Notes:
1. The host should set the limits of the presentation surface if the default or previous values are not
acceptable.
2. The operator should align the physical paper so that it matches the logical presentation surface.
Also created with this surface is a pair of numbers (CPL and CPP) which specify the line number and
column number where the next graphic will be printed. These internal values are the logical position on the
presentation surface.
The variable parameters have default values which are established when the printer is initialized. The
standard power-on defaults are:
MPP (width) Operator panel setting
MPL (depth) Operator panel setting
CPI Operator panel setting
LPI Operator panel setting
LM 0 inches (Column 1)
RM Equal to MPP
HT Horizontal tabs are set at each 8th column, starting with column 9 (9, 17, 25, 33, and so on.)
VT Vertical tabs are all cleared

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Chapter 1. EPSON/IBM Commands
The following printer commands are supported by this printer according to the IBM Proprinter XLIII-XLIII
AGM, IBM 2381+ and EPSON FX Series.
Print and Line Feed Execution
CR
Prints all received data and the column counter is set to the left margin (IBM/EPSON).
ASCII Code CR
Hexadecimal Value X'0D'
Decimal Value 13
This code is a terminator code; when received, it causes any data in the buffer to be printed out. The print
head then moves logically to the left margin position. The column counter is set to the left margin value
and a line feed is inserted automatically after the carriage return (see the automatic carriage return
function in the printer setup). The code cancels the double width printing set by the SO or ESC SO
command.
ESC ]
Sets a reverse line feed. (IBM)
ASCII Code ESC ]
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'5D'
Decimal Value 27 93
This is a terminator code; it therefore causes the current contents of the print buffer to be printed before
advancing the paper by one line at the current vertical spacing. If no data precedes the LF code, or if the
preceding data consists of spaces, the code only causes a line feed.
When the line counter reaches the last line of the form (defined by the software or the function menu), the
LF code causes a skip to the first line of the next form. This code cancels the double width printing set by
the SO code. In IBM mode, the column counter is set to the first column if the automatic carriage return is
selected. In EPSON mode, the column is always set to the first column.
ESC 5
Sets an automatic line feed after a carriage return. (IBM)
ASCII Code ESC 5 n
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'35' n
Decimal Value 27 53 n
If n is equal to 1, this command sets an automatic line feed on receiving of a CR code. If n is equal to 0,
this command cancels the automatic line feed.
n Automatic line feed
0 Disabled
1 Enabled

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ESC J
Advances paper n/216 inch. (EPSON)
ASCII Code ESC J n
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'4A' n
Decimal Value 27 74 n
Range 1 = n = 255
This is a terminator code; it causes the current contents of the print buffer to be printed before performing
a single line feed of n/216 of an inch. This command is cancelled after the line feed has been
performed. The printing restarts after a line feed from the column at which the command was sent.
ESC j
Feed paper n/216 in reverse direction (EPSON)
ASCII Code ESC J n
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'6A' n
Decimal Value 27 106 n
Range 1 = n = 255
This is a terminator code; it causes the current contents of the print buffer to be printed. Then the paper is
moved backward of n/216 of an inch. The printing restarts from the column at which the command was sent.
LF
Line Feed (IBM/EPSON).
ASCII Code LF
Hexadecimal Value X'0A'
Decimal Value 10
This is a terminator code; it causes the current contents of the print buffer to be printed before advancing
the paper by one line at the current vertical spacing. If no data precedes the LF code, or if the preceding
data consists of spaces, the code only causes a line feed.
When the line counter reaches the last line of the form (defined by software or function menu), the LF
code causes a skip to the first line of the next form. This code cancels the double width printing set by the
SO code. In IBM mode, the column counter is set to the first column if the automatic carriage return is
selected. In EPSON mode, the column is always set to the first column.
Format Control
ESC $
Sets the absolute printing position. (EPSON)
ASCII Code ESC & n1 n2
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'24' n1 n2
Decimal Value 27 36 n1 n2
Range 0 = n1 n2 = 255