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Appendix e: printer control codes – Star Micronics LC-6211 User Manual

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Printer Control Codes

Appendix E: Printer Control Codes

This appendix lists the printer’s control commands. It gives the name of each control
command and the applicable ASCII code.

Font and Character Set Control Commands

Description

ASCII Code

Select italic

ESC 4

Cancel italic

ESC 5

Select Character Set #2

ESC 6

Select Character Set #1

ESC 7

Select international character set

ESC R

n

Print characters from all character chart

ESC (^

Select character table

ESC t

n

Select draft print mode

ESC x0

Select NLQ print mode

ESC x1

Print Pitch Control Commands

Description

ASCII Code

Select condensed print

SI

Same as SI

ESC SI

Select one line expanded print

SO

Same as SO

ESC SO

Cancel condensed print

DC2

Cancel one-line expanded print

DC4

Set print pitch to elite

ESC M

Set print pitch to pica

ESC P

Cancel expanded print

ESC W0

Select expanded print

ESC W1

Cancel proportional print

ESC p0

Select proportional print

ESC p1