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Command function list – Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer User Manual

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STAR Command Specifications

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2. COMMAND FUNCTION LIST

• Standard Commands

Class

Commands

Name

Font Style and
Character Set

ESC GS t

Specify code page

ESC R

Specify international character set

ESC /

Specify/cancel slash zero

ESC 6

Switch to IBM character set #2 (only with standard specifications)

ESC 7

Switch to IBM character set #1 (only with standard specifications)

ESC M

Specify 7 x 9 font (half dots)

ESC P

Specify 5 x 9 font (2P-1)

ESC :

Specify 5 x 9 font (3P-1)

ESC SP

Set character space

Character
Expansion
Settings

SO

Specify double-wide expanded characters

DC4

Cancel double wide printing

ESC W

Specify/cancel double-wide printing

ESC h

Specify/cancel double-tall printing

Print Modes

ESC E

Select emphasized printing

ESC F

Cancel emphasized printing

ESC -

Select/cancel underline mode

ESC _

Select/cancel upperline mode

ESC 4

Specify white/black inversion and red color printing

ESC 5

Cancel white/black inversion/specify black color printing

ESC GS 4

Select red/black substitute function [ESC 4/5 setting]

SI

Select upside-down printing

DC2

Cancel upside-down printing

ESC RS i

Specify/cancel rotating print mode

Line Spacing

LF

Line feed

CR

Line feed (according to memory switch settings)

ESC a

Feed paper n lines

ESC 0

Set line feed to 1/8 inch

ESC 1

Set line feed to 7/72 inch

ESC z 0

Set line feed to 1/12 inch

ESC z 1

Set line feed to 1/6 inch

ESC A

Define n/72 inch pitch line feed

ESC 2

Set ESC A line feed pitch

ESC 3

Set line feed to n/216 inch line feed pitch (approximate value)

ESC y

Set line feed to n/144 inch line feed pitch

ESC J

Execute n/72 inch paper feed one time

ESC I

Execute n/144 inch paper feed one time

FF

Form feed

Page Control

ESC C

Set page length to n lines

ESC C 0

Set page length to n inches

VT

Feed paper to vertical tab position

ESC B

Set vertical tab position

ESC N

Set bottom margin to n lines

ESC O

Cancel bottom margin