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Appendix e: printer control codes, 96 printer control codes – Star Micronics LC-8521 User Manual

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96 Printer Control Codes

Appendix E: Printer Control Codes

This appendix lists the printer’s control commands. It gives the name of each control
command, along with the applicable emulation mode (Standard, IBM, or Both), and the
applicable ASCII code.

Font and Character Set Control Commands

Description

Mode

ASCII Code

Printed data as characters

STD

ESC (^

Assign character table

STD

ESC (t

Select italic

STD

ESC 4

Cancel italic

STD

ESC 5

Select Character Set #2

Both

ESC 6

Select Character Set #1

Both

ESC 7

Select Draft 10 CPI

IBM

ESC I00H

Select Draft 12 CPI

IBM

ESC I08H

Select Draft 17 CPI

IBM

ESC I10H

Select LQ 10 CPI

IBM

ESC I02H

Select LQ 12 CPI

IBM

ESC I0AH

Select LQ 17 CPI

IBM

ESC I12H

Select Proportional LQ

IBM

ESC I03H

Select international character set

STD

ESC R

n

Set Code Page

Both

ESC [T

Print characters from all character chart

IBM

ESC \

n1

n2

Print one character from all character chart

IBM

ESC ^

n

Select Standard Character Table

STD

ESC t0

Select IBM Character Table

STD

ESC t1

Set download characters in “00H - 7FH” area to “80H - FFH.”

STD

ESC t2

Select Draft Mode

STD

ESC x0

Select LQ Mode

STD

ESC x1