Printek PrintMaster 850 Series User Manual
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IBM Proprinter Emulation
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Escape Sequence:
ESC
6
Hexadecimal:
1B
36
Print Single Character
ESC ^ n
Prints the character n from the all characters chart. This sequence may be used to print a character that is
normally treated as a control code.
Example: The following escape sequence will print a left arrow. This character is normally not printable,
since it is treated as the ESC control code.
Escape Sequence:
ESC
^
ESC
Hexadecimal:
1B
5E
1B
Print Characters
ESC \ n1 n2
Prints the next n1 + (n2 x 256) characters from the all characters chart. This sequence may be used to print
characters that are normally treated as a control codes.
Example: The following escape sequence will print an up arrow, a down arrow, a right arrow, and a left
arrow.
Escape Sequence:
ESC
\
4
0
CAN EM SUB ESC
Hexadecimal:
1B
5C
04
00
18
19
1A
1B
Select Print Mode
ESC I n
Selects print mode n according to the following chart. Overrides the “Font” value in the forms menu.
n
Print Mode
0
Draft
1
Fast Draft 12 cpi
2
Letter Quality
3
Letter Quality
Example: The following escape sequence will select the IBM Proprinter letter quality font.
Escape Sequence:
ESC
I
3
Hexadecimal:
1B
49
03
Line Pitch
Select 8 LPI
ESC 0
Sets the line spacing to 1/8 of an inch per line (8 lpi). Overrides the “Lines/Inch” value in the forms menu.
Escape Sequence:
ESC
0
Hexadecimal:
1B
30