Brother TD-2120N - Manual (Page 9)

ESC/P Command Reference
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1. Using ESC/P Commands
1. Using ESC/P Commands
Below is a description of the flow for creating documents.
Also refer to “ 2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands ”.
(1) Start ESC/P
1. Switch the command mode.
2. Initialize - Switch command mode (ESC i a 0) Note: ESC/P mode
- Initialize (ESC @)
(2) Format settings
1. Select the orientation. - Specify landscape orientation (ESC i L)
2. Specify the page size. - Specify page length (ESC ( C)
3. Specify print area. - Specify page format (ESC ( c)
- Specify left/right margins (ESC I, ESC Q)
4. Specify the line feed amount. - Specify line feed amount (ESC 0, ESC 2, ESC 3, ESC A)
5. Specify tab positions. - Specify horizontal tab position (ESC D)
- Specify vertical tab position (ESC B)
(3) Print operations
1. Specify the print position. - Specify the vertical position (ESC ( v, ESC ( V, VT, ESC J)
- Specify the horizontal position (ESC $, ESC \, HT, ESC a)
2. Transfer the print data
(one line). - Transfer necessary text operation codes (see (4)), bit images,
barcodes, and downloaded data (see (5))
3. End of the line. - Feed the paper (CR, LF)
4. Repeat 1–3 above.
5. End of the page. - Specify cutting (ESC i C)
- Feed the page (FF)
6. Repeat 1–5 above.
7. End of the document.