Brother TD-2120N - Manual (Page 4)

ESC/P Command Reference
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Introduction
Contents
Introduction ··········································································································1
What is ESC/P? ····································································································2
1. Using ESC/P Commands·················································································3
2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands ··························································5
3. ESC/P Command Limitations········································································ 11
3.1 Print area............................................................................................................. 11
3.2 Characters...........................................................................................................13
3.2.1 Character sizes.........................................................................................13
3.2.2 Character pitches .....................................................................................14
3.3 Print position........................................................................................................15
3.3.1 Characters................................................................................................15
3.3.2 Bitmaps, barcodes and downloaded images ............................................15
3.4 Line feed amount.................................................................................................16
4. Control Code List ···························································································17
5. Control Command Details ·············································································21
5.1 Character/style selection commands...................................................................21
ESC R Select international character set ..................................................21
ESC q Select character style ....................................................................22
ESC k Select font......................................................................................23
ESC t Select character code set ..............................................................24
5.2 Text printing commands.......................................................................................25
ESC 4 Apply italic style .............................................................................25
ESC 5 Cancel italic style...........................................................................25
ESC E Apply bold style .............................................................................26
ESC F Cancel bold style ...........................................................................26
ESC G Apply double-strike printing ...........................................................27
ESC H Cancel double-strike printing .........................................................27
ESC P Apply pica pitch (10 cpi).................................................................28
ESC M Apply elite pitch (12 cpi).................................................................29
ESC g Apply micron pitch (15 cpi) ............................................................30
ESC p Specify proportional characters .....................................................31
ESC W Specify double-width characters ....................................................31
SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters .................................32
ESC SO Specify auto-canceling stretched characters .................................32
SI Specify compressed characters.....................................................33
ESC SI Specify compressed characters.....................................................33
DC2 Cancel compressed characters .....................................................34
DC 4 Cancel auto-canceling double-width characters ............................34
ESC – Apply/cancel underlining................................................................35
ESC ! Global formatting ...........................................................................36
ESC SP Specify character spacing..............................................................37
ESC X Specify character size....................................................................38
5.3 Line feed commands ...........................................................................................39
ESC 0 Specify line feed of 1/8 inch ...........................................................39
ESC 2 Specify line feed of 1/6 inch ...........................................................39
ESC 3 Specify minimum line feed.............................................................40
ESC A Specify line feed of n/60 inch .........................................................40
5.4 Horizontal movement commands ........................................................................41
ESC l Specify left margin .........................................................................41
ESC Q Specify right margin .......................................................................43