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Epson esc/p2 quick reference guide – Compaq LA36 User Manual

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Command Sets

Function

Command

Epson ESC/P2 Quick Reference Guide

This section describes the printer commands for the Epson ESC/P2 protocol. Asterisks in

the “Function” column indicate extended commands that are not supported by the original

printer. See the Programmer’s Reference Manual for detailed information on using these

commands.

Function

Command

Print Mode Control

Double-strike (bold) printing on

ESC G

Double-strike (bold) printing off

ESC H

Emphasized (shadow) printing on

ESC E

Emphasized (shadow) printing off

ESC F

Italic printing on

ESC 4

Italic printing off

ESC 5

Select character style

ESC q (n)

n = 0: Normal

1: Outlined

2: Shaded

3: Outlined and shadowed

One-line double-width characters on

SO or ESC SO

One-line double-width characters off

DC4

Double-width characters on/off

ESC W (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Double-height characters on/off

ESC w (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Condensed characters on

SI or ESC SI

Condensed characters off

DC2

Subscript or superscript printing on

ESC S (n)

(subscript: n = 1, superscript: n = 0)

Subscript and superscript printing off

ESC T

Underline on/off

ESC - (n)

(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)

Select line

ESC ( - (n

1

)

(n

2

) (d

1

) (d

2

) (d

3

)

n

1

= 3, n

2

= 0, d

1

= 1

d

2

= 0: Ignore command

1: Underline

2: Strike through

3: Overscore

d

3

 = 0 or 4: Cancel line selection

1: Single line

2 or 3: Double line

5: Single-dotted line

6 or 7: Double-dotted line