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 Programmers 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