Esc q, Del esc, Deletes the last character. (epson) – Compuprint 4247-L03 Programmer Manua User Manual
Page 60: Cancels msb control. (epson), Sets msb to 0. (epson), Sets msb to 1. (epson), Deselects printer. (ibm)

DEL
Deletes the last character. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
DEL
Hexadecimal Value
X'7F'
Decimal Value
127
This command causes the printer to delete the last printable character sent to the printer. Printer control
codes are not affected. The printer ignores this command if it follows a command that moves the
horizontal print position (ESC $, ESC \, or HT).
ESC #
Cancels MSB control. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
ESC #
Hexadecimal Value
X'1B' X'23'
Decimal Value
27 35
This command cancels any controls on the Most Significant Bit (MSB) (bit number 7) set by ESC = or
ESC > commands. The printer then accepts all MSB data as is.
ESC =
Sets MSB to 0. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
ESC =
Hexadecimal Value
X'1B' X'3D'
Decimal Value
27 61
This command sets the MSB (bit number 7) of all incoming data to 0. All data is affected, including
graphics data.
ESC >
Sets MSB to 1. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
ESC >
Hexadecimal Value
X'1B' X'3E'
Decimal Value
27 62
This command sets the MSB (bit number 7) of all incoming data to 1. All data is affected, including
graphics data.
ESC Q
Deselects Printer. (IBM)
ASCII Code
ESC Q n
Hexadecimal Value
X'1B' X'51' n
Decimal Value
27 81 n
This sequence tells the printer not to accept data from the host. The host must reset the printer or select
the printer by using DC1 (Select Printer) to accept data. To deselect the printer, use ESC Q35.
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