Global command descriptions, Global command set – Epson 8900 Series User Manual
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Some escape sequence commands, valid for all emulation modes, are
called global commands. These are special commands that select or
control some basic or specially defined printer operation.
Global Command Set
The following table lists the global commands for the Model 8900
Series Printers. These commands are characterized by an intermediate
control character DLE following the ESC character.
Model 8900 Series Printers Global Commands
Command
Command Name
ESC DLE B P t r s ETX
Set Barcode Parameters
ESC DLE B C text ETX
Print Barcode Text
ESC DLE C C text ETX
Print Oversize Characters
ESC DLE C P p1 p2 ETX
Set Oversize Characters Scale Factor
ESC DLE c n
Select Color Printing
ESC DLE E text ETX
Select Emulator
ESC DLE EM n
Select Automatic Sheet Feeder Bin
ESC DLE F x
Select Form Format
ESC DLE G d1 d2 n1 n2 data
Define Raster Graphics
ESC DLE f n
Select font
ESC DLE H
Select Font HMI
ESC DLE P n
Select Characters Per Inch (cpi)
ESC DLE p 0
Load from Current Paper Path
ESC DLE p 1
Park Continuous Paper
ESC DLE p 2
Load Cut-Sheet Paper from Front
ESC DLE p 3
Load Continuous Paper
ESC DLE p 4
Load Cut-Sheet Paper from Top
ESC DLE Q n
Select Print Quality
ESC DLE R n
Select International Character Set
ESC DLE STX text ETX
Write to Printer Display
ESC DLE z S NN
Adjust Printhead Z-axis Position
Global Command Descriptions
The following paragraphs describe the Model 8900 Series Printers
global commands.