Appendix E: Printer Control Codes - Star Micronics LC-8021 User Manual

Appendix E: Printer Control Codes

This appendix lists the printer's control commands. It gives the name of each control
command, along with the applicable emulation mode (Standard or IBM), and the
applicable ASCII code.
Standard Mode
ASCII Code
BEL
BS
HT
LF
VT
FF
CR
SO
SI
DC1
DC2
DC3
DC4
CAN
ESC LF
ESC FF
ESC SO
ESC SI
ESC EM n
ESC SP
ESC ! n
n = 00
01
02
04
08
10
20
40
80
ESC #
ESC $ n n
L H
Beeper
Backspace
Tab horizontally
Line feed
Tab vertically
Form feed
Carriage return
Select double width printing (1 line)
Select condensed printing
Select printer
Cancel condensed printing
Deselect printer
Cancel double width printing (1 line)
Cancel line
Reverse feed by current line space
Reverse form feed
Select double width printing (1 line)
Select condensed printing
Control cut-sheet feeder (printer ignores this code)
Set inter character space
Master select
10 cpi
12 cpi
Proportional
Condensed
Emphasised
Double-strike
Double-wide expanded
Italic
Underlining
Cancel MSB control
Set absolute horizontal print position
Function
(ESC P)
(ESC M)
(ESC p)
(SI)
(ESC E)
(ESC G)
(ESC W)
(ESC 4)
(ESC -)
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