Start Character "Escape; Mtpl-Start Character "Control Sequence Introducer - TallyGenicom Matrix Printer Programmer's Manual

Start Character "Escape"

Data Structure ASCII
hex.
dec.
Description ESC is the start character for a subsequent program sequence (the string $$ can be used
instead of ESC if option is selected in the printer setup).

MTPL-Start Character "Control Sequence Introducer"

Data Structure ASCII
hex.
dec.
Description MTPL-start character for a subsequent program sequence.
Do not use "CSI" in any other printer command language than MTPL. Use instead "ESC ["
STOP
if using other emulations.
98
Miscellaneous
ESC [A] start character ESC
1B
27
CSI [A] MTPL-start character CSI
9B
155
ESC