LP 990  (260-2879)           Control Codes             Faxback Doc. # 4683

EPSON FX-80

The commands available in Epson FX-80 emulation are listed below.

FUNCTION           MNEMONIC    HEX.    DEC.   REMARKS

Bell                 BEL       07      7

Backspace            BS        08      8

Cancel               CAN       18      24

Horizontal Tab       HT        09      9      The maximum HTAB position is
                                              subject to current paper width.

Line Feed            LF        0A      10

Vertical Tab         VT        0B      11     If a request is made for a
                                              location outside the printer's
                                              logical page, the current page
                                              is ejected.

Carriage Return      CT        0D      13

Page End             FF        0C      12

Condensed Mode ON    SI        0F      15     Characters are printed at 17.1
                                              CPI (137 characters on one 8"
                                              line). When current paper size
                                              is letter or legal, and print
                                              orientation is portrait, 132
                                              characters are printed over a
                                              width of 7.7", until left or
                                              right margins are specified.

Enlarged Mode ON     SO        0E      14

Printer Select       DC1       11      17

Condensed Mode OFF   DC2       12      18

Deselect Printer     DC3       13      19

Enlarged Mode OFF    DC4       14      20

Delete               DEL       7F      127

Enlarged Mode ON     ESC SO    1B 0E   27 14  Same as SO

Condensed Mode ON    ESC SI    1B 0F   27 15  Same as SI

1/8" LF Pitch        ESC 0     1B 30   27 48

7/72" LF Pitch       ESC 1     1B 31   27 49

1/6" LF Pitch        ESC 2     1B 32   27 50

N/216" LF Pitch      ESC 3(n)  1B 33   27 51  (0 < n < 255)

Italic (Alternate)
Mode ON              ESC 4     1B 34   27 52  Italic font is selected.

Italic (Alternate)
Mode OFF             ESC 5     1B 35   27 53  Normal font is selected.

Print Code Area
Expand               ESC 6     1B 36   27 54  80 H to 9F H are accepted as a
                                              character set.

Print Code Area
Expand Cancel        ESC 7     1B 37   27 55  ESC 6 setting is canceled.

Paper Out Detection
Disable              ESC 8     1B 38   27 56  This command is ignored.

Paper Out Detection
Enable               ESC 9     1B 39   27 57  This command is ignored.

Print Mode Select    ESC !(n)  1B 21   27 33  (0 < n < 63)

Underline Print
Mode ON/OFF          ESC - (n) 1B 2D   27 45  n=1, 49 OFF
                     (minus)                  n=0, 48 OFF

VFU Channel Select   ESC / (n) 1B 2F   27 47  (0 < n < 7)

Home Head (Printing
from left mast to
right for 1 line)    ESC <     1B 3C   27 60  This command is ignored since
                                              the printer has no print head
                                              mechanism.

MSB 0 Set            ESC =     1B 3D   27 61

MSB 1 Set            ESC >     1B 3E   27 62
MSB Control
Sequence Cancel      ESC #     1B 23   27 35

Printer Initialize   ESC @     1B 40   27 64  Print buffer is cleared. All
                                              printer status is initialized as
                                              the printer is turned ON.

Line Space Setting   ESC A (n) 1B 41   27 65  n/72" LF Pitch Setting. (0<n<85)

Vertical Tab Set     ESC B n1  1B 42   27 66  (1 < nk < current form length)
                     n2...nk0                 (1 < k < 16)

Form Length Setting
by Number of Lines   ESC C (n) 1B 43   27 67  Form length=line spacing x n.
                                              (1 < n < 127)
                                              If a request is made for a
                                              specified position outside the
                                              printer's logical page, the
                                              position is specified to the
                                              appropriate logical page limit.
For Length Setting
in Inches            ESC C (n) 1B 43   27 67  (1 < n < 22)
                     (0)                      If a request is made for a
                                              specified position outside the
                                              printer's logical page, the
                                              position is specified to the
                                              appropriate logical page limit.

Horizontal Tab Set   ESC D n1  1B 44   27 68  (1 < nk < margin length)
                     n2...nk0                 (1 < k < 32)
                                              When the specified HTAB position
                                              exceeds the current paper width,
                                              the data is ignored. The maximum
                                              tab number is 256.

Emphasized Mode
Setting              ESC E     1B 45   27 69  Double printing at 2-dot spacing

Emphasized Mode
Cancel               ESC F     1B 46   27 70

Double Strike
Mode Setting         ESC G     1B 47   27 71  Double printing at 1-dot spacing

Double Strike
Mode Cancel          ESC H     1B 48   27 72

Control Code Select  ESC I (n) 1B 49   27 73  Undefined codes in the range 00H
                                              to IF H and 80 H to 9F H are
                                              assigned as character codes.
                                              n=0, 48 Control code
                                              n=9, 49 Printable character

n/216" Line Feed     ESC J (n) 1B 4A   27 74  0 < n < 255

8-pin Normal Density
Bit Image            ESC K n1  1B 4B   27 75  Data per a line n=2 x 256 + n1
                     n2                       bit Prints about 1/5 page
                                              without expansion memory.

8-pin Dual Density
Bit Image            ESC L n1  1B 4C   27 76  Same as above.
                     n2

Elite Size Mode      ESC M     1B 4D   27 77  12 CPI

Perforation Line
Skip ON              ESC N (n) 1B 4E   27 78  This command is ignored.

Perforation Line
Skip OFF             ESC O     1B 4F   27 79  This command is ignored.

Pica Size Mode       ESC P     1B 50   27 80

Right Margin Set     ESC Q (n) 1B 51   27 81  n:depends on print mode.

National Character
Select               ESC R (n) 1B 52   27 82  (0 < n < 10)

Super/Subscript
Mode ON              ESC S (n) 1B 53   27 83  n=0, 48 Superscript
                                              n=1, 49 Subscript

Super/Subscript      ESC T     1B 54   27 84
Mode OFF

One-way Print
ON/OFF               ESC U (n) 1B 55   27 85  This command is ignored.

Enlarged Mode Set    ESC W (n) 1B 57   27 87  n=1, 49 ON
                                              n=0, 48 OFF

Double-Speed Double  ESC Y     1B 59   27 89  Prints about 1/5 page without
-Density Bit Image   n1 n2                    expansion memory.

Quadruple Density    ESC Z     1B 5A   27 90  Prints about 1/5 page without
Bit Image            n1 n2                    expansion memory.

VFU Position Set     ESC b m1  1B 62   27 98  VFU has 8 channels (0-7) with up
                     ...mk0                   to 16 positions for each channel

Incremental &
View Function        ESC i (n) 1B 69   27 105 This command is ignored.

n/216" Backward
Line Feed            ESC j (n) 1B 6A   27 106 (0 < n < 255)
                                              If a request is made for a
                                              location outside the printer's
                                              logical page, the current cursor
                                              position is moved to the
                                              appropriate logical page limit.

Left Margin Set      ESC I (n) 1B 6C   27 108 (1 < n < 137)
                                              n:depends on print mode. If a
                                              request is made for a specified
                                              position outside the printer's
                                              logical page limit.

P/S Character Print
ON/OFF               ESC p (n) 1B 70   27 112 n=1, 49 ON   n=2, 48 OFF

Half-Speed ON        ESC s (n) 1B 73   27 115 This command is ignored since
                                              print head speed is irrelevant.

8-pin Bit Image Mode ESC * (n) 1B 2A   27 42  Prints about 1/5 page without
                     mn1 mn2                  expansion memory.

9-pin Bit Image Mode ESC ^ n1  1B 5E   27 94  n=0 Normal density
                     n2                       n=1 Dual density
                                              Prints about 1/5 page without
                                              expansion memory.

Down Load            ESC & (n) 1B 26   27 38  This command is ignored.

ROM CG Copy          ESC :     1B 3A   27 58  This command is ignored.

Down Load Character  ESC % 1   1B 25   27 37  This command is ignored.
Select                         31      49

ROM CG Selection     ESC % 0   1B 25   27 37  This command is ignored.
                               30      48

Paper Source         ESC EM (n)

         1B 19 31   27 25 49      n=1 TRAY 1
         1B 19 32   27 25 50      n=2 TRAY 2
         1B 19 45   27 25 69      n=E ENVELOPE FEEDER *
         1B 19 4D   27 25 77      n=M MANUAL *
         1B 19 43   27 25 67      n=C SELECT TRAY 1 THEN TRAY 2 *
         1B 19 52   27 25 82      n=R EJECT THE CURRENT PAGE

Paper Size*          ESC d (n)

         1B 64 42   27 100 66     n=B LEGAL
         1B 64 44   27 100 68     n=D LETTER
         1B 64 50   27 100 80     n=P EXECUTIVE
         1B 64 45   27 100 69     n=E INVOICE
         1B 64 48   27 100 72     n=H A4
         1B 64 4C   27 100 76     n=L B5
         1B 64 52   27 100 82     n=R COMMERCIAL 10
         1B 64 53   27 100 83     n=S INTERNATIONAL DL
         1B 64 55   27 100 85     n=U INTERNATIONAL C5
         1B 64 4D   27 100 77     n=M MONARCH 7 3/4

Orientation*         ESC VP    56 50   86 80  PORTRAIT
                     ESC VL    56 4C   86 76  LANDSCAPE

* These codes are not part of the original code set for the FX-80. They are
  unique to LP-990.

Paper Source         //n//

         2F 2F 31 2F 2F     47 47 48 47 47  n=1 TRAY 1
         2F 2F 32 2F 2F     47 47 49 47 47  n=2 TRAY 2
         2F 2F 45 2F 2F     47 47 69 47 47  n=E ENVELOPE FEEDER *
         2F 2F 4D 2F 2F     47 47 77 47 47  n=M MANUAL *
         2F 2F 43 2F 2F     47 47 67 47 47  n=C SELECT TRAY 1 THEN TRAY 2 *
         2F 2F 52 2F 2F     47 47 82 47 47  n=R EJECT THE CURRENT PAGE

Paper Size*         //d (n)//

         2F 2F 64 42 2F 2F     47 47 100 66 47 47   n=B LEGAL
         2F 2F 64 44 2F 2F     47 47 100 68 47 47   n=D LETTER
         2F 2F 64 50 2F 2F     47 47 100 80 47 47   n=P EXECUTIVE
         2F 2F 64 45 2F 2F     47 47 100 69 47 47   n=E INVOICE
         2F 2F 64 48 2F 2F     47 47 100 72 47 47   n=H A4
         2F 2F 64 4C 2F 2F     47 47 100 76 47 47   n=L B5
         2F 2F 64 52 2F 2F     47 47 100 82 47 47   n=R COMMERCIAL 10
         2F 2F 64 53 2F 2F     47 47 100 83 47 47   n=S INTERNATIONAL DL
         2F 2F 64 55 2F 2F     47 47 100 85 47 47   n=U INTERNATIONAL C5
         2F 2F 64 4D 2F 2F     47 47 100 77 47 47   n=M MONARCH 7 3/4

Orientation*     //P//    2F 2F 50 2F 2F   47 47 80 47 47   PORTRAIT
                          2F 2F 4C 2F 2F   47 47 76 47 47   LANDSCAPE

* These codes are not part of the original code set for the FX-80. They are
  unique to LP-990.

The printable character set for the Epson FX-80 emulation ranges from 20 H 
to FF H, within standard ASCII characters are from 20 H to 7F H, and italic
characters are from A0 H to FF H.


(smm 07/27/93)