Epson ActionLaser Plus, User Manual

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FX Emulation
Unsupported commands
There are several Epson FX printer commands that are not
applicable to this printer technology and are not supported. The
functions that are not supported include Near Letter Quality
selection, paper-out sensor control, user-defined character
commands, and automatic justification. A complete list of
unsupported commands is given in the next section.
FX printer commands
This section lists the printer commands supported in FX emulation
mode. (Most software packages have printer commands already
embedded in them, so you may never need to use the information in
this chapter.)
A printer command, also called an escape sequence, is a string of
characters that is sent to the printer. The printer interprets the
character string as a command to select a specific feature.
If a command has no parameters, it is merely listed. If it has
parameters, they are explained. The parameters are indicated by
lowercase italicized letters, usually n. The examples below show
how the parameters are indicated.
ESC @ is a command with no parameters.
ESC p 1/0 is a command that uses 1 to turn the feature on and 0 to
turn it off.
ESC $ n1 n2 is a command with two parameters.
ESC D nn is a command with a variable number of parameters.
Note: Except where noted, the values given for parameters are in
decimal.
Also, the ASCII character ESC is used in most commands. The
decimal value for ESC is 27, and the hexadecimal value is 1B.
These values are not repeated below.
Printer Modes 5-25