Epson TM-T20, Technical Reference Manual

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ESC/POS Commands
ESC/POS i s t he Epso n or igin al pr int er comma n d sys t em. W it h ESC/POS comma n ds, yo u ca n
d i rec t ly co nt rol all t he TM pr int er f un c ti o n s, b ut de t a i led k n owled g e of pr int er spec i f i ca ti o n s or
comb in a ti o n of comma n ds i s req ui red, compared t o u s ing a dr i ver.
To u se ESC/POS comma n ds, yo u n eed t o a g ree t o a n o n d i sclos u re co nt rac t f i rs t a n d ob t a in t he
ESC/POS Appl i ca ti o n Pro g ramm ing G ui de. Ask yo u r dealer for de t a i ls.
The ESC/POS comma n d f un c ti o n s are l i s t ed below. See t he ESC/POS Appl i ca ti o n Pro g ramm ing
G ui de for more de t a i ls.
ESC/POS command functions
Commands for printing
Print and line feed
Print and feed paper
Print and feed n lines
Print and return to standard mode (in page mode)
Print and carriage return
Print data in page mode
Select print mode(s)
Select the print speed
Turn double-strike mode on/off
Commands for line spacing
Set line spacing
Select default line spacing
Commands for print character
Select character code table
Select an international character set
Set right-side character spacing
Turn underline mode on/off
Turn emphasized mode on/off
Turn double-strike mode on/off
Select character font