Control Codes
Appendix D. ESC/P-C Mode and ESC/P-C Control Modes
IBM 5400-006 printers have the function to emulate ESC/P. This function can be
used by selecting the ESC/P emulation mode.
For more information on ESC/P control codes, see the
ESC/P Reference Manual
.
D.1 Initialization for ESC/P-C
Mode
Initialization for ESC/P-C mode:
When using the printer under ESC/P-C mode, connect the printer to the IBM
PC or RS/6000, and install the ESC/P-C printer driver in the operating system
or on the system unit.
Select ESC/P for the emulation choice during printer initialization.
For information on initialization, see 2.12, “Initializing the Printer” on page 2-65.
D.2 Control Codes
The IBM 5400-006 printer supports the following control codes:
Character/Style Specification
Control Code
Function
ESC R
Select international character set
ESC t
Code table selection
ESC x
Select print quality
ESC %
Set/cancel download character set
ESC q
Character style selection
Horizontal movement
Control Code
Function
BS
Backspace
HT
Horizontal tab
ESC D
Horizontal tab position setting
ESC $
Absolute position setting
CR
Print and carriage return
ESC 1
Left margin setting
ESC Q
Left margin setting
ESC \
Relative position setting
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