Programmer's Guide
PcOS Series 80PLUS
Epson Commands
Command Descriptions
Rev B 4/13/99
Page 103
Function
Sound buzzer
[EA]
ASCII
ESC
BEL
Hexadecimal
1BH
07H
Decimal
<27>
<07>
Description
This command sounds the internal buzzer, if equipped, for 550
milliseconds.
Miscellaneous Commands
Function
Set horizontal and vertical motion units
[E]
ASCII
GS
P
x
y
Hexadecimal
1DH
50H
x
y
Decimal
<
29>
<80>
x
y
Range
0
≤
x
≤
255
0
≤
y
≤
255
Default
[
Epson TM-T8x
]
x
= 180,
y
= 360
[
Axiohm 7193
]
x
= 152,
y
= 152
Description
This command sets the horizontal and vertical motion units to 1/
x
inches
and 1/
y
inches, respectively. When
x
and
y
are set to 0, the default setting
of each value is used.
Function
Initialize printer
[EA]
ASCII
ESC
@
Hexadecimal
1BH
40H
Decimal
<
27>
<64>
Description
This command clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer to
the mode that was in effect when the power was turned on.
Function
Clear printer
[A*]
ASCII
DLE
Hexadecimal
10H
Decimal
<
16>
Usage
Axiohm 7193 emulation mode only.
Description
This command clears the print line buffer without printing and sets the
printer to the following conditions. Double-wide (12 dec)
command is
canceled. Line spacing, pitch, and user-defined character sets and bit-
images in RAM are unaffected. Single-wide, single-high, nonrotated, and
left-aligned characters are set. The printer is restarted, and error status is
cleared in a fault condition. This command also returns paper exhaust to
the paper status if an alternate status has been requested using the ESC u
command (parallel interface only).