Printronix S828, Programmer'S Manual

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Programmer Manual PTX ‐ S828
Chapter 1 EPSON/IBM Commands 50 260071 ‐ 001A
DC1
Selects printer. (EPSON)
ASCII Code DC1
Hexadecimal Value X'11'
Decimal Value 17
This command causes the printer to be enabled after it has been disabled by the DC3 command.
DC3
Deselects printer. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
DC3
Hexadecimal Value X'13'
Decimal Value 19
This code deselects the printer. The printer remains deselected until it receives a DC1 command or power
is turned off then on again. The printer ignores the ESC @ command (initialize printer) when it is
deselected.
DEL
Deletes the last character. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
DEL
Hexadecimal Value X'7F'
Decimal Value 127
This command causes the printer to delete the last printable character sent to the printer. Printer control
codes are not affected. The printer ignores this command if it follows a command that moves the
horizontal print position (ESC $, ESC \, or HT).
ESC #
Cancels MSB control. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
ESC #
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'23'
Decimal Value 27 35
This command cancels any controls on the Most Significant Bit (MSB) (bit number 7) set by ESC = or
ESC > commands. The printer then accepts all MSB data as is.
ESC =
Sets MSB to 0. (EPSON)
ASCII Code
ESC =
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'3D'
Decimal Value 27 61
This command sets the MSB (bit number 7) of all incoming data to 0. All data is affected, including
graphics data.