C-12
Command Summary
Cardinal U/G
Rev. C
A5 size
APPC.FM
11/6/98
Pass 0
L
Proof Sign-off:
Kimura
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Nishi
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Hoadley
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FX mode
Printer commands arranged by topic
The following section lists and describes all FX and LQ commands by topic.
Printer operation
Initialize printer
ESC @
Control paper loading/ejecting
ESC EM n
Data control
Carriage return
CR
Vertical motion
Form feed
FF
Set page length in lines
ESC C n
Set page length in inches
ESC C 0 n
Set skip over perforation
ESC N n
Cancel skip over perforation
ESC O
Line feed
LF
Select 1/8-inch line spacing
ESC 0
Select 7/72-inch line spacing
ESC 1
Select 1/6-inch line spacing
ESC 2
Select n/216-inch line spacing
ESC 3 n
Perform n/216-inch line spacing
ESC J
Tab vertically
VT
Set vertical tabs
ESC B nn
Note:
Your printer will not print characters beyond one page length (set with the ESC C
or ESC C0 commands), while an FX printer might print them.
Horizontal motion
Set absolute horizontal print position
ESC $ n1 n2
Set relative horizontal print position
ESC\n1 n2
Set left margin
ESC l n
Set right margin
ESC Q n
Tab horizontally
HT
Set horizontal tabs
ESC D nn