Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference Appendix F EPSON LQ 2550 and ESC/P2 Quick Reference
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Table 9: (Cont.) ESC / P2 Commands
Escape Sequence Function
ESC ( ^ P1 P2 Print data as characters
Prints n data bytes as characters, not
control codes
pd = P1 + P2 x 256
ESC ( G P1 P2 Select graphics mode
P1 = 01 00
P2 = 1 or 49 12 Cancel Condensed Mode F-3
Graphics mode may be reset by ESC @.
ESC . P1 P2 P 3 P4 P5 P6 Print raster graphics
P1 = 0 : graphics mode non
compressed
P1 = 1 : graphics mode compressed
P2 = 10, 20 : vertical resolution in 3600/v
DPI
P3 = 10, 20 : horizontal resolution in
3600/h DPI
P4 : vertical dot count (rows of dot
graphics) 1 < P4 < 24
hzd : horizont dot count (columns of dot
graphics)
hzd = P5 + P6 x 256
Combination P2 = 10, P3 = 20 is not
possible.
Hex Code Format Page
00 Null F-3
08 Backspace F-3
09 Horizontal Tab F-3
0A Line Feed F-3
0B Vertical Tab F-3
0C Form Feed F-3
0D Cariage Return F-3
11 Select Printer F-3
13 Deselect Printer F-3
14 Cancel Double Width F-3
18 Cancel Buffer F-3
1B Escape F-3
20 Space F-3
7F Delete F-3
1B 0E or 0E Select Double Width for One Line F-3/7
1B 0F or 0F Select Condensed Mode F-3/7
1B 23 Cancel Most Significant Bit Control F-3
1B 30 Set Line Space to / " F-4
1
8
1B 32 Set Line Space to / " F-4
1
6
1B 34 Set Italics F-9
1B 35 Cancel Italics F-9
1B 36 Enlarge Print Code Area F-16
1B 37 Enable Upper Control Code Area F-16
1B 3C Select Unidirectional Mode (one line) F-9
1B 3D Set Most Significant Bit to 0 F-3
1B 3E Set Most Significant Bit to 1 F-3
1B 40 Initialize Printer F-3
1B 45 Select Emphasized (bold) F-10
1B 46 Cancel Emphasized F-10
