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2. CONTROL COMMANDS
2.1 ESC/POS Command List
Print Control Commands
Command Function MODE GS P
LF Printing and paper feed S.P.
CR Back to printing S.P.
FF
Printing in PAGE MODE and returning to STANDARD MODE
(at the selection of PAGE MODE)
P
ESC FF Printing data in PAGE MODE P
ESC J Printing and feeding paper in minimum pitch S.P.
ESC d Printing and feeding the paper by “n” lines S.P.
Print Character Commands
Command Function MODE GS P
CAN Canceling print data in PAGE MODE P
ESC SP Setting the right spacing of the character S.P.
ESC ! Collectively specifying the printing mode S.P.
ESC % Specifying/Canceling download character set S.P.
ESC & Defining the download characters S.P.
ESC - Specifying/canceling underline S.P.
ESC ? Deleting download characters S.P.
ESC E Specifying/canceling emphasis printing S.P.
ESC G Specifying/canceling double strike printing S.P.
ESC M Selection of character fonts S.P.
ESC R Selecting the international character set S.P.
ESC V Specifying/canceling 90°-right-turned characters S
ESC t Selecting the character code table S.P.
ESC { Specifying/canceling the inverted characters S
ESC ~ J Specifies/cancels printing in red (black-based paper) S.P.
DC3 Specifies/cancels printing in red (black-based paper) S
GS ! Specifying the character size S.P.
GS B Specifying/canceling the black/white inverted printing S.P.
GS b Specifying/canceling the smoothing S.P.
Print Position Commands
Command Function MODE GS P
HT Horizontal tab S.P.
ESC $ Specifying the absolute positions S.P.
ESC D Setting horizontal tab position S.P.
ESC T Selecting the character printing direction in PAGE MODE P
ESC W Defining the print area in PAGE MODE P
ESC
\
Specifying the relative position S.P.
ESC a Aligning the characters S
GS $
Specifying the absolute vertical position of characters in PAGE
MODE
P
GS L Setting the left margin
S
GS W Setting the print area width
S.P.
GS
\
Specifying the relative vertical position of a character in PAGE
MODE
S.P.