ESC/P Commands Arranged by Topic
Printer operation
ASCII
Dec. Hex. Description
ESC @
64 40
DC1
17
11
DC3
19 13
ESC s 1/0
115
73
ESC <
60
3C
ESC U 1/0
85
55
ESC 8
56
38
ESC 9 57
39
ESC EM n
25
19
*
For the ESC EM command, the variables are the characters;
for example, use “1” (49 decimal or 31 hex), not decimal 1.
ESC =
61 3D
Set MSB to 0
ESC >
62 3E
Set MSB to 1
ESC #
35 23
Cancel MSB Control
BEL
7
07 Beeper
Initialize Printer
Select Printer
Deselect Printer
Turn Half-Speed Mode On/Off
Select Unidirectional Mode (one line)
Turn Unidirectional Mode On/Off
Disable Paper-Out Detection
Enable Paper-Out Detection
Turn Cut-Sheet Feeder Mode On/Off
n = “0”: Off
“1”: Select bin 1
“2”: Select bin 2
114”:
On
“R”: Eject a sheet
Command Summary 8-3
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