Epson LQ-570 - Spacing; Character Handling

Commands Arranged by Topic
Spacing
ASCII Dec. Hex. Description
ESC SP n 32
20
ESC ( U nn 40 85
28 55
ESC c nl n2 99
63
Set Intercharacter Space
n = number of units of space added
to the space between characters (1-127)
Units are l/120 inch (draft) and l/180
inch (LQ and proportional)
Define Unit
ESC ( U 10 n
Define positioning unit as n/3600 inch
n = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60
n = 10; default
Set Horizontal Motion Index (HMI)
Change Pitch in n/360-inch units
Total units = nl + n2 x 256
Character handling
ASCII
Dec.
Hex. Description
ESC
( t nn 40 116
28 74
Assign Character Table
ESC ( t 3 0 dl d2 d3
Assign Character Table set by d2 and
d3 to dl
dI = 0, 1, 2, 3, “0”, “1”, “2”, or
“3”
d2 d3 Character Table
0 0 Italic
1 0 PC 437 (USA)
3 0 PC 850 (Multilingual)
7 0 PC 860 (Portugal)
8 0 PC 863 (Canada-French)
9 0 PC 865 (Norway)
Command Summary 8-9