Variable Description Sample Value
Range
CARRIAGE-
RETURN
Controls how ESC/P interprets the carriage return
(CR) control character. The valid values for CARRIAGE-
RETURN are: CR–CR maps to carriage return;
CRLF–CR maps to carriage return and linefeed.
(CR), CRLF
CHARACTER-
SET
Default character set used for 1-byte printing. Valid
values for CHARACTERSET are: KANA–Use katakana
character set; EG–Use extended graphics character set.
(KANA), EG
TOPMARGIN Valid values for TOPMARGIN are: TM19MM–sets top
margin to 19 mm; TM6MM–sets top margin to 6 mm.
(TM19MM),
TM6MM
ANKCONDENSE Enables or disables whether alphanumeric/kana (ANK)
characters are printed in condensed mode by default.
ON, (OFF)
FONT Default font used when printing in Kanji mode. (MSMINCHO)
MSGOTHIC
Environment Commands 6-29