IBM Proprinter X24 Command Codes
BASIC OPERATIONS
BS
HT
LF
VT
FF
CR
SP
8
9
10
11
12
13
32
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
20
Backspace
Horizontal tabulation
Line Feed
Vertical Tabulation
Form Feed
Carriage Return
Space
MARGINS
ESC X
n
1
n
2
ESC C
n
ESC C NUL
n
ESC 4
ESC N
n
ESC O
27 88 .. ..
27 67 ..
27 67 0 ..
27 52
27 78 ..
27 79
1B 58 .. ..
1B 43 ..
1B 43 00 ..
1B 34
1B 4E ..
1B 4F
Left and Right Hand Margins
Page Length in No. of Lines
Page Length in Inches
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Clears Bottom of Form
LINESPACING
ESC 0
ESC 1
ESC 2
ESC 3
n
ESC A
n
ESC J
n
ESC [ \ .. ...
27 48
27 49
27 50
27 51 ..
27 65 ..
27 74 ..
27 91 92 ...
1B 30
1B 31
1B 32
1B 33 ..
1B 41 ..
1B 4A ..
1B 5B 5C ...
Line Feed Value 1/8 in
Line Feed Value 7/72 in
Executive command for ESC A or
Line Feed Value 1/6 in
Line Feed Value
n
/216 in
Line Feed Value
n
/72 in
n
/216 Line feed (graphic line
spacing)
Line feed value variation
PRINT PITCHES
ESC :
SI
DC2
ESC P
n
27 58
15
18
27 80 ..
1B 3A
0F
12
1B 50 ..
12 cpi Print Pitch
17.1 cpi Print Pitch
10 cpi Print Pitch
Proportional Spacing
PRINT ATTRIBUTES
ESC G
ESC H
ESC I
n
SO
DC4
ESC W
n
ESC [ @ ...
ESC E
ESC F
ESC -
n
ESC _
n
ESC S
n
ESC T
27 71
27 72
27 73 ..
14
20
27 87 ..
27 91 64 ...
27 69
27 70
27 45 ..
27 95 ..
27 83 ..
27 84
1B 47
1B 48
1B 49 ..
0E
14
1B 57 ..
1B 5B 40 ...
1B 45
1B 46
1B 2D ..
1B 5F ..
1B 53 ..
1B 54
Letter Quality Mode
DRAFT Mode
Print Mode (multi-choice)
Double Width Print (one line)
Clears Double Width Mode (one
line)
Double Width Mode (continuous)
Double Height/Width
Sets Boldface Mode
Clears Boldface Mode
Underscore Mode
Overscored Mode
Superscript/Subscript printing
Clears Superscript/Subscript
TABULATION
ESC D ..NUL
ESC B ..NUL
ESC R
27 68 .. 0
27 66 .. 0
27 82
1B 44 .. 00
1B 42 .. 00
1B 52
Horizontal Tabulation Program
Vertical Tabulation Program
Clears all Tabulation Stops
GRAPHICS
ESC K
n
1
n
2
ESC L
n
1
n
2
ESC Y
n
1
n
2
ESC Z
n
1
n
2
ESC [ g
27 75 ...
27 76 ...
27 89 ...
27 90 ...
27 91 103
1B 4B ...
1B 4C ...
1B 59 ...
1B 60 ...
1B 5B 67
Normal Density BIM Printing
Double Density BIM Printing
Double Density BIM printing
Quadruple Density BIM Printing
High resolution graphics
AGM (Alternative Graphics Mode)
ESC 3
n
ESC J
n
ESC A
n
ESC *
m
27 51 ..
27 74 ..
27 65 ..
27 42 ..
1B 33 ..
1B 4A ..
1B 41 ..
1B 2A ..
Line Feed Value
n
/180 in
Single
n
/180 in Line Feed (graphics
line spacing)
Line Feed Value
n
/60 in
Immediate BIM selection
Command
codes
Command Codes - IBM Proprinter X24 Command Codes A-9