ProPrinter - IBM ProPrinter
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Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 Time: 1:26 AM
Page Control Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+G | Beeper |
| Ctrl+H | Backspace |
| Ctrl+X | Cancel Data |
| Ctrl+M | Carriage Returncr |
| Ctrl+Q | Select Printer |
| Ctrl+S | Deselect Printer |
| Ctrl+L | Form Feedformfeed |
| Ctrl+I | Horizontal Tab |
| Ctrl+J | Line Feedlf |
| Ctrl+@ | Null |
| Space | Space |
| Ctrl+K | Vertical Tab |
| Esc A n | Set text line spacing. n is in units of n/72”. |
| Esc B n1 n2...n255 Ctrl+@ | Set vertical tabs at n1, n2, etc. |
| Esc C n m | Set form length in lines or inches. |
| Esc D n1 n2...n28 Ctrl+@ | Set horizontal tabs at n1, n2, etc. |
| Esc N n | Set automatic Perforationperf skip in n lines. |
| Esc O | Cancel automatic Perforationperf skip. |
| Esc Q n | Deselect printer. |
| Esc R | Set all tabs to power on settings. |
| Esc U n | Print in one direction. n=0: Bi-directionalbidir.n=1: Left-to-right |
| Esc X n m | Set horizontal margins. n=left Marginmargin. m=right Marginmargin. |
| Esc 0 | 1/8 inch line spacing. |
| Esc 1 | 7/72 inch line spacing. |
| Esc 2 | Start text line spacing. |
| Esc 3 n | Graphics line spacing. n=n/216 inch and is between 0 and 255. |
| Esc 4 | Set Top of Form. |
| Esc 5 n | Automatic line feed. n=0 cancels; n=1begins. |
| Esc [ K | Set initial condition. |
| Esc j | Stop printing. |
| Esc d n1 n2 | Relative move inline forward. n in values ofn/120 inch. |
| Esc [ \ | Set vertical units. |
Character/Print Mode Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+R | 10 characters per inch print. |
| Ctrl+T | Cancel double-wide printing by line. |
| Ctrl+O | Condensedcompressed printing. |
| Ctrl+N | Double-wide printing by line. |
| Esc E | Emphasized printing. |
| Esc F | Cancel emphasized printing. |
| Esc G | Double-strike printing. |
| Esc H | Cancel double-strike printing. |
| Esc P n | Proportionalproportional space mode. n=0 cancels n=1 activates. |
| Esc S n | Subscriptsubscript or Superscriptsuperscript printing. n=0 Superscriptsuperscript n=1 Subscriptsubscript. |
| Esc T | Cancel Subscriptsubscript or Superscriptsuperscript printing. |
| Esc W n | Continuous double-wide printing. n=0 ends n=1 begins. |
| Esc 6 | Select Character Setcharset 2. |
| Esc 7 | Select Character Setcharset 1. |
| Esc _ n | Continuous overscore. n=0 cancels n=1 begins. |
| Esc - n | Continuous underscore. n=0 cancels n=1 begins. |
| Esc : | 12 characters per inch printing. |
| Esc ^ | Print single Character from all characters chart. |
| Esc \ n1 n2 | Print continuously from all characters chart. |
| Esc [ @ | Set presentation height. |
| Esc = | Character Font image download. |
| Esc [ T | Set Code Page. |
Graphics Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Esc J n | Graphics variable line spacing. n is anumber between 0 and 255. Use exactmultiples of 3 to move exactly n/216 inch. |
| Esc K n1 n2 v1 v2 ...v480 | Normal-density bit-image graphics. |
| Esc L n1 n2 v1 v2 ...v960 | Dual-density bit-image graphics(half-speed). |
| Esc Y n1 n2 v1 v2 ...v960 | Dual-density bit-image graphics (normalspeed). |
| Esc Z n1 n2 v1 v2 ...v1920 | High-density bit-image graphics. |
| Esc [ g | High Resolutionresolution graphics. |
| Esc 3 n | Graphics line spacing. n in values of n/180 inch. |
| Esc A n | Set text line spacing. n in values of n/60inch. |
| Esc J n | Graphics variable line spacing. n in valuesof n/180 inch. |
| Esc * | Select graphic mode. |
Print Mode Selection
The command for selecting print mode is
ESC I n
Below are tables of n values and what print mode each supports:
Proprinter and Proprinter XL
| N Values | Print Mode |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+@ | DP Resident |
| Ctrl+B | NLQ Resident |
| Ctrl+D | DP Resident |
| Ctrl+F | NLQ Resident |
Proprinter II and Proprinter II XL
| N Values | Print Mode |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+@ | DP Resident |
| Ctrl+A | Fastfont (12 CPIcpi) Resident |
| Ctrl+B | NLQ Resident |
| Ctrl+C | NLQ II Resident |
| Ctrl+D | DP Download |
| Ctrl+E | Fastfont (12 CPIcpi) Download |
| Ctrl+F | NLQ Download |
| Ctrl+G | NLQ II Download |
Proprinter III and Proprinter III XL
| N Values | Print Mode |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+@ | DP Resident |
| Ctrl+A | Fastfont (12 CPIcpi) Resident |
| Ctrl+B | NLQ Resident |
| Ctrl+C | NLQ II Resident |
| Ctrl+D | DP Download |
| Ctrl+E | Fastfont (12 CPIcpi) Download |
| Ctrl+F | NLQ Download |
| Ctrl+G | NLQ II Download |
| Ctrl+K | Alternate NLQ II (Italic): Resident |
| Ctrl+O | Alternate NLQ II: Download |
Proprinter X24, XL24, X24E, XL24E
| N Values | Print Mode |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+@ | Normal (Draftdraft) 10 CPIcpi Sans-Serifsansserif (default) |
| Ctrl+B | Letter Qualitylq 10 CPIcpi Couriercourier |
| Ctrl+C | Proportionalproportional Letter Qualitylq Couriercourier |
| Ctrl+D | Downloaded 10 CPIcpi Draftdraft |
| Ctrl+H | Normal (Draftdraft) 12 CPIcpi (derived from 10 CPIcpi draft) |
| Ctrl+J | Letter Qualitylq 12 CPIcpi prestige Eliteelite |
| Ctrl+L | Downloaded 12 CPIcpi Draftdraft (derived from the downloaded 10 CPIcpi draft) |
| Ctrl+P | Normal (Draftdraft) 17 CPIcpi (derived from 10 CPIcpi draft) |
| Ctrl+R | Letter Qualitylq 17 CPIcpi Couriercourier |
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