Tally Genicom MATRIX PRINTER 2250 - Manual (Page 123)

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What are escape
sequences? Generally, an escape sequence consists of an ESCape control character
(ESC = decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B) followed by one or more charac-
ters, which represent commands to the printer. Please note that this
escape character has nothing to do with the ESC key on your computer
keyboard.
For example, the control character ESC followed by the character “4”
tells your printer to print the subsequent text in italics.
MTPL sequences Apart from the standard Escape sequences and control codes your
printer is equipped with MTPL sequences. These sequences provide a
large number of additional ways to control your printer. Many functions
can only be carried out using the MTPL sequences as you will see when
you look at the list of available command codes.
What are control codes? Control codes are similar to escape sequences because they instruct the
printer to do a specific function. However, unlike escape sequences, con-
trol codes do not begin with the ESC control code. Instead, they consist
of special single-character non-printing commands (e.g. LF, FF, DC2).
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