Esc bs – Compuprint MDP40B Programmer Manual User Manual

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ESC BS

Print and space back one position.
(IBM Proprinter XL24/XL24E, 2391+, EPSON ESC/P2)

ASCII Code

ESC BS

Hexadecimal Value

1B 08

Decimal Value

27 8

This code causes the printing to be continued from one column to the left of the
current carriage position. The printer ignores this command if it would move the print
position to the left of the left margin.

ESC @

Initializes the printer. (EPSON ESC/P2)

ASCII Code

ESC @

Hexadecimal Value

1B 40

Decimal Value

27 64

This sequence causes the printer to be initialized. This command, inserted in the input
buffer, will be executed during data processing, so that data preceding this command
will be printed according to the previous setting. It causes the printer:

• To go back to the current printer setup settings
• To cancel any print attributes selected

• To initialize the printer carriage
• To reset the column counter
• To set the horizontal tabulations every 8 columns
• To clear all vertical tabulations

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