Control codes – Lexmark 258x User Manual

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Control Codes

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Vertical Tab

VT

Advances the paper to the next vertical tab position set
by the ESC B command. If no tab position is set, the
printer performs a single line feed.

If the next vertical tab position is greater than the form
length (or form length minus skip perforation), the VT
does a line feed.

An automatic carriage return may be optionally disabled

11 0B

Form Feed

FF

Advances the paper to the top of the next page and does
a carriage return.

12 0C

Carriage Return

CR

Moves the current print position to the left margin of the
current line. An automatic line feed may be optionally
added by the setup.

13 0D

Double-Wide Printing by
Line

SO

Prints all characters in double-width mode.

This mode is canceled by the receipt of ESC [ @, ESC W
n, CR, LF, VT, FF, DC4, CAN or auto wrap.

14 0E

Condensed Printing

SI

Condenses printing from 10 characters per inch (cpi) to
17.1 and 12 cpi to 20.

15 0F

Select Printer

DC1

Selects the printer, causing all subsequent data to be
accepted.

17 11

Select 10 cpi

DC2

Returns condensed printing to normal (10 cpi). Cancels
SI mode.

18 12

Deselect Printer

DC3

This control code has no effect on the parallel interface.

This command is accepted and ignored.

19 13

Cancel Double-Wide
Printing by Line

DC4

Cancels double-width printing mode and returns printing
to normal.

20 14

Cancel Data

CAN

Clears current line buffer of data already received to print
on the current line. Does not change the current print
position

24 18

Table 2-1: Control Codes (Continued)

Code Name

Symbol

Description

Value
(Dec)

Value
(Hex)

Beeper

BEL

Sounds the printer beeper for approximately 1
second.

7

07

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