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ProPrinter - IBM ProPrinter

Reference

Commands

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.

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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