Epson LX-810 User Manual

Using the Command Summary

Note: Some application programs can use control key sequences.

See the Control key chart on page 9-4 for information on using

The simplest type of command consists of a single character to be

sent to the printer. For instance, to print in condensed mode the

code format is:

ASCII code: SI

Decimal: 15

Hexadecimal: OF

This code can be sent from a program by sending the code 15

directly.

More complex commands consist of two or more character codes.

For example, to print in double-wide mode the code format is the

following:

ASCII code: ESC W n

Decimal: 27 87 n

H e x a d e c i m a l : 1 B 57 n

In this case n can be either 1 or

to begin or end double-wide

printing. You can use either of the following commands to turn

ON double-wide print from BASIC:

LPRINT CHR$(27);CHR$(87);CHR$(l)

LPRINT CHR$(27);"W";CHR$(l)

For the following commands that use only 0 or 1 for the variable,

either the decimal or hexadecimal values 1 and 0 or the ASCII

characters 1 and 0 can be used:

ESC U, ESC x, ESC W, ESC S, ESC s, ESC -, and ESC %

Command Summary 9-3