Brother RJ-3050 Guida Di Riferimento

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ESC/P Command Reference

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Introduction

Contents

Introduction ······················································································· 1

What is ESC/P? ··················································································· 2

1. Using ESC/P Commands ·································································· 3

2. Examples of Using ESC/P Commands ················································ 5

3. ESC/P Command Limitations ··························································· 11

3.1 Print area ............................................................................................................. 11

3.2 Characters ........................................................................................................... 13

3.2.1 Character sizes......................................................................................... 13

3.2.2 Character pitches ..................................................................................... 14

3.3 Print position ........................................................................................................ 15

3.3.1 Characters ................................................................................................ 15

3.3.2 Bitmaps, barcodes and downloaded images ............................................ 15

3.4 Line feed amount ................................................................................................. 16

4. Control Code List ·········································································· 17

5. Control Command Details ······························································· 21

5.1 Character/style selection commands ................................................................... 21

Select international character set .................................................. 21

Select character style .................................................................... 22

Select font ...................................................................................... 23

Select character code set .............................................................. 24

5.2 Text printing commands ....................................................................................... 25

Apply italic style ............................................................................. 25

Cancel italic style ........................................................................... 25

Apply bold style ............................................................................. 26

Cancel bold style ........................................................................... 26

Apply double-strike printing ........................................................... 27

Cancel double-strike printing ......................................................... 27

Apply pica pitch (10 cpi) ................................................................. 28

Apply elite pitch (12 cpi) ................................................................. 29

Apply micron pitch (15 cpi) ............................................................ 30

Specify proportional characters ..................................................... 31

Specify double-width characters .................................................... 31

Specify auto-canceling stretched characters ................................. 32

Specify auto-canceling stretched characters ................................. 32

Specify compressed characters ..................................................... 33

Specify compressed characters ..................................................... 33

Cancel compressed characters ..................................................... 34

Cancel auto-canceling double-width characters ............................ 34

Apply/cancel underlining ................................................................ 35

Global formatting ........................................................................... 36

Specify character spacing .............................................................. 37

Specify character size .................................................................... 38

5.3 Line feed commands ........................................................................................... 39

Specify line feed of 1/8 inch ........................................................... 39

Specify line feed of 1/6 inch ........................................................... 39

Specify minimum line feed ............................................................. 40

Specify line feed of n/60 inch ......................................................... 40

5.4 Horizontal movement commands ........................................................................ 41

Specify left margin ......................................................................... 41

Specify right margin ....................................................................... 43