Brother PJ-623 User Manual

PJ-600 Series Printer

ESC/P Command Reference

Version 1.00

Model Name: PJ-622/623/662/663

<Written By> Brother Industries, Ltd.

Machine Model: PJ-622/623/662/663

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Contents

１ ESC/P commands ......................................................................................................................４

１-１ Print

１-２ Characters...........................................................................................................................６

１-３ Resolution ........................................................................................................................... ６

１-４ List of commands ................................................................................................................７

１-５ Command details ............................................................................................................ １０

1. Paper feed commands ................................................................................................... １０

2. Print area setting commands.......................................................................................... １２

3. Tab setting commands.................................................................................................... １３

4. Print position setting commands .................................................................................... １４

5. Character selection commands...................................................................................... １６

6. Character style commands............................................................................................. １９

7. Character definition commands...................................................................................... ２３

8. Supplemental function commands ................................................................................. ２４

9. Others............................................................................................................................. ２５

２ Advanced commands............................................................................................................ ２７

２-１ List of commands ............................................................................................................ ２７

２-２ Command details ............................................................................................................ ２８

３ Character code tables ........................................................................................................... ２９

1. Advanced graphics code table........................................................................................ ２９

2. Italic characters code table............................................................................................. ３０

3. International characters.................................................................................................. ３１

４ Defferences with old machine model .................................................................................. ３２

５ Notes....................................................................................................................................... ３２

area.............................................................................................................................４

１ ESC/P commands

１-１ Print area

[Paper types and sizes]

・ Thermal cut paper: A4/Letter/Legal sizes and any size ・ Thermal roll paper: 210 mm (width)

* Any size is within a range of 210- to 216-mm wide and 25.4- to 567.3-mm long.

[Print area] The printable area differs depending on the paper type; however, with any paper listed above, the top margin, left margin and page width of the print area are the same as with A4 paper. If the page length (8-inch page width) has been specified, the length specified with ESC/P will be applied as the page length.

Left margin

Paper length

Right margin

Page width

Print area

Paper width

Top margin

Bottom margin

Page length

・ 300 dpi (300 × 300) print area (dots)

A4 Letter Legal Any

Paper width 2480 2550 2550 2480 ~ 2550

Paper length 3507 3300 4200 300 ~ 6700

Top margin 30 30 30 30

Bottom margin 3330 3230 4130 230 ~ 6630

Left margin 40 40 40 40

Right margin 2440 2440 2440 2440

Page width 2400 2400 2400 2400

Page length 3300 3200 4100 200 ~ 6600

・ 200 dpi (203 × 200) print area (dots)

A4 Letter Legal Any

Paper width 1680 1727 1727 1680 ~ 1727

Paper length 2338 2200 2800 200 ~ 4467

Top margin 20 20 20 20

Bottom margin 2220 2153 2753 153 ~ 4420

Left margin 27 27 27 27

Right margin 1651 1651 1651 1651

Page width 1624 1624 1624 1624

Page length 2200 2133 2733 133 ~ 4400

[Limitations] ・ Bit image data that extends out of the print area is discarded and not printed. The limitations of

the right margin are not applied to bit images.

・ Character codes that extend past the right margin are printed on the next line as a result of an

overflow line feed.

１-２ Characters

[Font specifications]

Type ANK characters Font Courier, Sans Serif Size 10, 12, 15 CPI

Proportional

The conversions from CPI (characters per inch) to dots are shown below.

300 dpi (300 × 300) 200 dpi (203 × 200) 10 CPI 30 × 45 dots 20 × 45 dots

12 CPI 25 × 45 dots 17 × 45 dots 15 CPI 20 × 45 dots 14 × 45 dots

１-３ Resolution

[Resolution conversion]

With ESC/P, the basic resolution is 360 dpi. However, since the printer resolution is 200 or 300 dpi, the resolution is converted. The resolution is converted according to the horizontal character position, the vertical feed amount (line feed amount), bit images, non-standard characters and download fonts.

[Limitations] The line thickness and position may change since the resolution of bit images is converted in each line and that of non-standard characters and download fonts is converted when the character is registered.

１-４ List of commands

This printer supports the following ESC/P commands.

1. Paper feed commands

Command Code Function CR 0Dh Carriage return

FF 0Ch Form feed LF 0Ah Line feed ESC 0 1Bh 30h Specify line feed of 1/8 inch ESC 2 1Bh 32h Specify line feed of 1/6 inch ESC 3 n 1Bh 33h nnh Specify line feed of n/180 inch ESC A n 1Bh 41h nnh Specify line feed of n/60 inch ESC + n 1Bh 2Bh nnh Specify line feed of n/360 inch ESC J n 1Bh 4Ah nnh Specify forward paper feed of n/180 inch

2. Print area setting commands

Command Code Function ESC C n 1Bh 43h nnh Specify page length in lines

ESC C 0 n 1Bh 43h 00h nnh Specify page length in inches ESC N n 1Bh 4Eh nnh Specify skip perforation ESC O 1Bh 4Fh Cancel skip perforation

3. Tab setting commands

Command Code Function ESC B n n...0 1Bh 42h nnh...00h Specify vertical tab position

VT 0Bh Perform vertical tab ESC D n n...0 HT 09h Perform horizontal tab

4. Print position setting commands

Command Code Function ESC l n 1Bh 6Ch nnh Specify left margin

ESC Q n 1Bh 51h nnh Specify right margin BS

ESC $ n m 1Bh 24h nnh mmh Specify absolute position ESC ¥ （ESC ＼）n m

1Bh 44h nnh...00h

08h

1Bh 5Ch nnh mmh Specify relative position

Specify horizontal tab position

Backspace

5. Character selection comm

Command Code Function ESC k n 1Bh 6Bh nnh Select font

ESC P 1Bh 50h Specify 10 cpi ESC M

ESC g 1Bh 67h Specify 15 cpi ESC p n 1Bh 70h nnh Apply/cancel proportional characters

ESC S n 1Bh 53h nnh Apply superscript/subscript ESC T 1Bh 54h Cancel superscript/subscript

ESC t n 1Bh 74h nnh Select character code table ESC R n 1Bh 52h nnh Select international character set

ands

1Bh 4Dh

Specify 12 cpi

6. Character style commands

Command Code Function ESC x n 1Bh 78h nnh Select text quality

SI, ESC SI 0Fh, 1Bh 0Fh Specify reduced characters DC2

SO, ESC SO 0Eh, 1Bh 0Eh

DC4 14h Cancel auto-cancelling double-width characters ESC W n 1Bh 57h nnh Specify/cancel double-width characters ESC w n 1Bh 77h nnh Specify/cancel double-height characters

ESC E 1Bh 45h Apply bold style

ESC F 1Bh 46h Cancel bold style

ESC G 1Bh 47h Apply double-strike printing ESC H 1Bh 48h Cancel double-strike printing ESC- n 1Bh 2Dh nnh Apply/cancel underlining ESC SP n 1Bh 20h nnh Specify character spacing

ESC q n 1Bh 71h nnh Select character style ESC 4 1Bh 34h Apply italics ESC 5 1Bh 35h Cancel italics ESC ! n 1Bh 21h nnh Global formatting

12h

Cancel reduced characters Specify auto-cancelling double-width

characters

7. Character definition commands

Command Code Function

ESC & 0 n n... 1Bh 26h 00h nnh.... Define download characters

ESC % n 1Bh 25h nnh Apply/cancel download character set ESC : 0 n 0

ESC 6 1Bh 36h Cancel upper control codes ESC 7 1Bh 37h Apply upper control codes

1Bh 3Ah 00h nnh 00h

Copy character set

8. Supplement

Command Code Function ESC @ 1Bh 40h Initialize printer

al function commands

9. Others

Command Code Function ESC K n m 1Bh 4Bh nnh mmh 8-dot single-density bit image

ESC L n m 1Bh 4Ch nnh mmh 8-dot double-density bit image ESC Y n m

ESC Z n m 1Bh 5Ah nnh mmh 8-dot quadruple-density bit image ESC * m n1 n2.. 1Bh 2Ah mmh n1h n2h... Select bit image ESC ? m n 1Bh 3Fh mmh nnh Convert bit image ESC / m 1Bh 2Fh mmh Select VFU channel ESC b m n...0 1Bh 62h mmh nnh ...00h Specify VFU tab position

1Bh 59h nnh mmh

8-dot double-speed double-density bit image

１-５ Command details

1. Paper feed commands

[ N a m e ] Carriage return [Code] 0Dh [Function] Returns the cursor position to the left edge. [De tai ls] If automatic line feed has been specified with the utility, a line feed command

(LF) is performed after a carriage return command (CR) is performed.

[ N a m e ] Form feed [Code] 0Ch [Function] Feeds the paper to the next page separation. [De tai ls] At this time, the SO and ESC SO commands are cancelled.

The feed specifications depend on the specified feed mode.

[ N a m e ] Line feed [Code] 0Ah [Function] Feeds the paper by one line, according to the specified line feed amount. [De tai ls] At this time, the SO and ESC SO commands are cancelled.

ESC 0

[ N a m e ] Specify line feed of 1/8 inch [ C o d e ] 1Bh 30h [Function] Specifies a line feed of 1/8 inch (about 0.32 cm).

ESC 2

[ N a m e ] Specify line feed of 1/6 inch [ C o d e ] 1Bh 32h [Function] Specifies a line feed of 1/6 inch (about 0.42 cm). [De tai ls] The default line feed setting is 1/6 inch.

ESC 3 n

[ N a m e ] Specify line feed of n/180 inch [ C o d e ] 1Bh 33h nnh [Function] Specifies a line feed of n/180 inch.

ESC A n

[ N a m e ] Specify line feed of n/60 inch [ C o d e ] 1Bh 41h nnh [Function] Specifies a line feed of n/60 inch. [De tai ls] The allowable setting range is 0≤n≤85 (55h).

ESC + n

[ N a m e ] Specify line feed of n/360 inch [ C o d e ] 1Bh 2Bh nnh [Function] Specifies a line feed of n/360 inch.

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