Epson COLORPAGE 8000 Command Summary and Symbol Sets

Command Summary and Symbol Sets

EPSON® ColorPage 8000

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Command
Summary

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LaserJet 4 (LJ4) Emulation Commands ..................................................... 5

GL/2 context commands ................................................................... 11

ESC/P 2 and FX Commands .................................................................. 15

ESC/P 2 mode .................................................................................. 15

FX mode ........................................................................................... 20

PJL Commands ....................................................................................... 23

I239X Emulation Commands ................................................................. 24

Page format ....................................................................................... 24

Text .................................................................................................. 27

Auxiliary Functions ........................................................................... 29

AGM Mode ...................................................................................... 29

Command Summary | 4

Your printer has the ability to emulate the following printers in each printer
mode:

LJ-4 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 (PCL5e)

ESC/P2 EPSON LQ-570 (24-pin)

FX EPSON FX-870/1170 (9-pin)

GL/2 Hewlett-Packard GL/2 graphics language

In addition, the following printer control languages are supported:

PJL Printer Job Language

EJL EPSON Job Control Language

This section lists the printer commands for these modes. Most of the
commands closely emulate the original printer or the control language;
however, some have operational differences because the printers use different
technologies. See the control command descriptions for information about
these differences.

Command Summary | 5

LaserJet 4 (LJ4) Emulation Commands

This section lists the printer commands supported in the LJ4 emulation mode.
For more information on printer commands, see Hewlett-Packard’s LaserJet 4
reference manual.

Job control

Reset ESC E
Number of copies ESC &l#X
Universal exit language ESC%#X
Long-edge (left) offset registration ESC &l#U
Short-edge (right) offset registration ESC &l#Z
Unit of measure ESC &u#D

Command Summary | 6

Page control

Paper source ESC &l#H
Page size ESC &l#A
Page length ESC &l#P
Orientation ESC &l#O
Print direction ESC &a#P
Top margin ESC &l#E
Text length ESC &l#F
Left margin ESC &a#L
Right margin ESC &a#M
Clear horizontal margins ESC 9
Perforation skip ESC &l#L
Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) ESC &k#H
Vertical Motion Index (VMI) ESC &l#C
Line spacing ESC &l#D

Cursor positioning

Vertical position ESC &a#R

ESC *p#Y
ESC &a#V

Horizontal position ESC &a#C

ESC *p#X

ESC &a#H
Half line feed ESC =
Line termination ESC &k#G
Push/pop position ESC &f#S

Command Summary | 7

Font selection

Primary symbol set ESC (id
Secondary symbol set ESC )id
Primary spacing ESC (s#P
Secondary spacing ESC )s#P
Primary pitch ESC (s#H
Secondary pitch ESC )s#H
Set pitch mode ESC &k#S
Primary height ESC (s#V
Secondary height ESC )s#V
Primary style ESC (s#S
Secondary style ESC )s#S
Primary font stroke weight ESC (s#B
Secondary font stroke weight ESC )s#B
Primary typeface family ESC (s#T
Secondary typeface family ESC )s#T
Primary font default ESC (3@
Secondary font default ESC )3@
Enable underline ESC &d#D
Disable underline ESC &d@
Transparent print data ESC &p#X[data]

Command Summary | 8

Font management

Assign font ID ESC *c#D
Font and character control ESC *c#F
Set symbol set ESC *c#R
Define symbol set ESC (f#W[data]
Symbol set control ESC *c#S
Select primary font with ID# ESC (#X
Select secondary font with ID# ESC )#X

Soft font creation

Font descriptor ESC )s#W[data]
Download character ESC (s#W[data]
Character code ESC *c#E

Raster graphics

Raster resolutions ESC *t#R
Raster graphics presentations ESC *r#F
Start raster graphics ESC *r#A
Raster Y offset ESC *b#Y
Set raster compression mode ESC *b#M
Transfer raster data by row ESC *b#W[data]
End raster graphics (version B) ESC *rB
End raster graphics (version C) ESC *rC
Raster height ESC *r#T
Raster width ESC *r#S

Command Summary | 9

Print model

Select current pattern ESC *v#T
Select source transparency mode ESC *v#N
Select pattern transparency mode ESC *v#O
Rectangle width (PCL unit) ESC *c#A
Rectangle width (decipoints) ESC *c#H
Rectangle height (PCL unit) ESC *c#B
Rectangle height (decipoints) ESC *c#V
Fill rectangular area ESC *cP

User-defined pattern management/creation

Pattern ID ESC *c#G
Define pattern ESC *c#W[data]
User-defined pattern control ESC *c#Q
Set pattern reference point ESC *p#R

Macros

Macro ID ESC &f#Y
Macro control ESC &f#X

Command Summary | 10

Status readback

Set status readback location type ESC *s#T
Set status readback location unit ESC *s#U
Inquire status readback entity ESC *s#I
Flush all pages ESC &r#F
Free memory space ESC *s1M
Echo ESC *s#X

Programming hints

End-of-line wrap ESC &s#C
Enable display functions ESC Y
Disable display functions ESC Z

PCL vector graphics switching/set-up picture frame

Enter PCL mode ESC %#A
Enter GL/2 mode ESC %#B
GL/2 plot horizontal size ESC*c#K
GL/2 plot vertical size ESC*c#L
Set picture frame anchor point ESC*c0T
Picture frame horizontal size ESC*c#X
Picture frame vertical size ESC*c#Y

Command Summary | 11

GL/2 context commands

Dual context extensions

Enter PCL mode ESC %#A
Reset ESC E
Primary font FI
Secondary font FN
Scalable or bitmapped fonts SB

Palette extensions

Transparency mode TR
Screened vectors SV
Number of Pens NP

Vector group

Arc absolute AA
Arc relative AR
Absolute arc three point AT
Bezier absolute BZ
Bezier relative BR
Plot absolute PA
Plot relative PR
Pen down PD
Pen up PU
Relative arc three point RT
Polyline encoded PE

Command Summary | 12

Polygon group

Circle CI
Fill rectangle absolute RA
Fill rectangle relative RR
Edge rectangle absolute EA
Edge rectangle relative ER
Fill wedge WG
Edge wedge EW
Polygon mode PM
Fill polygon FP
Edge polygon EP

Command Summary | 13

Character group

Select standard font SS
Select alternate font SA
Absolute direction DI
Relative direction DR
Absolute character size SI
Relative character size SR
Character slant SL
Extra space ES
Standard font definition SD
Alternate font definition AD
Character fill mode CF
Label origin LO
Label LB
Define label terminator DT
Character plot CP
Transparent data TD
Define variable text path DV

Command Summary | 14

Line and fill attribute group

Line type LT
Line attribute LA
Pen width PW
Pen width unit selection WU
Select pen SP
Symbol mode SM
Fill type FT
Anchor corner AC
Raster fill definition RF
User defined line type UL

Configuration and status group

Scale SC
Input window IW
Input P1 and P2 IP
Input relative P1 and P2 IR
Default values DF
Initialize IN
Rotate coordinate system RO
Comment CO

Command Summary | 15

ESC/P 2 and FX Commands

This section lists the printer commands supported in the ESC/P 2 and FX
emulation modes.

ESC/P 2 mode

General operation

Initialize printer ESC @
Control paper loading/ejecting ESC EM n

Paper feeding

Carriage return CR
Form feed FF
Line feed LF
Select 1/8-inch line spacing ESC 0
Select 1/6-inch line spacing ESC 2
Set n/180-inch line spacing ESC 3 n
Set n/360-inch line spacing ESC + n

Command Summary | 16

Page format

Set page format ESC ( c nn
Set page length in defined units ESC ( C nn
Set page length in lines ESC C n
Set page length in inches ESC C 0 n
Set bottom margin for continuous paper ESC N n
Cancel top/bottom margin for

continuous paper ESC O
Set left margin ESC l n
Set right margin ESC Q n

Print position motion

Set absolute horizontal print position ESC $ n1 n2
Set relative horizontal print position ESC \ n1 n2
Set absolute vertical print position ESC ( V nn
Set relative vertical print position ESC ( v nn
Set horizontal tabs ESC D nn
Tab horizontally HT
Set vertical tabs ESC B nn
Tab vertically VT
Advance paper n/180 inch ESC J n
Reverse paper n/180 inch ESC j n

Command Summary | 17

Font selection

Select typeface ESC k n
Select font by pitch and point ESC X nn
Select 10.5 point, 10 cpi ESC P
Select 10.5 point, 12 cpi ESC M
Select 10.5 point, 15 cpi ESC g
Turn proportional mode on/off ESC p 1/0
Select LQ or draft ESC x n
Select italic font ESC 4
Cancel italic font ESC 5
Select bold font ESC E
Cancel bold font ESC F
Master select ESC ! n
Control code set/clear ESC I 1/0
Select print pitch ESC c

Command Summary | 18

Font enhancement

Select condensed printing SI
Cancel condensed printing DC2
Select double-width printing (one line) SO
Turn double-width printing on/off ESC W 1/0
Cancel double-width printing (one line) DC4
Turn double-height printing on/off ESC w 1/0
Select double-strike printing ESC G
Cancel double-strike printing ESC H
Select superscript printing ESC S 0
Select subscript printing ESC S 1
Cancel superscript/subscript printing ESC T
Select line/score ESC ( - nn
Turn underline on/off ESC - 1/0
Select character style ESC q n

Spacing

Set intercharacter space ESC SP n
Define unit ESC ( U nn

Command Summary | 19

Character handling

Assign character table ESC ( t nn
Select character table ESC t n
Select an international character set ESC R n
Define download character ESC & nn
Copy ROM to RAM ESC : 0 n 0
Select user-defined set ESC % n
Enable printing of upper control codes ESC 6
Enable upper control codes ESC 7
Print data as characters ESC ( ^ nn

Bit image

Selection and printing of bit image ESC * nn
Select graphic mode ESC ( G nn
Print raster graphics ESC . c v hm
8-bit single density bit image ESC * 0
8-bit double density bit image ESC * 1
8-bit double speed double density bit image ESC * 2
8-bit double speed quad density bit image ESC * 3