Lexmark 2591 Reference Guide

Forms Printer 258x/259x
Technical Reference

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Contents

Set Initial Conditions Commands...................................1-1

SIC Command Format ....................................................................................... 1-2

Init Values..................................................................................................... 1-2

Id Values....................................................................................................... 1-3

Parm Values ................................................................................................. 1-5

IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands.......................2-1

Control Codes .................................................................................................... 2-1

Escape Sequences ............................................................................................ 2-3

Printer Command Parameters ........................................................................... 2-3

Command Structure........................................................................................... 2-3

Example of IBM Emulation Mode Printer Command .................................... 2-3

Printer Command Quick Reference (IBM Emulation Mode) .............................. 2-4

Control Codes in ESC Sequence Format .......................................................... 2-4

General Printer Commands ............................................................................... 2-6

Set Print Direction......................................................................................... 2-6

Continuous Double-Wide Printing................................................................. 2-6

Deselect Printer ............................................................................................ 2-7

Stop Printing (259X only).............................................................................. 2-7

Print Position Commands................................................................................... 2-8

Relative Move Inline Forward (n/120") ......................................................... 2-8

Automatic Line Feed (LF) ............................................................................. 2-9

Reverse Line Feed ....................................................................................... 2-9

Set Vertical Units (259X only)....................................................................... 2-9

Select 1/8" Line Spacing............................................................................. 2-10

Select 7/72" Line Spacing........................................................................... 2-10

Set Text Line Spacing (n/72")..................................................................... 2-11

Start Text Line Spacing .............................................................................. 2-11

Page/Form Layout Commands ........................................................................ 2-12

Set All Tabs to Power On Setting ............................................................... 2-12

Set Horizontal Tabs .................................................................................... 2-12

Set Vertical Tabs ........................................................................................ 2-13

Set Horizontal Margins ............................................................................... 2-13

Set Automatic Perforation Skip................................................................... 2-14

Cancel Automatic Perforation Skip............................................................. 2-14

Proportional Space Mode ........................................................................... 2-14

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Set Top of Form.......................................................................................... 2-15

Set Form Length in Inches.......................................................................... 2-15

Set Form Length in Lines............................................................................ 2-15

Character Commands...................................................................................... 2-16

Select Character Set 1................................................................................ 2-16

Select Character Set 2................................................................................ 2-16

Download a Character Set.......................................................................... 2-16

Select Print Mode ....................................................................................... 2-17

Code Page Commands.................................................................................... 2-19

Set Code Page ........................................................................................... 2-19

Continuously Print From All Character Chart.............................................. 2-19

Print One Character.................................................................................... 2-20

Style Commands.............................................................................................. 2-21

Set Print Quality.......................................................................................... 2-21

Select Global Font ...................................................................................... 2-22

Select Print Type Style ............................................................................... 2-27

Select 12 cpi ............................................................................................... 2-28

Select/Cancel Emphasized Mode............................................................... 2-29

Select/Cancel Double-Strike Mode............................................................. 2-29

Start Superscript or Subscript Printing........................................................ 2-30

Cancel Superscript and Subscript Printing ................................................. 2-30

Score Select (259X only)............................................................................ 2-30

Continuous Underscore.............................................................................. 2-31

Continuous Overscore................................................................................ 2-31

Graphics Commands ....................................................................................... 2-32

Normal Density Bit Image Graphics (60 dpi) .............................................. 2-32

Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics (Half Speed 120 dpi).............................. 2-33

Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics (Normal Speed 120 dpi) ........................ 2-34

High-Density Bit Image Graphics (240 dpi) ................................................ 2-34

High Resolution Graphics (259x only) ........................................................ 2-35

Set Graphics Line Spacing (n/216") ........................................................... 2-36

Graphics Variable Line Spacing (n/216").................................................... 2-37

Bar Code Commands....................................................................................... 2-38

Setup Barcode Parameter .......................................................................... 2-38

Setup Barcode Data ................................................................................... 2-41

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Barcode Types................................................................. 2-38

Barcode Module Width .................................................... 2-39

Adjustment Unit ............................................................... 2-39

Barcode Length ............................................................... 2-40

Barcode Control Flag....................................................... 2-41

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Code Pages.......................................................................3-1

Enabling code page character support .............................................................. 3-1

Code page samples ........................................................................................... 3-2

Code Page 437 ............................................................................................ 3-3

Code Page 437G.......................................................................................... 3-4

Code Page 449P ......................................................................................... 3-5

Code Page 708 ............................................................................................ 3-6

Code Page 720 ............................................................................................ 3-7

Code Page 771 ............................................................................................ 3-8

Code Page 773 ............................................................................................ 3-9

Code Page 774 .......................................................................................... 3-10

Code Page 775 .......................................................................................... 3-11

Code Page 813 .......................................................................................... 3-12

Code Page 850 .......................................................................................... 3-13

Code Page 850B ....................................................................................... 3-14

Code Page 851 .......................................................................................... 3-15

Code Page 852 .......................................................................................... 3-16

Code Page 853T ........................................................................................ 3-17

Code Page 855 .......................................................................................... 3-18

Code Page 856 .......................................................................................... 3-19

Code Page 857 .......................................................................................... 3-20

Code Page 858 .......................................................................................... 3-21

Code Page 860 .......................................................................................... 3-22

Code Page 861 .......................................................................................... 3-23

Code Page 862 .......................................................................................... 3-24

Code Page 863 .......................................................................................... 3-25

Code Page 864........................................................................................... 3-26

Code Page 865 .......................................................................................... 3-27

Code Page 866 .......................................................................................... 3-28

Code Page 869 .......................................................................................... 3-29

Code Page 912 .......................................................................................... 3-30

Code Page 915 .......................................................................................... 3-31

Code Page 916 .......................................................................................... 3-32

Code Page 919 .......................................................................................... 3-33

Code Page 920 .......................................................................................... 3-34

Code Page 929 .......................................................................................... 3-35

Code Page 1004 ........................................................................................ 3-36

Code Page 1040 ........................................................................................ 3-37

Code Page 1041 ........................................................................................ 3-38

Code Page 1046 ........................................................................................ 3-39

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Code Page 1053 ........................................................................................3-40

Code Page 1098 ........................................................................................3-41

Code Page 1116 ........................................................................................3-42

Code Page 1198 ........................................................................................3-43

Code Page 1250 ........................................................................................3-44

Code Page 1251 ........................................................................................3-45

Code Page 1257 ........................................................................................3-46

Code Page 1852 ........................................................................................3-47

Code Page 1855 ........................................................................................3-48

Code Page 1862 ........................................................................................3-49

Code Page 1866 ........................................................................................3-50

Code Page 2852 ........................................................................................3-51

Code Page 2866 ........................................................................................3-52

Code Page 3852 ........................................................................................3-53

Code Page 4852 .........................................................................................3-54

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Code Page Table ............................................................. A-1

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CHAPTER 1: Set Initial Conditions Commands

The Set Initial Conditions (SIC) command sets the printer to the default values that
were set at the factory or to user-defined defaults.

The following data is applicable to both IBM and Epson modes, unless otherwise
noted. The SIC command cannot be used in OKI emulation mode.

There are three copies of the settings for each of the parameters specified by the SIC
command:

• Factory default settings stored in flash memory

• User default settings stored in NVRAM

• Printer's current settings stored in RAM

Factory Factory defaults cannot be modified.

User The SIC command has the ability to override Current settings with the

User defaults or Factory defaults. It can then change those values and
optionally store then back to NVRAM as the new User defaults.

Current When the printer is turned on, the current RAM settings are initialized

from the User default settings. The basic commands implemented in
IBM, Epson and Oki emulations can modify the Current settings stored
in RAM but cannot save them back to User Defaults in NVRAM.

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SIC Command

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SIC Command Format

Format: ESC [ K n1 n2 init id parm1 parm 2... parm 24

Decimal: 27 91 75 n1 0 init id parm1 parm 2... parm 24

Hexadecimal: 1B 5B 4B n1 00 init id parm1 parm 2... parm 24

Usage Notes:

• "n1 is the low order byte. n2 is the high order byte. n1 and n2 specify the

number of mode bytes in the escape sequence. n1 is the number of
parameters +2. (the number of parameters plus init and id.) Normally, n1 is 1,
3 or 4. n2 is always 0.

• "init - this parameter specifies which condition the printer should be initialized

to. See the Initial Values table below for details.

• "id - This parameter specifies the parm conditions that follow it. See the Id

Values table below for details.

Init Values

“init” sets the printer to user-defined or factory settings. The following table describes
the valid init values and their affect on the printer default settings initialization, macro
settings and download font:

Table 1-1: Initial Values

Dec Hex Current Settings

0 00 Initialized to the user default

setting.
Then updated to updated to
reflect parm values in SIC
command

User Default
Settings

unchanged Initialized to the

Default Macro
Settings

user default
settings.

Other Macro
Settings

Not initialized. Not cleared.

Download
Font

1 01 Initialized to the user default

setting.
Then updated to updated to
reflect parm values in SIC
command

unchanged Initialized to the

user default
settings.

Not initialized Cleared.

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Table 1-1: Initial Values (Continued)

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SIC Command

Dec Hex Current Settings

4 04 Initialized to the factory default

setting.
Then updated to updated to
reflect parm values in SIC
command

5 05 Initialized to the factory default

setting.
Then updated to updated to
reflect parm values in SIC
command

254 FE Initialized to the user default

setting.
Then updated to updated to
reflect parm values in SIC
command

255 FF Initialized to the factory default

setting.

User Default
Settings

unchanged Initialized to the

unchanged Initialized to the

NVRAM
updated to
reflect parm
values in SIC
command

NVRAM
updated to
reflect parm
values in SIC
command

Default Macro
Settings

factory default
settings.

factory default
settings.

Initialized to the
user default
settings.

Initialized to the
factory default
setting.

Other Macro
Settings

Not initialized. Not cleared.

Not initialized. Cleared.

Not initialized. Cleared.

Initialized to the
factory default
setting.

Download
Font

Cleared.

Id Values

The supported values of Id are as follows. If the Id is any other value, the parm bytes
are ignored.

Note: The most common ID values are C5 and C6. Remaining values are listed for

backward compatibility. Not all Parms are valid for each Id value. Some are
ignored.

Table 1-2: Id Values

Printer Dec Hex Notes

2580 /2581
2590/2591

2580 /2581
2590/2591

2590/2591 35 23

2590/2591 36 24

3 03 Supported in Native mode.

Supported in Proprinter III mode (258X only).

22 16

Parm 1 and parm 2 are valid.
If parms 3 - 24 are specified, they are ignored. See the following parm
tables.

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Table 1-2: Id Values (Continued)

Printer Dec Hex Notes

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SIC Command

2580 /2581
2590/2591

2580 /2581
2590/2591

2580 /2581
2590/2591

2580 /2581
2590/2591

2580 /2581
2590/2591

177 B1 Parm 1 is valid.

Parm 1 is same as parm 1 of id = 03H, 16H, 23H or 24H.

180 B4

182 B6 Supported in Epson mode.

Supported in Native mode.
Not valid when Proprinter III mode ON is selected in Setup. (258X
only)
This id allows the user to select the Emulation mode with parm 1.

197 C5 Supported in Epson mode.

Supported in Native mode.
Not valid when Proprinter III mode ON is selected in Setup.(258X only)
Parm 1 to parm 24 are valid with this id.
See the following parm tables.

198 C6 Supported in Epson mode.

Parm 1 to parm 24 are valid with this id.
See the following parm tables.

Note: Id is valid for B6H, C5H and C6H only in Epson mode. If any other value is

specified to id in Epson mode, this command sequence is ignored.

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Parm Values

Table 1-3: Ids - Dec 3, 22, 35, 36, 177, 180 (Hex 03, 16, 23, 24, B1, B4)

Parm Bit Description On Off

1 Same action for all Ids.

7 Discard byte Ignore this byte Process this byte

6 Reserved

5 Alarm Enable Disable

4 Auto CR No CR after LF Auto CR after LF

3 Auto LF No LF after CR Auto LF after CR

2 Form Length 12 inches 11 inches

1 Slashed Zero Zero Slashed Zero not slashed

0 Character Set Set 2 Set 1

SIC Command

2 Valid only for Ids Dec 3, 22, 35, 36, (Hex 03, 16, 23, 24)

7 Discard byte Ignore this byte Process this byte

6 Code Page 850 437

5 Reserved

4 Reserved

3 Reserved

2 Reserved

1 Line Length 8.0 inches 13.6 inches (2581/2591only)

0 Reserved

Table 1-4: Id - Dec 182 (Hex B6)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action

1 Emulation 0 00 No Change

101IBM

202EPSON

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Sheet 1 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

1 Emulation 0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 PPDS PPDS

2 02 EPSON EPSON

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change

2 Panel Disable 0 00 No change No change

1 01 Panel Disable Panel Disable

2 02 Panel Enable Panel Enable

Note: Specific buttons can be enabled during Panel Disable mode. The upper 6 bits of parm 2 represent the different buttons
on the operator panel as below.

Bit OFF ON

7. Font Disabled Enabled

6. Pitch Disabled Enabled

5. Micro up Disabled Enabled

4. Micro down Disabled Enabled

3. LF Disabled Enabled

2. Macro Disabled Enabled

3 Macro 0 00 No change No change

1 01 Macro 1 Macro 1

2 02 Macro 2 Macro 2

3 03 Macro 3 Macro 3

4 04 Macro 4 Macro 4

5 - 254 05 - FE No Change No Change

255 FF Disable Macro Disable Macro

Notes:

• Macro 1 is the original macro that is backward compatible. Macros 2-4 were added to provide additional flexibility when
changing between alternate form sizes. Disable macro is functionally the same as Macro 1.
If init = dec 4, 5 (hex 04, 05) are specified, parm 3 is ignored.
If init = dec 0, 1, 254, 255 (hex 00, 01, FE, FF) are specified, parm 3 value is used as Macro No. instead of Default Macro
setting No.
If init = dec 254, 255 (hex FE, FF) are specified, parm 3 value is overwritten to Default Macro setting in NVRAM. If the
disable (=255) is set to parm 3 Macro No. 1 setting is used to initialize.

• “No change” indicates the printer will retain the current macro. All parameters will overwrite the NVRAM of the current
macro.

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SIC Command

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Continued) (Sheet 2 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

4 FONT 0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 Fast Draft Fast Draft

202Draft Draft

3 03 Gothic Gothic

4 04 Courier Courier

5 05 Download font Download font

6 06 No Change Prestige

7 07 No change Presentor

8 08 No change Orator

9 09 No change Script

10 - 255 0A - FF No change No Change

Note: Values 06 through FF are not supported for id hex C5 because corresponding fonts are not available for the 258X
printers.

5 Pitch 0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 10 pitch 10 pitch

2 02 12 pitch 12 pitch

3 03 15 pitch 15 pitch

4 04 17.1 pitch 17.1 pitch

5 05 20 pitch 20 pitch

606PS PS

7 07 24 pitch 24 pitch

8 - 255 08 - FF No Change No Change

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SIC Command

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Continued) (Sheet 3 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

Note: Parm 6 actions are based on the XNLS Code Page. Choose appropriate parm 6 data.

6 Code Page

(XNLS = Std /
OCR-B)

0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 437 437

2 02 850 850

3 03 860 860

4 04 863 863

5 05 865 865

6 06 437G 437G

7 07 813 813

8 08 851 851

9 09 853T 853T

10 0A 857 857

11 0B 869 869

12 0C 920 920

13 0D 1053 1053

14 0E 861 861

15 0F 1004 1004

16 10 858 858

17 - 255 11 - FF No Change No Change

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Continued) (Sheet 4 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

6 Code Page

(XNLS =
Eastern)

0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 437 437

2 02 850 850

3 03 852 852

4 04 855 855

5 05 866 866

6 06 1855 1855

7 07 1852 1852

8 08 2852 2852

9 09 3852 3852

10 0A 4852 4852

11 0B 1250 1250

12 0C 1251 1251

13 0D 912 912

14 0E 915 915

15 0F 1866 1866

16 10 858 858

17 - 255 11 - FF No Change No Change

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SIC Command

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Continued) (Sheet 5 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

6 Code Page

(XNLS = Baltic)

0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 437 437

2 02 850 850

3 03 858 858

4 04 866 866

5 05 915 915

6 06 1251 1251

7 07 1866 1866

8 08 775 775

9 09 919 919

10 0A 1257 1257

11 0B 916 916

12 0C 918 918

13 0D 2866 2866

14 0E 771 771

15 0F 929 929

16 10 773 773

17 - 255 11 - FF No Change No Change

6 Code Page

(XNLS =
Arabic)

0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 437 437

2 02 850 850

3 03 864 864

4 04 1046 1046

5 05 1098 1098

6 06 1198 708

7 07 708 720

8 08 720 449p

9 09 449p 858

10 0A 858

11 - 255 0B - FF No Change No Change

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Continued) (Sheet 6 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

6 Code Page

(XNLS =
Levant)

6 Code Page

(XNLS = OKI)

0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 437 437

2 02 850 850

3 03 864 864

4 04 1046 1046

5 05 1098 1098

6 06 1198 862

7 07 862 856

8 08 856 1862

9 09 916 916

10 0A 1862 858

11 0B 858

12 - 255 0C - FF No Change No Change

0 00 No Change

1 01 437

2 02 850

3 03 860

4 04 863

5 05 865

6 06 437G

7 07 813

8 08 851

9 09 853T

10 0A 857

11 0B 869

12 0C 920

13 0D 1040

14 0E 1041

15 0F 850B

16 - 255 10 - FF No Change

7 Form Length 0 00 No Change No Change

1 - 176 01 - B0 1 to 176 lines (Max 22") 1 to 176 lines (Max 22")

177 - 255 B1 - FF No Change No Change

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SIC Command

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Continued) (Sheet 7 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

8 Lines per inch 0 00 No Change No Change

1013 3

2024 4

3036 6

4048 8

5 - 255 05 - FF No Change No Change

9 Left Margin 0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 0 inch 0 inch

2 02 1 inch 1 inch

3 03 2 inch 2 inch

4 04 3 inch 3 inch

5 - 255 05 - FF No Change No Change

10 Right Margin 0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 4 inch 4 inch

2 02 5 inch 5 inch

3 03 6 inch 6 inch

4 04 7 inch 7 inch

5 05 8 inch 8 inch

6 06 13.6 inch (2581 only) 13.6 inch (2591 only)

7 - 255 07 - FF No Change No Change

11 Bottom Margin 0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 0 inch 0 inch

2 02 1/2 inch 1/2 inch

3 03 1 inch 1 inch

4 04 2 inch 2 inch

5 05 3 inch 3 inch

6 - 255 06 - FF No Change No Change

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Continued) (Sheet 8 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

12 Alarm 0 00 No change No change

1 01 Disable Alarm Disable Alarm

2 02 Enable Alarm Enable Alarm

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change

13 Auto CR 0 00 No change No change

101ON ON

202OFF OFF

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change

14 Auto LF 0 00 No change No change

101ON ON

202OFF OFF

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change

15 Slash Zero 0 00 No change No change

1 01 Zero slashed Zero slashed

2 02 Zero not slashed Zero not slashed

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change

16 Character Set 0 00 No change No change

1 01 Set 1 Set 1

2 02 Set 2 Set 2

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change

17 Bidirectional 0 00 No change No change

1 01 Uni-Directional Uni-Directional

2 02 Bi-Directional Bi-Directional

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change

18 Sheet Feeder 0 00 No change No change

1 01 Disable Disable

2 02 Enable Enable

3 - 255 03 - FF No Change No Change

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Table 1-5: Ids - Dec 197, 198 (Hex C5, C6) (Continued) (Sheet 9 of 9)

Parm Description Dec Hex Action for Id = Dec 197 / Hex C5 Action for Id = Dec 198 / Hex C6

19 Lock 0 00 No change No change

1 01 Font Lock Font Lock

2 02 Pitch Lock Pitch Lock

3 03 Font and Pitch Lock Font and Pitch Lock

4 04 Font and Pitch Unlock Font and Pitch Unlock

254 FE SIC Command Lock SIC Command Lock

255 FF SIC Command Unlock SIC Command Unlock

20 FF Enable 0 00 No Change Ignore

1 01 Ignore FF

2 02 Honor FF

21 TOF Read 0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 TOF Read Disable TOF Read Disable

2 02 TOF Read Enable TOF Read Enable

22 Tractor 0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 Tractor 1 Tractor 1

2 02 Tractor 2 Tractor 2

23 Tear Off 0 00 No Change No Change

101On On

202Off Off

3 03 One second One second

24 PnP (Plug &

Play)

0 00 No Change No Change

1 01 Enable Enable

2 02 Disable Disable

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CHAPTER 2: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands

This section provides a detailed description of IBM emulation mode commands you
can use with your printer.

Control Codes

Control codes are one-character printer commands that are used to:

• Manage the printing of a job.

• Control the movement of the cursor, which changes the current print position.

• Control secondary font selection, such as condensed and double-wide.

The first 32 characters of the Standard ASCII table are control codes. This printer uses
the following control codes.

Table 2-1: Control Codes

Code Name Symbol Description

Sounds the printer beeper for approximately 1

Beeper BEL

Backspace BS Causes the printer to move the current print position one

Horizontal Tab HT Moves the print head to the next horizontal tab position

Line Feed LF Advances the paper one line on the page. An automatic

second.

character position to the left.

specified by the ESC D command. If no tab position is
set or programmed, tabs are set by default to every 8th
column, beginning at column 9.

When no tab is set between the current position and the
right margin or if the tabs are all cleared, the code is
ignored.

carriage return may be optionally disabled.

Value
(Dec)

7 07

8 08

9 09

10 0A

Value
(Hex)

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Table 2-1: Control Codes (Continued)

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Control Codes

Code Name Symbol Description

Sounds the printer beeper for approximately 1

Beeper BEL

Vertical Tab VT Advances the paper to the next vertical tab position set

Form Feed FF Advances the paper to the top of the next page and does

Carriage Return CR Moves the current print position to the left margin of the

Double-Wide Printing by
Line

Condensed Printing SI Condenses printing from 10 characters per inch (cpi) to

Select Printer DC1 Selects the printer, causing all subsequent data to be

Select 10 cpi DC2 Returns condensed printing to normal (10 cpi). Cancels

SO Prints all characters in double-width mode.

second. 7 07

by the ESC B command. If no tab position is set, the
printer performs a single line feed.

If the next vertical tab position is greater than the form
length (or form length minus skip perforation), the VT
does a line feed.

An automatic carriage return may be optionally disabled

a carriage return.

current line. An automatic line feed may be optionally
added by the setup.

This mode is canceled by the receipt of ESC [ @, ESC W
n, CR, LF, VT, FF, DC4, CAN or auto wrap.

17.1 and 12 cpi to 20.

accepted.

SI mode.

Value
(Dec)

11 0B

12 0C

13 0D

14 0E

15 0F

17 11

18 12

Value
(Hex)

Deselect Printer DC3 This control code has no effect on the parallel interface.

This command is accepted and ignored.

Cancel Double-Wide
Printing by Line

Cancel Data CAN Clears current line buffer of data already received to print

DC4 Cancels double-width printing mode and returns printing

to normal.

on the current line. Does not change the current print
position

19 13

20 14

24 18

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Escape Sequences

An escape sequence (two or more characters of information) lets you change the way
the printer is currently printing. Like a control code, it gives you control over the printed
output. The escape sequence begins with the character ESC (decimal 027,
hexadecimal 1B). The printer recognizes this character as the beginning of a printer
command signaling that the information following is control information and not data
to be printed.

Printer Command Parameters

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Escape Sequences

A command parameter sets the value for a command. This value stays constant until
either a different value resets the command or a command resets the printer to its
default values. For example, after the printer receives a command that selects a right
margin beginning at column 63, the right margin of each printed page begins at
column 63. The margin remains constant until a right margin command with a different
value resets the margin, or the printer is reset.

In this section, command parameters are indicated by a lowercase n. Usage Notes
explain how to compute this parameter.

Command Structure

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Example of IBM Emulation Mode Printer Command

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Printer Command

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Printer Command Quick Reference (IBM Emulation Mode)

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Control Codes in ESC Sequence Format

The following ESC sequences match the Control Code commands. See that section
for a full description of each Control Code.

Escape sequences utilize the following format:

Format ESC BEL

Decimal 27 7

Hexadecimal 1B 07

Table 2-2: Escape Sequence Equivalents to Control Codes

Format

Code Nem

Beeper BEL 7 07

Backspace BS 8 08

Horizontal Tab HT 9 09

Line Feed LF 10 0A

Vertical Tab VT 11 0B

Form Feed FF 12 0C

ESC

Decimal27Hexadecimal

1B

Carriage Return CR 13 0D

Double-Wide Printing by LIne SO 14 0E

Condensed Printing SI 15 0F

Select Printer DC1 17 11

Select 10 cpi DC2 18 12

Deselect Printer DC3 19 13

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Table 2-2: Escape Sequence Equivalents to Control Codes (Continued)

Control Codes in

Format

Code Nem

Cancel Double-Wide Printing by Line DC4 20 14

Cancel Data CAN 24 18

ESC

Decimal27Hexadecimal

1B

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General Printer Commands

The following are general Printer Commands.

Set Print Direction

This command sets the printer to print either unidirectional (left to right) printing or
returns to bi-directional printing.

Format ESC U n

Decimal 27 85 n

Hexadecimal 1B 55 n

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General Printer

USAGE NOTE

The value of n can be either of the following:

• 1 (dec) 01 (hex) = Unidirectional

• 0 (dec) 00 (hex) = Bi-directional

Continuous Double-Wide Printing

This command selects or cancels a double-wide printing mode that is not canceled by
line feed terminators.

Format ESC W n

Decimal 27 87 n

Hexadecimal 1B 57 n

USAGE NOTE

The value of n can be either of the following:

• 1 (dec) 01 (hex) = Selects double-wide printing mode

• 0 (dec) 00 (hex) = Cancels double-wide printing mode

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Deselect Printer

When this command is sent, the printer ignores all data except DC1.

Format ESC Q n

Decimal 27 81 n

Hexadecimal 1B 51 n

USAGE NOTE

The following values of n are valid:

Model Decimal Hexadecimal

2580 3 03 Pro-III Mode ON

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Pro-III Mode
Setting in Setup

182 B6 Pro-III Mode OFF

General Printer

2581 22 16 Pro-III Mode ON

2590 35 23

2591 16 24

Stop Printing (259X only)

This command stops printing and causes the printer to go into OFF LINE mode.
Pressing the Start/Stop key returns the printer to ON LINE mode.

Format ESC j

Decimal 27 106

Hexadecimal 1B 6A

184 B8 Pro-III Mode OFF

185 B9

183 B7

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Print Position Commands

Relative Move Inline Forward (n/120")

This command moves the current print position to the right by the distance specified
in the parameter.

Format ESC d Ln Hn

Decimal 27 100 Ln Hn

Hexadecimal 1B 64 Ln Hn

USAGE NOTES

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Print Position

• Any attempt to use this command to move the print position beyond the

current right margin leaves the print position set to the right margin.

• If underscoring and/or overscoring are in effect, the space of the move is

underscored/overscored (unlike the case of a horizontal tab).

• The unit of measure is 1/120 inch. The position will be moved relative to the

current print position. The distance is computed as (Ln+(Hn*256)) in inches.

• When a value is represented by two parameter bytes, value (A) = Ln + Hn X

256. Calculate values of A less than 256.

– Hn is 0.
– Ln is the value.

• To calculate values of A equal to or greater than 255.

– Divide the value A by 256.
– The result is Hn.
– The remainder is Ln.

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Automatic Line Feed (LF)

Turns the automatic line feed mode On and Off.

Format ESC 5 n

Decimal 27 53 n

Hexadecimal 1B 35 n

USAGE NOTES

The value of n can be either of the following:

• 1 (dec) 01 (hex) = ON

• 0 (dec) 00 (hex) = OFF

• When on, executes an automatic line feed when a carriage return is received.

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Print Position

Reverse Line Feed

This command feeds the paper one line in the reverse direction.

Format ESC ]

Decimal 27 93

Hex 1B 5D

Caution: This command is not recommend. Repetitive use of this command can

cause a paper jam.

Set Vertical Units (259X only)

For 259x printers only.

This command selects the line feed spacing increment for the following commands:

• Set Graphics Line Spacing (ESC 3)

• Graphics Variable Line Spacing (ESC J).

Format ESC [ \ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4

Decimal 279192n1 000m3 m4

Hexadecimal 1B 5B 5C n1 00 00 00 m3 m4

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USAGE NOTES

Print Position

• The default is 1/216 inch. The supported alternative is 1/180 inch and 1/360

inch.

• n1 and n2 specify the number of mode bytes contained in this escape

sequence. Normally, n1 is 4, and n2 is 0.

• m1 and m2 are ignored.

• m3 and m4 set the base units as follows:

Table 2-3: Set Vertical Unit - m3 and m4 values

m3 m4

UnitDecimal Hexadecimal Decimal Hexadecimal

216 D8 00 00 1/216

180 B4 00 00 1/180

104 68 01 01 1/360

Select 1/8" Line Spacing

This command (ESC zero) sets the line spacing at 1/8 inch between each line, which
is 8 lines per inch (lpi).

Format ESC 0

Decimal 27 48

Hexadecimal 1B 30

Select 7/72" Line Spacing

This command sets the line spacing at 7/72 inch between each line, which is 10.3 lpi.

Format ESC 1

Decimal 27 49

Hexadecimal 1B 31