Amstrad/Schneider Printer Control Codes - Revision history

Prodatron: /* NLQ401 Control Codes */ DEL isn't supported, tested with a real NLQ401 printer

2022-06-22T09:31:42Z

‎NLQ401 Control Codes: DEL isn't supported, tested with a real NLQ401 printer

MacDeath at 00:36, 17 December 2010

2010-12-17T00:36:06Z

Nocash: /* DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number) */

2010-09-23T08:42:00Z

‎DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number)

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Nocash: /* DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number) */

2010-09-11T01:32:12Z

‎DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number)

Nocash: /* NLQ401 Control Codes */

2010-09-10T15:54:31Z

‎NLQ401 Control Codes

Nocash: /* DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number) */

2010-09-10T13:42:40Z

‎DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number)

Nocash: /* DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number) */

2010-09-10T13:40:53Z

‎DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number)

Nocash: /* DMP1 Control Codes */

2010-09-09T20:51:33Z

‎DMP1 Control Codes

Nocash: /* DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number) */

2010-09-09T20:01:26Z

‎DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number)

Nocash: /* DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number) */

2010-09-09T19:48:20Z

‎DMP2xxx/3xxx Printer Codes (sorted by number)

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 |1B 78 n           ||27 120 n          ||ESC "x" n         ||Text Style
 |Select Draft/NLQ mode (00h=Draft, 01h=NLQ)
 |-
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 |1B 21 n           ||27 33 n           ||ESC "!" n         ||Text Style
 |Master select where n is a combination of:
-* 0 Pica
+* Bit0 - Elite/mini              (same as ESC "M" / ESC "P")
-* 1 Elite
+* Bit1 - Ignored or Proportional (same as ESC "p")
-* 4 Condensed
+* Bit2 - Condensed               (same as SI / DC2)
-* 8 Emphasized (bold)
+* Bit3 - Emphasized/bold         (same as ESC "E" / ESC "F")
-* 16 Double Strike
+* Bit4 - Double Strike           (same as ESC "G" / ESC "H")
-* 32 Double Width
+* Bit5 - Double Width            (same as ESC "W")
-* 64 Italic
+* Bit6 - Ignored or Italic       (same as ESC "4" / ESC "5")
-* 128 Underline
+* Bit7 - Ignored or Underline    (same as ESC "-")
-Pica & Elite and Condensed/Emphasized are mutually exclusive. DMP2000..3160 support only bit0-5 (not italic/underline).
+Epson FX-80 and Amstrad DMP2000..3160 support only bit0,2-5 (Amstrad DMPs do support proportional/italics/underline, but they can be changed only via ESC "p/4/5/-", not via ESC "!").
 |-
 |1B 23             ||27 35             ||ESC "#"           ||Char Code
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 In the two "double speed" modes, dots can be positioned at fine resolution, but the next dot (in the same row) must be white
 |-
-|1B 2D 30          ||27 45 48          ||ESC - "0"         ||Text Style
+|1B 2D n           ||27 45 n           ||ESC "-" n         ||Text Style
-|Cancel underlining
+|Underlining on/off (00h=Off, 01h=On)
-|-
-|1B 2D 31          ||27 45 49          ||ESC - "1"         ||Text Style
-|Select underlining
 |-
 |1B 2F c           ||27 47 c           ||ESC "/" c         ||Tab

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 |-
 |1B 69 n           ||27 105 n          ||ESC "i" n         ||Misc
-|Cancel instant character printing (00h=Off=default, ie. print only on LF, 01h=On=print each char immediately; also scrolls printed text into view; when buffer empty) (not on LX80)
+|Instant character printing (00h=Off=default, ie. print only on LF, 01h=On=print each char immediately; also scrolls printed text into view; when buffer empty) (not on LX80)
 |-
 |1B 6A n           ||27 106 n          ||ESC "j" n         ||Feed
-|Perform One-shot reverse linefeed (n/216 inch after buffer)                                                                (not on LX80)
+|Perform One-shot n/216 inch reverse linefeed (not on LX80)
 |-
 |1B 6C n           ||27 108 n          ||ESC "l" n         ||Misc

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 On a DMP2000 or FX80 it would directly select n/72 inch line spacing (n=0..85) (without needing to execute subsequent ESC "2")
 |-
-|1B 43 00 n        ||27 67 0 n         ||ESC "C" NUL n     ||Feed
+|1B 43 (00) n      ||27 67 (0) n       ||ESC "C" (NUL) n   ||Feed
-|Select page length in inches (n=1..22)
+|Select Page length in lines or inches (n=1..127 lines, or 00h,1..22 inch)
-|-
-|1B 43 n           ||27 67 n           ||ESC "C" n         ||Feed
-|Select page length in lines (n=1..127)
 |-
 |1B 44 .. 00       ||27 68 .. 0        ||ESC "D" .. NUL    ||Tab

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 |-
 |1B 34             ||27 52             ||ESC "4"           ||Text Style
-|Select italic mode (italics can be also used by setting bit7 of the character number)
+|Select italic mode (unclear if italics can be also used by setting bit7 of the character number?)
 |-
 |1B 35             ||27 53             ||ESC "5"           ||Text Style

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 |-
 |1B 25 n 00        ||27 37 n 0         ||ESC "%" n NUL     ||Charset
-|Select normal character set (00h=Normal/ROM, 01h=User-Defined/RAM) (Star LC10: without ending NUL)
+|Select character set (00h=Normal/ROM, 01h=User-Defined/RAM) (Star LC10: without ending NUL)
 |-
 |1B 26 00 ..       ||27 38 0 ..        ||ESC "&" NUL ..    ||Charset

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 |Normal Width Mode (also restores 1/6" line feed rate; after graphics printing)
 |-
-|10,hi,lo          ||16,hi,lo          ||DLE "NN"          ||Misc
+|10 hi lo          ||16 hi lo          ||DLE "NN"          ||Misc
 |Print Position in character units (NN = two-digit ASCII, "00..79")
 |-
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 |CR
 |-
-|1B,10,hi,lo       ||27,16,hi,lo       ||ESC DLE hi lo     ||Misc
+|1B 10 hi lo       ||27 16 hi lo       ||ESC DLE hi lo     ||Misc
 |Print Position in dot units (hi:lo = 9bit binary, 0..479) (lo=lower 7bit, hi=upper 2bit)
 |-
-|1B,4B,hi,lo,gfx0,gfx1,.. ||27,75,hi,lo,gfx0,gfx1,..  ||ESC "K" ...   ||Graphics
+|1B 4B hi lo gfx0 gfx1 .. ||27 75 hi lo gfx0 gfx1 ..  ||ESC "K" ...   ||Graphics
 |Graphics Mode (hi:lo = 9bit count, 0..479) (lo=lower 7bit, hi=upper 2bit) (followed by as many bytes, with bit0=upper pixel .. bit6=lower pixel). This command additionally changes the line feed rate to 1/9 inch; the new rate is kept applied for text and graphics (until canceled by chr 0Eh/0Fh).
 |-
-|1C,num,gfx               ||28,num,gfx                ||FD,num,gfx   ||Graphics
+|1C num gfx               ||28 num gfx                ||FD,num,gfx   ||Graphics
 |Repetition of one byte of graphic print data (num=1..127 repeat count) (gfx: bit0=upper pixel .. bit6=lower pixel)
 |-

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 |Perform One-shot n/216 inch line feed (n=0..255)
 |-
-|1B 4B n1 n2 ..    ||27 75 n1 n2 ..    ||ESC "K" n1 n2 ..  ||Graphics
+|1B 4B lo hi ..    ||27 75 lo hi ..    ||ESC "K" lo hi ..  ||Graphics
 |Print 8-pin 60-dpi graphics (same as ESC "*" 0, see there) (density of ESC "K" can be redefined via ESC "?")
 |-
-|1B 4C n1 n2 ..    ||27 76 n1 n2 ..    ||ESC "L" n1 n2 ..  ||Graphics
+|1B 4C lo hi ..    ||27 76 lo hi ..    ||ESC "L" lo hi ..  ||Graphics
 |Print 8-pin 120-dpi graphics (same as ESC "*" 1, see there) (density of ESC "L" can be redefined via ESC "?")
 |-
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 |Double width mode (continous) (00h=Off, 01h=On) (unlike DC4 and SO: one line)
 |-
-|1B 59 n1 n2 ..    ||27 89 n1 n2       ||ESC "Y" n1 n2     ||Graphics
+|1B 59 lo hi ..    ||27 89 lo hi ..    ||ESC "Y" lo hi ..  ||Graphics
 |Print 8-pin 120/2-dpi graphics (same as ESC "*" 2, see there) (density of ESC "Y" can be redefined via ESC "?")
 |-
-|1B 5A n1 n2 ..    ||27 90 n1 n2       ||ESC "Z" n1 n2     ||Graphics
+|1B 5A lo hi ..    ||27 90 lo hi ..    ||ESC "Z" lo hi ..  ||Graphics
 |Print 8-pin 240/2-dpi graphics (same as ESC "*" 3, see there) (density of ESC "Z" can be redefined via ESC "?")
 |-
-|1B 5E d n1 n2..   ||27 94 d n1 n2     ||ESC "^" d n1 n2   ||Graphics
+|1B 5E d lo hi ..  ||27 94 d lo hi ..  ||ESC "^" d lo hi ..||Graphics
-|Select 9 pin graphics mode     number of columns = n1 + (n2 * 256) (d=density, 0=single, 1=double) (specs don't say if 2..6 do work too) (each column is a 2-byte pair: byte1.bit7..bit0=upper..lower, byte2.bit7=lowest, byte2.bit6..bit0=unused)
+|Print 9-pin graphics at selected density (similar to ESC "*" d, see there for details). Allowed density for ESC "^" is officially only d=00h..01h (unknown if 02h..06h do work, too). hi:lo specifies the number of dot columns (the number of 2-byte pairs) (byte1.bit7..bit0=upper..lower, byte2.bit7=lowest, byte2.bit6..bit0=unused)
 |-
 |1B 62 c .. 00     ||27 98 c .. 0      ||ESC "b" c .. NUL  ||Tab

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 |Select superscript/subscript (00h=super, 01h=sub)
 |-
-|1B 54             ||27 84             ||ESC T             ||Text Style
+|1B 54             ||27 84             ||ESC "T"           ||Text Style
 |Cancel superscript/subscript
 |-
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 |1B 5A n1 n2 ..    ||27 90 n1 n2       ||ESC "Z" n1 n2     ||Graphics
 |Print 8-pin 240/2-dpi graphics (same as ESC "*" 3, see there) (density of ESC "Z" can be redefined via ESC "?")
 |1B 5E d n1 n2..   ||27 94 d n1 n2     ||ESC "^" d n1 n2   ||Graphics
 |Select 9 pin graphics mode     number of columns = n1 + (n2 * 256) (d=density, 0=single, 1=double) (specs don't say if 2..6 do work too) (each column is a 2-byte pair: byte1.bit7..bit0=upper..lower, byte2.bit7=lowest, byte2.bit6..bit0=unused)