Epson 9- and 24-pin printers Control Strings

Guidelines
These printer strings should works on all Epson 9- and 24-pin printers and compatibles. If some strings don't work, your printer might not support that particular feature.

The # character represents a variable that should be replaced by a number. For example, the string for setting the number of lines on a page is \027 \C###. To print 66 lines on a page, you would enter \027\C66. Also, be careful to distinguish between upper- and lowercase letters; the figure 0 and the capital letter O; and the lowercase l and the number 1.


Control Strings


Page Length

# inches
\027C0###
# lines
\027C###
Line Spacing

1/8-inch
\0270
1/6-inch
\0272
n/180-inch
\0273###

Pitch
functions on 24 pin printers only

Select 10 pitch
\027P
Select 15 pitch
\027g
Print Enchancements

Set condensed
\015
Cancel condensed
\018
Set double high
\027w1
Cancel double high
\027w0
Set double strike
\027G
Cancel double strike
\027H
Set underline
\027-1
Cancel underline
\027-0
Set italic
\0274
Cancel italic
\0275