Brother International PJ-883 ESC/ P Brother Command Reference - Page 9

Using ESC/P Brother Commands, Start ESC/P, Format settings, Print operations

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ESC/P Command Reference 1. Using ESC/P Brother Commands Below is a description of the flow for creating documents. Also refer to "2. Examples of Using ESC/P Brother Commands". (1) Start ESC/P 1. Switch the command mode. - Switch command mode (ESC i a 4) Note: ESC/P mode 2. Initialize - Initialize (ESC @) (2) Format settings 1. Select the orientation. - Specify landscape orientation (ESC i L) 2. Specify the page size. - Specify page length (ESC ( C) 3. Specify print area. - Specify page format (ESC ( c) - Specify left/right margins (ESC I, ESC Q) 4. Specify the line feed amount. - Specify line feed amount (ESC 0, ESC 2, ESC 3, ESC A) 5. Specify tab positions. - Specify horizontal tab position (ESC D) - Specify vertical tab position (ESC B) (3) Print operations 1. Specify the print position. 2. Transfer the print data (one line). 3. End of the line. 4. Repeat 1-3 above. 5. End of the page. 6. Repeat 1-5 above. 7. End of the document. - Specify the vertical position (ESC ( v, ESC ( V, VT, ESC J) - Specify the horizontal position (ESC $, ESC \, HT, ESC a) - Transfer necessary text operation codes (see (4)), bit images, barcodes, and downloaded data (see (5)) - Feed the paper (CR, LF) - Feed the page (FF) - 3 - 1. Using ESC/P Brother Commands

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ESC/P Command Reference
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1. Using ESC/P Brother Commands
1. Using ESC/P Brother Commands
Below is a description of the flow for creating documents.
Also refer to “
2. Examples of Using ESC/P Brother Commands
”.
(1) Start ESC/P
1. Switch the command mode.
2. Initialize
- Switch command mode (ESC i a 4)
Note: ESC/P mode
- Initialize (ESC @)
(2) Format settings
1. Select the orientation.
- Specify landscape orientation (ESC i L)
2. Specify the page size.
- Specify page length (ESC ( C)
3. Specify print area.
- Specify page format (ESC ( c)
- Specify left/right margins (ESC I, ESC Q)
4. Specify the line feed amount.
- Specify line feed amount (ESC 0, ESC 2, ESC 3, ESC A)
5. Specify tab positions.
- Specify horizontal tab position (ESC D)
- Specify vertical tab position (ESC B)
(3) Print operations
1. Specify the print position.
- Specify the vertical position (ESC ( v, ESC ( V, VT, ESC J)
- Specify the horizontal position (ESC $, ESC \, HT, ESC a)
2. Transfer the print data
(one line).
- Transfer necessary text operation codes (see (4)), bit images,
barcodes, and downloaded data (see (5))
3. End of the line.
- Feed the paper (CR, LF)
4. Repeat 1–3 above.
5. End of the page.
- Feed the page (FF)
6. Repeat 1–5 above.
7. End of the document.