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               Hewlett Packard Laserjet Printer Control Codes

      Printer Control and Orientation
        ESC E           Reset printer
        ESC z           Self Test
        ESC &l0O        Portrait orientation
        ESC &l1O        Landscape orientation
        ESC (s0P        Select fixed space font
        ESC (s1P        Select proportional font
        ESC (s0S        Set upright character orientation
        ESC (s1S        Set Italic character orientation
        ESC &l#X        Select '#' number of copies
        ESC &l0H        Eject page
        ESC &l1H        Feed paper from tray
        ESC &l2H        Feed paper manually
        ESC &l3H        Feed envelope
        ESC &l0T        Default stacking position
        ESC &l1T        Togglestacking position

      8 Bit Symbol Set Selection
        ESC (8U         Select Roman 8 symbol set
        ESC (8K         Select Kana 8 symbol set
        ESC (8M         Select Math 8 symbol set

      7 Bit Symbol Set Selection
        ESC (0U         Select USASCII symbol set
        ESC (0B         Select Line Draw symbol set
        ESC (0A         Select Math symbol set
        ESC (0M         Select Math 7 symbol set
        ESC (0Q         Select Math 8a symbol set
        ESC (1Q         Select Math 8b symbol set
        ESC (1U         Select US Legal symbol set
        ESC (0E         Select Roman Extension symbol set
        ESC (0D         Select ISO Denmark/Norway symbol set
        ESC (1E         Select ISO United Kingdom symbol set
        ESC (0F         Select ISO France symbol set
        ESC (0G         Select ISO German symbol set
        ESC (0I         Select ISO Italy symbol set
        ESC (0S         Select ISO Sweden/Finland symbol set
        ESC (1S         Select ISO Spain symbol set
        ESC (15U        Select PiFont symbol set
        ESC (2Q         Select PiFonta symbol set

      Font Management
        ESC (s3T         Select Courier font
        ESC (s0T         Select Line Printer font
        ESC (s1T         Select Pica font
        ESC (s2T         Select Elite font
        ESC (s4T         Select Helvetica font
        ESC (s5T         Select Times Roman (TMS RMN) font
        ESC (s6T         Select Gothic font
        ESC (s7T         Select Script font
        ESC (s8T         Select Prestige font
        ESC *c#D         Specify font ID '#'
        ESC *c#E         Specify character code '#'
        ESC *c0F         Delete all fonts, including permanent
        ESC *c1F         Delete all temporary fonts
        ESC *c2F         Delete last font ID specified
        ESC *c3F         Delete last character code and font ID specified
        ESC *c4F         Make last font ID temporary
        ESC *c5F         Make last font ID permanent
        ESC *c6F         Copy or assign last font ID specified
        ESC *c7F         Reestablish ROM
        ESC *c8F         Set primary font
        ESC *c9F         Set secondary font
        ESC *c10F        Set primary and secondary font default
        ESC )s#W <data>  Create font header
        ESC (s#W <data>  Download character
        ESC (#X <data>   Designate downloaded font as primary
        ESC )#X <data>   Designate downloaded font as secondary
        ESC (#@          Primary font default (see printer manual)
        ESC )#@          Secondary font default(see printer manual)

      Pitch and Point Selection
        ESC (s10H       Set 10 pitch
        ESC (s12H       Set 12 pitch
        ESC (s16.6H     Set 16.66 pitch

        ESC (s7V        Set point size to 7
        ESC (s8V        Set point size to 8
        ESC (s8.5V      Set point size to 8.5
        ESC (s10V       Set point size to 10
        ESC (s12V       Set point size to 12
        ESC (s14.4V     Set point size to 14.4

      Page Dimensions
        ESC &l#P        Set page length to '#' lines
        ESC &l#E        Set top margin to '#' lines
        ESC &l#F        Set text length to '#' lines
        ESC 9           Clear margins
        ESC &a#L        Set left margin to column '#'
        ESC &a#M        Set right margin to column '#'
        ESC &l#C        Set vertical motion index to '#' 1/48" increments
        ESC &l#D        Set lines per inch to '#', valid values are:
                        1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 or 24
        ESC &k#H        Set horizontal motion index where # is derived
                        using   # = (120.0 / cpi)     (1/10 precision)

      Cursor Positioning
        ESC &a#R        Move to row '#'
        ESC &a#C        Move to col '#'
        ESC &a#H        Move to horizontal position '#' in decipoints
        ESC &a#V        Move to vertical position '#' in decipoints
        ESC *p#X        Move to horizontal position '#' in dots
        ESC *p#Y        Move to vertical position '#' in dots
        ESC &f0S        Push cursor position
        ESC &f1         Pop cursor position

      Raster Graphics
        ESC *t75R         Select 75 dots per inch graphics mode
        ESC *t100R        Select 100 dots per inch graphics mode
        ESC *t150R        Select 150 dots per inch graphics mode
        ESC *t300R        Select 300 dots per inch graphics mode
        ESC *r0A          Start graphics at left most position
        ESC *r1A          Start graphics at current cursor
        ESC *b#W <data>   Transfer '#' byte raster image as stream "<data>"
        ESC *rB           End graphics

      Advanced Graphics
        ESC *c#A          Set horizontal rule/pattern size in dots
        ESC *c#H          Set horizontal rule/pattern size in decipoints
        ESC *c#B          Set vertical rule/pattern size in dots
        ESC *c#V          Set vertical rule/pattern size in decipoints
        ESC *c0P          Select black rule
        ESC *c2P          Select gray scale pattern
        ESC *c3P          Select HP-Defined pattern
        ESC *c#G          Set grey scale pattern, where # is a value between
                          [0..6] for HP defined patterns and [0..100] to
                          specify percentage gray scaling.  The mode depends
                          on the rule/pattern selected using ESC *c?P
        ESC *c1G          Vertical lines pattern
        ESC *c2G          Horizontal lines pattern
        ESC *c3G          Diagonal lines pattern (upward left to right)
        ESC *c4G          Diagonal lines pattern (downward left to right)
        ESC *c5G          Horizontal/vertical grid lines pattern
        ESC *c6G          Diagonal grid pattern
        ESC *c#G          Set gray scaling to '#' percent

      Macro commands
        ESC &f#Y          Identify macro as ID "#'
        ESC &f0X          Start macro definition
        ESC &f1X          Stop macro definition
        ESC &f2X          Execute macro
        ESC &f3X          Call macro
        ESC &f4X          Enable auto macro overlay
        ESC &f5X          Disable auto macro overlay
        ESC &f6X          Delete all macros
        ESC &f7X          Delete all temporary macros
        ESC &f8X          Delete macro ID
        ESC &f9X          Make macro temporary
        ESC &f10X         Make macro permanent

      Miscellaneous
        ESC (s#B          Set stroke weight '#'=(7..-7), 7=bold, -7=light
        ESC &dD           Set underline on
        ESC &d@           Set underline off
        ESC =             Half line feed
        ESC Y             Turn display functions mode on
        ESC Z             Turn display functions mode off (default)
        ESC &p#X <data>   Disable command interpretation for the '#' bytes
                          following this command
        ESC &l0L          Disable perforation skip
        ESC &l1L          Enable perforation skip
        ESC &k0G          Set line terminators to CR=CR, LF=LF, FF=FF
        ESC &k1G          Set line terminators to CR=CR+LF, LF=LF, FF=FF
        ESC &k2G          Set line terminators to CR=CR, LF=CR+LF, FF=CR+FF
        ESC &k3G          Set line terminators to CR=CR+LF, LF=CR+LF, FF=CR+FF
        ESC &s0C          Enable end of line wrap
        ESC &s1C          Disable end of line wrap


      Escape sequence combination rules:

         1. The first 2 characters following the ESC must be the same.
         2. The final character in any sequence other than the last must be
            changed to lower case.
         3. The last character in the complete sequence must be changed to
            upper case.
         4. Escape sequences must be specified in the order in which they
            should be performed.


        - the space following ESC is not included in the string