User's Guide
Code Sets D-15
Table D-3. AMT and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued
Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description
Text Functions––continued
Bold / shadow printing These sequences start and end bold or shadow printing
Start bold ........................ ESC O 1B 4F 27 79 at the current print position. For bold and shadow printing,
Start shadow................... ESC W 1B 57 27 87 the printer makes a second printing pass over the line. For
End bold / shadow.......... ESC & 1B 26 27 38 bold, the printer prints each character twice at the charac-
ter's normal print position. For shadow, the printer prints
each character twice––once at the character's normal print
position, and once 1/120-inch to the right of this position.
The printer ends bold or shadow printing when it receives a
carriage return, End Bold/Shadow Printing sequence, or
End Word Processing Modes sequence.
Auto underscoring These sequences start and end underscored printing at the
Start ................................ ESC E 1B 45 27 69 current print position. During underscored printing, the
End ................................. ESC R 1B 52 27 82 printer remembers the current print position as the start
location. When printing reaches the end location, the
printer underscores the area between the start location and
the end location. The end location is the print position
when the printer receives an End Auto Underscore or End
Word Processing Modes sequence, a carriage return, or any
paper movement code or sequence. If the end location is
before the start location on the line, no underscoring occurs.
End word processing ......... ESC X 1B 58 27 88 This sequence ends the program mode, bold printing,
modes shadow printing, and automatic underscoring . The
sequence also cancels the automatic center mode.
Slant printing (italics) ....... ESC @ S n 1B 40 53 n 27 64 83 n This sequence starts and ends slant printing, wherein char-
Start 10-degree slant ...... ESC @ S 1 1B 40 53 31 27 64 83 49 acters slant forward to simulate italics. The degree of slant
Start 20-degree slant ...... ESC @ S 2 1B 40 53 32 27 64 83 50 can be 10, 20 or 30 degrees.
Start 30-degree slant ...... ESC @ S 3 1B 40 53 33 27 64 83 51
End ................................. ESC @ S 0 1B 40 53 30 27 64 83 48 Note: You can turn slant printing on and off as many times
as you like on a line, but you can use only one slant setting.
If you attempt to use more than one slant setting on a single
line, only the last slant setting is used. For example, if you
select 10-degree slant for one word and 20-degree slant for
the next word on the same line, both words will print at 20-
degree slant.
Super / subscripting .......... ESC @ V n 1B 40 56 n 27 64 86 n This sequence starts and ends automatic superscripting and
Start subscripting ............ ESC @ V 1 1B 40 56 31 27 64 86 49 subscripting of characters. Both superscript and subscript
Start superscripting ......... ESC @ V 2 1B 40 56 32 27 64 86 50 characters are half the normal height. Superscript char-
End ................................. ESC @ V 0 1B 40 56 30 27 64 86 48 acters print above the normal print line; subscript charac-
ters print below the normal print line.
User's Guide
Code Sets D-15
Table D-3. AMT and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences––continued
Function ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Description
Text Functions––continued
Bold / shadow printing These sequences start and end bold or shadow printing
Start bold ........................ ESC O 1B 4F 27 79 at the current print position. For bold and shadow printing,
Start shadow................... ESC W 1B 57 27 87 the printer makes a second printing pass over the line. For
End bold / shadow.......... ESC & 1B 26 27 38 bold, the printer prints each character twice at the charac-
ter's normal print position. For shadow, the printer prints
each character twice––once at the character's normal print
position, and once 1/120-inch to the right of this position.
The printer ends bold or shadow printing when it receives a
carriage return, End Bold/Shadow Printing sequence, or
End Word Processing Modes sequence.
Auto underscoring These sequences start and end underscored printing at the
Start ................................ ESC E 1B 45 27 69 current print position. During underscored printing, the
End ................................. ESC R 1B 52 27 82 printer remembers the current print position as the start
location. When printing reaches the end location, the
printer underscores the area between the start location and
the end location. The end location is the print position
when the printer receives an End Auto Underscore or End
Word Processing Modes sequence, a carriage return, or any
paper movement code or sequence. If the end location is
before the start location on the line, no underscoring occurs.
End word processing ......... ESC X 1B 58 27 88 This sequence ends the program mode, bold printing,
modes shadow printing, and automatic underscoring . The
sequence also cancels the automatic center mode.
Slant printing (italics) ....... ESC @ S n 1B 40 53 n 27 64 83 n This sequence starts and ends slant printing, wherein char-
Start 10-degree slant ...... ESC @ S 1 1B 40 53 31 27 64 83 49 acters slant forward to simulate italics. The degree of slant
Start 20-degree slant ...... ESC @ S 2 1B 40 53 32 27 64 83 50 can be 10, 20 or 30 degrees.
Start 30-degree slant ...... ESC @ S 3 1B 40 53 33 27 64 83 51
End ................................. ESC @ S 0 1B 40 53 30 27 64 83 48 Note: You can turn slant printing on and off as many times
as you like on a line, but you can use only one slant setting.
If you attempt to use more than one slant setting on a single
line, only the last slant setting is used. For example, if you
select 10-degree slant for one word and 20-degree slant for
the next word on the same line, both words will print at 20-
degree slant.
Super / subscripting .......... ESC @ V n 1B 40 56 n 27 64 86 n This sequence starts and ends automatic superscripting and
Start subscripting ............ ESC @ V 1 1B 40 56 31 27 64 86 49 subscripting of characters. Both superscript and subscript
Start superscripting ......... ESC @ V 2 1B 40 56 32 27 64 86 50 characters are half the normal height. Superscript char-
End ................................. ESC @ V 0 1B 40 56 30 27 64 86 48 acters print above the normal print line; subscript charac-
ters print below the normal print line.
