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 Create font header
ESC (s#W Download character
ESC (#X Designate downloaded font as primary
ESC )#X 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 Transfer '#' byte raster image as stream ""
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 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