Epson sells the “ESC/P2 Reference Manual”, which includes both ESC/P and ESC/P2, as well as a complete description of the differences in commands supported by each printer. The newest version is dated December 1997, and includes Stylus Color commands.

Dell Photo Aio Printer 966 Driver For Windows 10. Contents • • • • • • Derivation [ ] ESC/P derives its name from the start of the used, which start with the ESC ( 27). As an example, ESC E will switch to printing in bold font, while ESC F switches off bold printing. The ESC/P control codes are sometimes also referred to as Epson LQ codes, as they were made popular by the series of, even though ESC/P was introduced long before LQ printers.

Variants [ ] There are several variants of ESC/P, as not all printers implement all commands. • ESC/P J84 adds special support for Japanese computers. Download Free Zz Top Just Got Paid Tab Pdf Printer here. • ESC/P2 is a more recent variant of ESC/P by Epson. ESC/P2 is with ESC/P, but adds commands for new printer features such as scalable fonts and enhanced graphics printing. • ESC/P-R is a variant now used by Epson on many inkjet printers.

• ESC/POS is a variant for controlling printers as commonly used at the (POS) Modern printers [ ] As of 2014, few modern printers use ESC/P; instead most are driven through a standardized, usually or, or they use protocols such as ESC/Page. All current Epson impact printers still support ESC/P, and some Epson Stylus inkjets still seem to be using some variant of ESC/P. See the (Gimp Print) project for source code examples. See also [ ] • • References [ ].