Command Sets
IBM 2390+ Emulation Quick Reference Guide
This section describes the printer commands for the IBM 2390+ Emulation. Asterisks in the
"Function" column indicate extended commands that are not supported by the original printer.
Function
Print Mode Control
Double-strike (bold) printing on
Double-strike (bold) printing off
Emphasized (shaded) printing on
Emphasized (shaded) printing off
Single-line double-width characters on
Single-line double-width characters off
Double-width characters on/off
(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)
Double-height/double-width characters
n 1 = 4, n 2 = 0, m 1 = 0, m 2 = 0
m 3 controls character height and line spacing:
m 3
Height
0
Unchanged
1
Normal
2
Double
16
Unchanged
17
Normal
18
Double
32
Unchanged
33
Normal
34
Double
m 4 controls character width:
m 4
Width
0
Unchanged
1
Normal
2
Double
Condensed characters on
Subscript or superscript printing on
(subscript: n = 1, superscript: n = 0)
Subscript and superscript printing off
Underline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0)
Overline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0)
C-2
Command
ESC G
ESC H
ESC E
ESC F
SO or ESC SO
DC4
ESC W (n)
ESC [ @ (n 1 ) (n 2 ) (m 1 ) ... (m 4 )
Spacing
Unchanged
Unchanged
Unchanged
Single
Single
Single
Double
Double
Double
SI or ESC SI
ESC S (n)
ESC T
ESC - (n)
ESC
(n)