Diablo Language Reference

Diablo Command Topics:

Margins and Formatting	Printing Commands
Carriage Movement	Word Processing Commands
Paper Movement	Miscellaneous Commands

Margins and Formatting

Command	Description
Esc T	Set top page Margin at current position.
Esc L	Set bottom page Margin at current position.
Esc C	Clear top and bottom margins.
Esc 9	Set left Margin at current position.
Esc 0	Set right Margin at current position.
Esc 1	Set horizontal Tab Stop at current position.
Esc 8	Clear horizontal Tab Stop at current position.
Esc -	Set vertical Tab Stop at current position.
Esc 2	Clear vertical Tab Stop at current position.
Esc Ctrl+L (n)	Set lines per page to (n).

Carriage Movement

Command	Description
Esc Ctrl+- (n)	Set horizontal motion index to (n-1).
Esc S	Return HMI control to spacing switch.
Esc Ctrl+I (n)	Absolute horizontal Tab Stop to print column.
Esc /	Enable auto backward printing.
Esc \	Disable auto backward printing.
Esc ?	Enable auto Carriage Return.
Esc !	Disable auto Carriage Return.
Esc <	Enable reverse printing mode.
Esc >	Disable reverse printing mode.
Esc 6	Enable backward printing mode.
Esc 5	Enable forward printing mode.

Paper Movement

Command	Description
Esc Ctrl+= (n)	Set vertical motion index to (n-1).
Esc Ctrl+K (n)	Absolute vertical to print line (n).
Esc U	Perform half-Line Feed.
Esc D	Perform negative half-Line Feed.
Esc Ctrl+J	Perform negative Line Feed.

Printing Commands

Command	Description
Esc 3	Enable graphics mode.
Esc 4	Disable graphics mode.
Esc A	Print in secondary color (Red).
Esc B	Print in primary color (Black).
Esc 7	Enable print suppression.
Ctrl+N	Enable ECS mode, print supplementary characters.
Ctrl+O	Disable ECS mode, print primary characters.

Word Processing Commands

Command	Description
Esc P	Enable proportional space printing.
Esc Q	Disable proportional space printing.
Esc Ctrl+Q (n)	Set offset to (n).
Esc E	Enable auto underscore printing.
Esc R	Disable auto underscore printing.
Esc O	Enable printing in Boldbold.
Esc W	Enable shadow printing.
Esc &	Disable Boldbold/shadow printing.
Esc M	Enable auto justify.
Esc =	Enable auto center.
Esc Ctrl+H	Backspace 1/120".
Esc %	Increase Carriagecarriage settling time to 20 msec.
Esc N	Restore normal Carriagecarriage settling time.
Esc Ctrl+N M	Enable program mode.
Esc X	Cancel all WP modes except PS.

Miscellaneous Commands

Command	Description
Esc Ctrl+M P	Initiate remote Resetreset.
Esc Y	Print printwheel spoke 0 Charactercharacter.
Esc Z	Print printwheel spoke 95 Charactercharacter.
Esc Ctrl+N Ctrl+R	Enable printwheel down-load mode.
Ctrl+T	Exit printwheel down-load mode.
Esc Ctrl+Z ()	Enable remote diagnostics mode.
Esc G or Esc V	Enable HyPLOT mode.
Esc Ctrl+Y ()	Enable auto sheet feeder operation.