Select your printer model

Parameters are refined by the selected printer.

EU-m30
TM-J2000
TM-J2100
TM-L90
TM-L90 LFC
TM-L100
TM-m10
TM-m30
TM-m30II
TM-m30II-H
TM-m30III
TM-m30III-H
TM-m30II-NT
TM-m30II-S
TM-m30II-SL
TM-m50
TM-m50II
TM-m50II-H
TM-P20
TM-P20II
TM-P60
TM-P60II
TM-P80
TM-P80II
TM-T20
TM-T20II
TM-T20III
TM-T20IIIL
TM-T20IV-L
TM-T20X
TM-T20X-II
TM-T70
TM-T70II
TM-T81III
TM-T82II
TM-T82III
TM-T82IIIL
TM-T82IV-L
TM-T82X
TM-T82X-II
TM-T83III
TM-T83IV
TM-T88IV
TM-T88V
TM-T88VI
TM-T88VII
TM-T90
TM-T100
TM-U220
TM-U220II
TM-U230

GS ( N

[Name]

Select character effects

[Format]

ASCII

(

[parameters]

Hex

[parameters]

Decimal

[parameters]

[Description]

Selects the character style(s)

Function code fn specifies the function.

fn	Function No.	Function name
48	GS ( N <Function 48>	Select character color
49	GS ( N <Function 49>	Select background color
50	GS ( N <Function 50>	Turn shading mode on/off

Function No.

Function name

GS ( N <Function 48>

Select character color

GS ( N <Function 49>

Select background color

GS ( N <Function 50>

Turn shading mode on/off

pL and pH specify the number of bytes following fn as (pL + pH × 256).
The [parameters] are described in each function.

[Notes]

The function is defined by function code (fn). Details of performance differ, depending on the function.
Settings of this command affect printing of alphanumeric, Katakana, multilingual, user-defined, and user-defined Kanji characters.
Settings of this command are effective until ESC @ is executed, the printer is reset, or the power is turned off.
Settings of this command do not affect printing of graphics, bit image, barcode (including HRI characters), and two-dimensional code.
The color of the graphics can be specified by GS ( L / GS 8 L.

, TM-J2000, TM-J2100:

The printer supports all functions.

When using ink cartridge SJIC5 only for TM-J2000, only Color 1 is available.

When using ink cartridges SJIC2 and SJIC4 only for TM-J2100, the following character colors are available.

Color selection	Character color
Color 1	Black (SJIC3(K))
Color 2	Red (SJIC4(R)), Blue (SJIC4(B)), Green (SJIC4(G))
Color 3	Color 1 + Color 2

Color selection

Character color

Color 1

Black (SJIC3(K))

Color 2

Red (SJIC4(R)), Blue (SJIC4(B)), Green (SJIC4(G))

Color 3

Color 1 + Color 2

, TM-T88IV, TM-T90:

This printer supports only GS ( N <Function 48> .

This function applies to printing characters on the two-color thermal paper.

Color selection	Character color	Controls
Color 1	Black (KR, KB, KG)	Print by high energy
Color 2	Red (KR)	Print by low energy

Color selection

Character color

Controls

Color 1

Black (KR, KB, KG)

Print by high energy

Color 2

Red (KR)

Print by low energy

Characters printed with Color 2 may fade, depending on the storage environment. Therefore, when the printing needs to last a long time, print with Color 1.

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ESC/POS^® includes patented or patent pending commands. The contents must not be disclosed to third parties.

ESC/POS^® Command Reference for TM Printers

Introduction
Command Lists
- Commands in Code Order
- Applicable printers
- Command List by Model
  - EU-m30
  - TM-J2000, TM-J2100
  - TM-L90
  - TM-L90 LFC
  - TM-L100
  - TM-m10
  - TM-m30
  - TM-m30II
  - TM-m30II-H
  - TM-m30II-NT
  - TM-m30II-S
  - TM-m30II-SL
  - TM-m30III
  - TM-m30III-H
  - TM-m50
  - TM-m50II
  - TM-m50II-H
  - TM-P20
  - TM-P20II
  - TM-P60
  - TM-P60II
  - TM-P80
  - TM-P80II
  - TM-T100
  - TM-T20
  - TM-T20II
  - TM-T20III
  - TM-T20IIIL
  - TM-T20IV-L
  - TM-T20X
  - TM-T20X-II
  - TM-T70
  - TM-T70II
  - TM-T81III
  - TM-T82II
  - TM-T82III
  - TM-T82IIIL
  - TM-T82IV-L
  - TM-T82X
  - TM-T82X-II
  - TM-T83III
  - TM-T83IV
  - TM-T88IV
  - TM-T88V
  - TM-T88VI
  - TM-T88VII
  - TM-T90
  - TM-U220
  - TM-U220II
  - TM-U230
- Obsolete Commands
Commands Arranged by Function
- Print Commands
  - LF
  - FF (in Page mode)
  - FF (in Standard mode)
  - CR
  - ESC FF
  - ESC J
  - ESC K
  - ESC d
  - ESC e
- Line Spacing Commands
  - ESC 2
  - ESC 3
- Character Commands
  - CAN
  - ESC SP
  - ESC !
  - ESC -
  - ESC E
  - ESC G
  - ESC M
  - ESC R
  - ESC V
  - ESC r
  - ESC t
  - ESC {
  - GS !
  - GS B
  - GS b
  - - Character effects
    - User-defined characters
      - ESC %
      - ESC &
      - ESC ?
    - Code conversion method
- Printing Paper Commands
  - Label and black mark control
- Print Position Commands
  - HT
  - ESC $
  - ESC D
  - ESC T
  - ESC W
  - ESC \
  - ESC a
  - GS $
  - GS L
  - GS T
  - GS W
  - GS \
- Paper Sensor Commands
  - ESC c 3
  - ESC c 4
- Mechanism Control Commands
  - ESC <
  - ESC U
  - ESC i
  - ESC m
  - ESC i
  - GS ( V <fn=48>
  - GS ( V <fn=49>
  - GS ( V <fn=51>
  - GS V
- Bit Image Commands
  - Bit Image
    - ESC *
    - FS p
    - FS q
    - GS *
    - GS /
    - GS Q 0
    - GS v 0
  - GS ( L / GS 8 L
  - GS D
  - Graphics
  - NV Graphics
  - Download Graphics
- Panel Button Commands
  - ESC c 5
- Status Commands
  - DLE EOT
  - ESC u
  - ESC v
  - FS ( e
  - GS a
  - GS j
  - GS r
- Barcode Commands
  - GS H
  - GS f
  - GS h
  - GS k
  - GS w
- Two-dimensional Code Commands
  - GS ( k
  - - PDF417
    - QR Code
    - MaxiCode
    - 2-dimensional GS1 DataBar
    - Composite Symbology
    - Aztec Code
    - DataMatrix
- Macro Function Commands
  - GS :
  - GS ^
- Kanji Commands
  - FS !
  - FS &
  - FS -
  - FS .
  - FS 2
  - FS ?
  - FS C
  - FS S
  - FS W
  - Kanji character effects
    - FS ( A
    - FS ( A <fn=48>
- Miscellaneous Commands
  - DLE ENQ
  - DLE DC4 <fn=1>
  - DLE DC4 <fn=2>
  - DLE DC4 <fn=3>
  - DLE DC4 <fn=7>
  - DLE DC4 <fn=8>
  - ESC ( Y
  - ESC =
  - ESC @
  - ESC L
  - ESC S
  - ESC p
  - GS ( A
  - GS ( D
  - GS I
  - GS P
  - GS g 0
  - GS g 2
  - GS z 0
  - Response or status transmission
    - GS ( H
    - GS ( H <fn=48>
    - GS ( H <fn=49>
  - Print control methods
    - GS ( K
    - GS ( K <fn=48>
    - GS ( K <fn=49>
    - GS ( K <fn=50>
    - GS ( K <fn=97>
  - Beeper tone control
    - ESC ( A
    - ESC ( A <fn=48>
    - ESC ( A <fn=97>
    - ESC ( A <fn=98>
    - ESC ( A <fn=99>
  - Graphics drawing
    - GS ( Q
    - GS ( Q <fn=48>
    - GS ( Q <fn=49>
  - Receipt enhancement control
    - FS ( E
    - FS ( E <fn=60>
    - FS ( E <fn=61>
    - FS ( E <fn=62>
    - FS ( E <fn=63>
    - FS ( E <fn=64>
    - FS ( E <fn=65>
  - Page mode control
    - GS ( P
    - GS ( P <fn=48>
- Customize Commands
  - User setup
  - Printer customization
  - NV user memory
    - FS g 1
    - FS g 2
    - Edit NV user memory
- Counter Printing Commands
  - GS C 0
  - GS C 1
  - GS C 2
  - GS C ;
  - GS c
Programming Examples
Appendixes

Select your printer model

GS ( N

[Name]

[Format]

[Description]

[Notes]

, TM-J2000, TM-J2100:

, TM-L90 LFC:

, TM-T88IV, TM-T90:

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