Specifications

7193 Owner’s Guide Chapter 6: Commands
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Select Single-Wide Characters
Prints single-wide characters. It may be used with double-wide characters on the same
line, but not with Single and Double Density Graphics modes.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII
13 19 DC3
Rotate Characters Counter-Clockwise
Rotates characters 90 degrees counter-clockwise. It remains in effect until the printer is
reset or until a Clear Printer (10), Set/Cancel Upside-Down Print (1B 7B), or Set/Cancel
Rotated Print (1B 56) command is received. It is valid only at the beginning of a line. It
cannot be used with non-rotated print on the same line. See “Summary of Rotated
Printing” on page 78.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII
1B 12 27 18 ESC DC2
Select Pitch (Column Width)
Selects the character pitch for a print line. It is valid only at the beginning of a line.
Standard and compressed pitches cannot be used together on the same line. See
“Appendix B” for a description of both pitches.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Value of n Default
1B 16 n 27 22 n ESC SYN n
0 = Standard Pitch
1 = Compressed Pitch
0
Set Print Mode
Selects the print mode: standard, compressed, double high, or double wide. See
“Appendix B” for a description of standard and compressed character pitches.
Hexadecimal Decimal ASCII Value of m Default
1B 21 m 27 33 m ESC ! m
See Next Table 0
Value of m
Bit Function 0 1
Bit 0
1 Pitch
Standard Pitch
2
44 Col/Line, 15 CPI (Rec)
66 Col/Line, 13.9 CPI (Slip)
Compressed Pitch
56 Col/Line, 19 CPI (Rec)
80 Col/Line, 17.1 CPI (Slip)
Bit 4 Double
High
3
Canceled Set
Bit 5 Double
Wide
Canceled Set
1
Bit 0 is ignored unless it is at beginning of line. Bits 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 are not used.
2
Standard and compressed pitch cannot be used together in the same line.
3Cannot be used together with normal height in same line.