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6.8 Print Characteristics Commands

These commands control what the printed information looks like, selection of character sets, definition of

custom-defined characters, and setting of margins. The commands are described in order of their

hexadecimal codes.

ELECT PRINT MODE

Selects the print mode: standard, compressed, emphasized, underlined, double high or doublewide.

ASCII

ESC ! n

Hexadecimal 1B 21 n

Decimal

27 33 n

Value of n See table

Value of n

Bit

Function 0 1

Bit 0 Pitch

(See chart below)

Standard Pitch Compressed Pitch

Bit 3 Emphasized Mode Canceled Set

Bit 4 Double High Canceled Set

Bit 5 Double Wide Canceled Set

Bit 7 Underlined Mode Canceled Set (bar thickness = 2)

1 Bits 1, 2 and 6 are not used

Default

0 (for bits 0, 3, 4, 5, 7)

This command and select pitch (column width) command (1B 16-n) affect pitch selection.

Pitch Columns CPI

Standard 44 15.6

Compressed 56 20.3

Selects the print mode: Standard, compressed, emphasized, underlined, double high or doublewide.

Exceptions

Refer to the above table for exceptions.

Related Information

See the Print Specifications Guide for a description of standard and compressed character pitches.