Specifications

Revision C 16/01/96
Chapter 2 "PCL" - 42
Selecting the pitch
Esc(s#H (27)(40)(115)#(72) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<48h>
• This command designates the pitch for the primary font.
Esc)s#H (27)(41)(115)#(72) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<48h>
• This command designates the pitch for the secondary font.
• # = the number of characters to be printed per inch. However, the actual size range is defined in combination
with the character height.
• The printer’s in-built bitmap fonts all have a pitch of either 10, 12 or 16.66 characters per inch, and you can
specify any of these as follows:
Esc&k0S ( 10 cpi )
Esc&k2S ( 16.66 cpi )
Esc&k4S ( 12 cpi )
• The selection will apply to whichever font you are currently specifying (primary or secondary).
• If the printer doesn't have the specified size of font, the next largest size of font is used. If the printer doesn't
have a larger sized font, the next smallest one is used.
• This value is ignored by the printer when a proportional spaced font is selected.
10 REM ****** CHARACTER PITCH SELECTION ******
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40 REM --- SELECT A 10 CPI PITCH FONT ----
50 LPRINT ESC$+"(s10H";
60 FOR I=33 TO 127
70 LPRINT CHR$(I);
80 NEXT
90 LPRINT
100 REM --- SELECT A 12 CPI PITCH FONT ---
110 LPRINT ESC$+"(s12H";
120 FOR I=33 TO 127
130 LPRINT CHR$(I);
140 NEXT
150 LPRINT
160 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---
170 LPRINT CHR$(12);
180 END
Selecting the height
Esc(s#V (27)(40)(115)#(86) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<56h>
• This command designates the height of the primary font.
Esc)s#V (27)(41)(115)#(86) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<56h>
• This command designates the height of the secondary font.
• # is the size in points (1/72") from 0.25 to 999.75 in 0.25 increments.
• This value is ignored by the printer when a fixed-spaced scalable font is selected.