User`s manual

9–37Epson FX Emulation
Condensed Print
ASCII Code SI
ESC SI
HEX Code 0F
1B 0F
Purpose Condenses print pitch as close to 60% of the former character width
as possible.
Comment Draft 10 cpi condenses to Draft 17 cpi.
Draft 12 and 15 cpi condense to Draft 20.
NLQ 10, 12, or 15 cpi condense to NLQ 16.4 cpi.
Control code SI affects all subsequent characters. After receiving
code SI, all characters are printed condensed until the printer is reset
by ESC M, ESC P, DC2, a printer reset, or a new print mode control
code. SI code (hex 0F) is equivalent to the ESC SI code.
If condensed print is not allowed in the current font, this code is
ignored.
Example The following program illustrates condensed character printing and
reset.