User's Manual

Control Code Definitions
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6820 Series 80-Column Printer User’s Manual
Line Spacing
These functions set the amount of space from one line to the next, for line
feeds. The factory default is 1/6 inch (6 lines per inch).
The Page Length, Vertical Tab, and Skip Over Perforation functions are
also dependent upon this function.
Select 1/8-inch Line Spacing
Line spacing is s et to 1/8 of an inch (8 lines per inch), for subsequent lines.
Format
Decimal Hex ASCII
27 48 1B 30 ESC “0”
Select 7/72-inch Line Spacing (7 dots)
Line spacing is s et to 7/72 of an inch (approximately 9.7 lines per inch),
forsubsequentlines.
Format
Decimal Hex ASCII
27 49 1B 31 ESC “1”
Select 1/6-inch Line Spacing
Line spacing is s et to 1/6 of an inch (6 lines per inch), for subsequent lines
(factory default). 1/6 inch is equal to 12 dot spacing.
Format
Decimal Hex ASCII
27 50 1B 32 ESC “2”
Select n/216-inch Line Spacing
Line spacing is set to n/216 of an inch, for subsequent lines. A spacing of
1/216 inch is 1/3 the distance between pins of the print head (approxi-
mately 1/3 of a dot) and 27/216 is 8 lines per inch. Range of n is 0–255.
Format
Decimal Hex ASCII
27 51 n 1B 33 n ESC “33” n
Select n/72-inch Line Spacing (n dots)
Line spacing is set to n/72 of an inch, for subsequent lines. A spacing of
1/72 inch (1 point in font size) is the d istance between pins on the print
head (approximately 1 dot) and 9/72 is 8 lines per inch. Range of n is
0–85.
Format
Decimal Hex ASCII
27 59 n 1B 41 n ESC “A” n