52 Chapter 4: Programming CommandsRevision D 12/09
Select pitch (column width)
ASCII | ESC SYN n | |
Hexadecimal | 1B 16 n | |
Decimal | 27 22 n | |
Value of n: | 0 | = Standard pitch |
| 1 | = Compressed pitch |
Default: | 0 | (Standard pitch) |
Selects the character pitch for a print line.
Formulas
The following table provides the print characteristics for both pitches on the receipt station.
Pitch | Columns, | Columns, | CPI |
| 80mm Paper | 82.5mm Paper |
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Standard | 44 | 49 | 15.6 |
Compressed | 56 | 64 | 20.3 |
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Look in Chapter 3: Programming the Printer, “Character appearance” for a description of both pitches. This command and the select print modes command (1B 21 n) affect pitch selection.
This is ignored in LEGACY emulation and the parameter byte goes into the print buffer.
Set right-side character spacing
ASCII | ESC SP n |
Hexadecimal | 1B 20 n |
Decimal | 27 32 n |
Range of n: | 0 – 32 (decimal) |
Default: | 0 |
The units of horizontal and vertical motion are specified by the set horizontal and vertical minimum motion units (1D 50 …) command. Changes in the horizontal or vertical units do not affect the current right side character spacing. When the horizontal or vertical motion unit is changed by the set horizontal and vertical minimum motion units (1D 50 …) command the value must be in even units and not less than the minimum amount of horizontal movement.
In standard mode the horizontal motion unit is used.
In page mode the horizontal or vertical motion unit differs and depends on the starting position of the printable area. When the starting printing position is the upper left or lower right of the printable area (set by select print direction in page mode, 1B 54 n) the horizontal motion unit (x) is used. When the starting printing position is the upper right or lower left of the printable area (set by select print direction in page mode, 1B 54 n) the vertical motion unit (y) is used.
Related information
This is ignored in LEGACY emulation and the parameter byte goes into the print buffer. In the A793 emulation, the command and parameter byte are ignored.
