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Revision D 12/09Chapter 4: Programming Commands 53
Select print mode
ASCII | ESC ! n |
Hexadecimal | 1B 21 n |
Decimal | 27 33 n |
Value of n: | Pitch selection (standard, compressed, double high, or double wide.) |
Value of n
Bit1 | Function | 0 | 1 |
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Bit 0 | Pitch2 | Standard | Compressed |
| (See chart below) | pitch | pitch |
Bit 3 | Emphasized mode | Canceled | Set |
Bit 4 | Canceled | Set | |
Bit 5 | Canceled | Set | |
Bit 7 | Underlined mode | Canceled | Set |
1Bits 1, 2 and 6 are not used.
2Standard and compressed pitch cannot be used together in the same line.
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, | Columns, | CPI |
| 80 mm paper | 82.5 mm paper |
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Standard | 44 | 49 | 15.6 |
Compressed | 56 | 64 | 20.3 |
Selects the print mode: standard, compressed, emphasized, underlined,
Exceptions
Refer to the table in other column for exceptions.
Related information
Look in Chapter 3: Programming the Printer, “Character appearance” for a description of standard and compressed character pitches.
The bits in this command perform the same function as the
1B 16 n | Select pitch |
1B 45 n | Emphasized |
1B 47 n |
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1B 2D n | Underline |