Cognitive Solutions A799 manual Select print mode, Value of n Bit1 Function, Mm paper

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
Bit 0	Pitch2	Standard	Compressed
	(See chart below)	pitch	pitch
Bit 3	Emphasized mode	Canceled	Set
Bit 4	Double-high	Canceled	Set
Bit 5	Double-wide	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
Standard	44	49	15.6
Compressed	56	64	20.3

Selects the print mode: standard, compressed, emphasized, underlined, double-high, or double-wide.

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 stand-alone functions:

1B 16 n	Select pitch
1B 45 n	Emphasized
1B 47 n	Double-strike

12Double-wide

13Single-wide

1B 2D n Underline

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