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Select or cancel double-strike

ASCII

ESC G n

Hexadecimal

1B 47 n

Decimal

27 71 n

Value of n:

0

= Off

 

1

= On

 

(When 0 and 1 are the least significant bit, LSB)

Default:

0

(Off)

Turns double-strike mode on or off. Identical to emphasized mode. The printer is reset to the standard print mode after a clear printer (0x10) command is received.

Exceptions

Only the lowest bit of n is effective. The settings do not apply in page mode. However they can be set or cleared in page mode.

Double-strike printing cannot be used with bit-images or downloaded bit-images.

Related information

This command and the select print mode(s) command (1B 21) function identically. They should have the same setting when used together.

In A793 emulation, this command is unrecognized and the parameter byte is put into the print buffer.

Select or cancel italic print

ASCII

ESC I n

Hexadecimal

1B 49 n

Decimal

27 73 n

Value of n:

0

= Off

 

1

= On

 

(When 0 and 1 are the least significant bit, LSB)

Default:

0

(Off)

Turns italic print mode on or off. The printer is reset to the standard print mode after a clear printer (0x10) command is received.

Exceptions

Only the lowest bit of n is valid.

Related information

This command is recognized in A799 native mode and A794 emulation.

In A793 and LEGACY emulations, the parameter byte is put into the buffer.

A799-PG00001D

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Cognitive Solutions A799 manual Select or cancel double-strike, Select or cancel italic print