Cognitive Solutions B780 Select pitch column width, Set right-side character spacing, Compressed

54 Chapter 5: Programming commands

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 and slip station.

Pitch	Receipt	Receipt	Slip	Slip
	Columns	CPI	Columns	CPI
Standard	44	15.6	42	13.9
Compressed	56	20.3	51	17.1

Related information

Look in Chapter 4: Programming the Printer, “Character appearance” for a description of both pitches.

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

Sets the right side character spacing to [ n x horizontal or vertical motion units]. Values for this command are set independently in standard and paper mode.

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.

The command can be enabled or disabled for the slip. Default is disabled for the slip on A776, and enabled on B780.

A776 (B780) Programming Guide A776-PG00001 C 12/09