Cognitive Solutions A776, B780 Select print mode, Select or cancel user-defined character set

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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

Bit	Function	0	1
Bit 0	Pitch	Standard1	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

Bits 1, 2 and 6 are not used.

1Standard and compressed pitch cannot be used together in the same line. Slip Default is standard pitch on A776 and compressed pitch on B780.

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

Default:	00
Pitch	Receipt	Receipt	Slip	Slip
	Station	CPI	Station	CPI
Standard	44	15.6	42	13.9
Compressed	56	20.3	51	17.1

Related information

Double-high can be enabled or disabled for the slip. Default is disabled for the slip on A776, and enabled on B780.

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

Select or cancel user-defined character set

ASCII	ESC % n
Hexadecimal	1B 25 n
Decimal	27 37 n
Value of n:	0	= Code Page 437
	1	= User Defined (RAM)
	2	= Code Page 850
Range of n:	0–2
Default:	0	(Code Page 437)

Selects the character set. When an undefined RAM character is selected, the code page 437 character is used. Look in Appendix B for the character sets.

Exception:

The character sets cannot be used together on the same line.

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