Control Codes
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[ESC] [ P Set character pitch
ASCII [ESC] [ P <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 50H <n>
Decimal <27> <91> <80> <n>
IPCL &%F1, &%F2, &%F3, &%F4, &%F5, &%F6, &%F7
EPOS [ESC] [SP] <n>
Description The [ESC] [ P <n> command sets character per inch print pitch to <n>.
The printer resolution limits the exact print pitch. The following table lists the exact
pitch for various values on <n>.
<n> Resulting
Characters
per Inch
IPCL
1 1.00
2 2.00
3 3.01
4 4.00
5 4.95
6 5.94
7 6.93
8 8.00 &%F7
9 9.04
10 9.90 &%F3
11 10.95
12 12.23 &%F2
13 13.00
14 13.87
15 14.86 &%F6
Shaded selections are not
recommended.
<n> Resulting
Characters
per Inch
IPCL
16 16.00
17 17.33 &%F1
18 17.33
19 18.91
20 20.8 &%F5
21 20.8
22 23.11
23 23.11
24 23.11 &%F4
25 23.11
26 26
27 26
28 26
29 29.71
30 29.71
Table 3 Character Pitch This command disables any right-side spacing set by the [ESC] V command. In
addition, when font changes are made, the character pitch is maintained.