Control Codes
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Character Font [ESC] # Begin 12 x 12 print mode (Legacy Command)
ASCII [ESC] # <0>
Hexadecimal 1BH 23H 00H
Decimal <27> <35> <0>
IPCL &%QT
EPOS [ESC] ! <n>
Description The [ESC] # <0> command begins 12 x 12 draft like print mode. Draft
print is provided to maintain compatibility with other TransAct® products.
[ESC] I Set print size mode (Legacy Command)
ASCII [ESC] I <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 49H <n>
Decimal <27> <73> <n>
IPCL &%QT 12 x 12 draft mode
&%QU 12 x 14 large draft mode
&%QL 24 x 16 near letter quality (NLQ) mode
&%QS 24 x 16 near letter quality (NLQ) mode
EPOS [GS] ! <n> and/or [ESC] ! <n>
Description The [ESC] I <n> (e.g. capital “i”) command begins draft, large draft or
near letter quality print mode.
Where n 0 = 12 x 12 like draft
1 = 12 x 14 like large draft
2 = 24 x 16 like near letter quality (NLQ)
3 = 24 x 16 like near letter quality (NLQ)
4 – 7 repeats 0 – 3
Note 1: The all characters printed by the Epic 880TM are generated from
scaleable fonts. All these mode selections configure the font rendering
code to generate fonts that are approximately equivalent to the matrix sizes
indicated.