Epson 8900 Series manual Select Italic Print, Cancel Italic Print, Select Master Print Mode

Select Italic Print

Escape sequence:	ESC	4
Hexadecimal:	1B	34

This command causes the printer to print characters from the Epson italic character set for either draft or LQ printing. This command is valid even if the printer has received an ESC t SOH command to invoke the Epson extended graphics character set; however, character graphics cannot be italicized.

Cancel Italic Print

Escape sequence:	ESC	5
Hexadecimal:	1B	35

Select Master Print Mode

Escape sequence:	ESC	!	n
Hexadecimal:	1B	6B	n

This command selects a type style for LQ and draft-quality printing. The variable n (a hexadecimal value) can be any valid combination of the following character pitches and print modes.

q10 cpi — decimal 0, hexadecimal 00

q12 cpi — decimal 1, hexidecimal 01

qCompressed — decimal 4, hexadecimal 04

qShadow — decimal 8, hexadecimal 08

qBoldface — decimal 16, hexadecimal 10

qExpanded — decimal 32, hexadecimal 20

qItalic — decimal 64, hexadecimal 40

qUnderline — decimal 128, hexadecimal 80

Epson FX Printer Emulation Mode 8-30