Epson 8900 Series Selecting Characters Per Inch cpi, Selecting Print Quality, Hex Value Pitch

Selecting Characters Per Inch (cpi)

Escape sequence:	ESC	DLE	P	n
Hexadecimal:	1B	10	50	n

This command enables you to access natural pitches of a font that may not be specifically supported by an emulation. The command sets pitch according to the variable n, which can range from 30 through 33 hex.

Unless specified otherwise, the emulation’s default HMI is used.

Character pitch commands are effective immediately upon receipt, thus causing a pitch change within a line.

This command cancels double-wide print mode and compressed print mode. The values of n for cpi selection are listed in the following table.

Value of n	Hex Value	Pitch*
1	30	10
2	31	12
3	32	15
4	33	16.7

*for standard fonts and emulations

Selecting Print Quality

Escape sequence:	ESC	DLE	Q	n
Hexadecimal:	1B	10	51	n

This command enables you to access print quality modes not specifically supported by an emulation. The command selects the print quality mode according the the variable n, which can range from 30 through 33 hex.

This command does not affect the forms configuration draft/rapid- draft setting. However, the fast draft mode setting is valid only in 12 and 15 cpi. If 10 cpi is set, draft mode is selected.

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