ESC!

 

 

Master Select

Format:

ESC

!

 

ASCII code:

n

Decimal:

27

33

n

H e x a d e c i m a l : 1 B

21

n

Comments:

Selects any valid combination of the modes in the table below. The variable n is determined by adding together the values of the desired modes from the table.

Table A-1. Master Select numbers

M o d e

D e c

H e x

 

 

 

P i c a

0

0 0

E l i t e

1

0 1

Condensed

4

0 4

Emphasized

8

0 8

Double-strike

1 6

1 0

Double-wide

3 2

2 0

Italic

6 4

4 0

U n d e r l i n e

1 2 8

8 0

 

 

 

Pica cannot be combined with elite, and emphasized cannot be condensed. If both emphasized and condensed are selected, emphasized overrides condensed.

Print Size and Character Width
ESC P

 

Select Pica Pitch

Format:

ESC

P

ASCII code:

Decimal:

27

80

Hexadecimal:

1B

50

Comments:

Selects pica pitch (10 characters per inch). Because pica is the default pitch, this command is normally used to cancel elite.

A - 2 0

Command Summary