The simplest type of command consists of a single character to be sent to the printer. For instance, to print in condensed mode the code format is:

A S C I I c o d e : S I

Decimal: 15

Hexadecimal: OFThis code can be sent from a program by sending the code 15 directly.

More complex commands consist of two or more character codes. For example, to print in double-wide mode the code format is the following:

ASCII code:

ESC

W

n

Decimal:

27

87

n

Hexadecimal:

1B

57

n

In this case n can be either 1 or 0, to begin or end double-wide printing. You can use either of the following commands to turn ON double-wide print from BASIC:

LPRINT CHR$(27);CHR$(87);CHR$(l)LPRINT CHR$(27);“W”;CHR$(1)

For the following commands that use only 0 or 1 for the variable, either the ASCII codes 1 and 0 or the ASCII characters 1 and 0 can be used:

ESC s, ESC U, ESC x, ESC p, ESC W, ESC S, ESC-, ESC w, and ESC %

For example, in BASIC you can turn on double-high with either of these statements:

LPRINT CHR$(27); “w”; CHR$(1)LPRINT CHR$(27);“w”;“l”

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Command Summary