ESC M

 

Select Elite Pitch
Format:

ESC

M

ASCII code:

Decimal:

27

77

Hexadecimal:

1B

4D

Comments:

Selects elite pitch (12 characters per inch).

ESC p

 

 

Turn Proportional Mode On/Off

Format:

ESC

p

n

ASCII code:

Decimal:

27

112

n

Hexadecimal:

1B

70

n

Comments:

The following values can be used for n:

1: Mode is turned ON.

(The characters “0” and “1”

0: Mode is turned OFF.

can also be used.)

The width of proportional characters varies from character to character. Therefore, a narrow letter like i receives less space than a wide letter like W. The proportional widths are given in the character tables, which appear in Appendix B. This command overrides condensed.

SI

Select Condensed Mode

Format:

S I

ASCII code:

Decimal:

15

Hexadecimal: 0 F

Comments:

Prints characters at about 60 percent of their normal width. For example, the condensed pica mode has 17 characters per inch. Proportional mode cannot be condensed, and proportional will override condensed.

Command Summary

A.23