ESC P

 

 

 

Turn Proportional Mode On/Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format:

ESC

P

 

ASCII code:

n

Decimal:

27

80

n

Hexadecimal:

 

1B

50

n

Comments:

The following values can be used for n:

1: Mode is turned ON.

(The ASCII codes 0 and 1 or the ASCII

0: Mode is turned OFF

characters “0” and "1" can 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, 10 cpi, and 12 cpi.

DC2

Cancel Condensed /12 cpi/Proportional

Format:

ASCII code: DC2

Decimal: 18

Hexadecimal: 12

Comments:

Cancels condensed, 12 cpi, and proportional printing and selects 10 cpi printing. The command does not cancel double-wide.

Command Summary

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