ESC ! |
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| Master Select |
Format: | ESC | ! | n |
ASCII code: | |||
Decimal: | 27 | 33 | n |
Hexadecimal: | 1B | 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
Mode |
| D e c | Hex |
Pica | 0 | 00 | |
Elite | 1 | 01 | |
Proportional | 2 | 02 | |
Condensed | 4 | 04 | |
Emphasized | 8 | 08 | |
16 | 10 | ||
32 | 20 | ||
Italic | 64 | 40 | |
Underline |
| 128 | 80 |
Pica cannot be combined with elite, and proportional cannot be condensed. If both proportional and condensed are selected, proportional overrides condensed.
Print Size and Character Width
ESC P |
| Select Pica Pitch |
Format: | ESC | P |
ASCII code: | ||
Decimal: | 27 | 80 |
Hexadecimal: 1 B | 50 |
Comments:
Selects pica pitch (10 characters per inch). Because pica is the default pitch, this command is normally used to cancel elite.
Command Summary |