ESC !

 

 

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 A-l. Master Select numbers

Mode

 

D e c

Hex

Pica

0

00

Elite

1

01

Proportional

2

02

Condensed

4

04

Emphasized

8

08

Double-strike

16

10

Double-wide

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.

A-22

Command Summary