Print Mode/Pitch Selection

 

 

 

Table 23. Horizontal and Vertical Dot Density (ESC X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

m (Hex*)

Horiz. Density

Vertical Density

Print Mode

 

 

 

Resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 (30)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

Letter Gothic

 

 

 

1 (31)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

Courier

 

 

 

 

2 (32)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

Letter Gothic

 

 

 

3 (33)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

Letter Gothic

 

 

 

4 (34)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

Letter Gothic

 

 

 

5 (35)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

OCR-A

 

 

 

 

6 (36)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

OCR-B

 

 

 

 

7 (37)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

Letter Gothic

 

 

 

8 (38)

 

x dpi

 

y dpi

 

Letter Gothic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The hex values shown (i.e., 0 and 30) are equal. Either value can be used

 

 

 

in your program expression.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The density (dpi) remains the same under this setting. x and y represent

 

 

 

the resolutions of the particular printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 24. Print Mode and Character Pitches (ESC Xmn)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Characters Per Inch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value of n:

value of m:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Mode*

DP

NLQ

HS

HS

HS

OCR-A

OCR-B

NLQ2

NLQ2

0 (30)

1 (31)

2 (32)

3 (33)

4 (34)

5 (35)

6 (36)

7 (37)

8 (38)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 (30)

10

 

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1 (31)

12

 

12

12

12

12

12

12

2 (32)

13

 

13

13

13

13

13

13

3 (33)

15

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

4 (34)

17

 

17

17

17

17

17

17

5 (35)

20

 

17

20

20

20

17

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The hex values shown (i.e., 0 and 30) are equal. Either value can be used in your program expression. The value of m is represented by the font choice line.

NOTE: When using the Multinational character set in OCR-A or OCR-B print mode, a unique character set is used.

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