Elongated (Double High) Print, Set/Reset
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Elongated (Double High) Print, Set/Reset
ASCII Code ESC w
n
Hex Code 1B 77
n
Dec Code 27 119
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Purpose Turns double-high character printing on and off. Double-high
characters are standard width but twice as high.
where:
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=hex 1 or hex 31 turns double high printing on
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=hex 0 or hex 30 turns double high printing off
Comment The OCR A and OCR B fonts cannot be printed in double high.
NOTE: It is recommended to use double Line Feeds and Carriage Returns
when double-high character printing is on (after an ESC w control
code has been sent), or else the printer overstrikes text that has
already printed.
If Superscript/Subscript (ESC S) or Condensed Print (SI) is
combined with Double High printing,

only

Double High printing
occurs.
Example The following sample illustrates double-high character printing.
Emphasized Print
ASCII Code ESC E
Hex Code 1B 45
Dec Code 27 69
Purpose Selects emphasized character print format.
Comment When the emphasized print control code is received, all
characters are printed in emphasized print until reset by the
emphasized print reset control code or printer reset.
Emphasized print is ignored during superscript or subscript
printing, and when 15-20 cpi characters have been selected.
Example The following sample illustrates emphasized character print ing.