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Note: For the commands listed in Table 2-15,font selection is based on all

 

parameters set following the best fit selection rules.

Table 2-15: Font Selection

 

 

 

Command / Parameters

Function / Result

ESC(# (primary)

Select Symbol Set

ESC)# (secondary)

The line-draw characters are contained in the symbol set ID 10U, PC-8.

# = symbol set ID

The non-U.S. characters are contained in symbol set ID 12U, PC-850.

 

Default = 10U (PC-8) or 12U

 

(PC-850), [Country specific]

 

 

 

ESC(s#P (primary)

Select Spacing

ESC)s#P (secondary)

Selects a font with proportional or fixed spacing.

0

Fixed (Default)

 

1

Proportional

 

 

 

ESC(s#H (primary)

Select Pitch

ESC)s#H (secondary)

Selects the number of characters per inch (cpi) for a fixed-space

# = characters per inch

bitmapped or monospaced scalable font. Valid to 2 decimal places.

 

Default = 10

Note: Pitch is not needed for proportional spaced fonts.

 

 

 

ESC(s#V (primary)

Height (Select Point Size)

ESC)s#V (secondary)

Sets the font height in points. Valid to 2 decimal places.

# = height in points (.25 to 999.75)

Note: Point size is not needed for monospaced fonts. For fonts larger

Default = 12

than 12 points, it may be necessary to change the line spacing.

 

 

 

ESC(s#S (primary)

Select Style

ESC)s#S (secondary)

Identifies the physical traits of a character and the composition of the font

0

Upright (Default)

symbols.

 

1

Italic

Note: You can only use this command to select fonts currently available

4

Condensed

in the printer. It cannot alter the appearance of the available fonts.

5

Condensed Italic

 

8

Compressed

 

24

Expanded

 

32

Outline

 

64

Inline

 

128

Shadowed

 

160

Outline Shadowed

 

 

 

 

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