Chapter 6: Programming Information A794 Owner’s Guide
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Select Print Mode
ASCII ESC ! n
Hexadecimal 1B 21 n
Decimal 27 33 n
Value of n: Pitch selection (standard, compressed, double high, or double wide.)
Value of
n
Bit1Function 0 1
Bit 0 Pitch2
(See chart below) Standard Pitch Compressed Pitch
Bit 3 E mphasized Mode Canceled Set
Bit 4 Double High Canceled Set
Bit 5 Double Wide Canceled Set
Bit 7 U nderlined Mode Canceled Set
1Bits 1, 2 and 6 are not used.
2Standard and compressed pitch cannot be used together in the same line.
Default: 0 (for bits 0, 3, 4, 5, 7)
This command and Select Pitch (Column Width) command (1B 16 n) affect Pitch
Selection.
Pitch Columns,
80 mm Paper Columns,
82.5 mm Paper CPI
Standard 44 49 15.6
Compressed 56 64 20 .3
Selects the Print Mode: standard, compressed, emphasized, underlined, double high, or
double wide.
Exceptions
Refer to the above table for exceptions.
Related Information
See the Print Specifications Guide for a description of standard and compressed character
pitches.
The bits in this command perform the same function as the standalone functions:
1B 16 nSelect Pich
1B 45 nEmphasized
1B 47 nDouble Strike
12 Double Wide
13 Single Wide
1B 2D nUnderline