Chapter 6: Programming InformationA794 Owner’s Guide
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
Bit1 | Function | 0 | 1 |
Bit 0 | Pitch2 | Standard Pitch | Compressed Pitch |
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Bit 3 | Emphasized Mode | Canceled | Set |
Bit 4 | Double High | Canceled | Set |
Bit 5 | Double Wide | Canceled | Set |
Bit 7 | Underlined 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, | Columns, | CPI |
| 80 mm Paper | 82.5 mm Paper |
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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 n Select Pich
1B 45 n Emphasized
1B 47 n Double Strike
12Double Wide
13Single Wide
1B 2D n Underline
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