Printek 4500 Character Size, Set Character Spacing, ESC SP n, Double-Wide Mode, ESC W n, ESC S n

Printek Emulation

Character Size

Set Character Spacing ESC SP n

Sets character spacing in decipoints (n/720 of an inch). Overrides the "CPI:" value in the "Setup: FORM" menu. Supported values are shown in the following table.

nCharacter Size

72	10 cpi
60	12 cpi
54	13.3 cpi
48	15 cpi
43	16.74 cpi
42	17.14 cpi
36	20 cpi

Example: The following escape sequence will select 10 cpi character spacing.

Escape Sequence:	ESC	SP	72
Hexadecimal:	1B	20	48
Double-Wide Mode			ESC W n

Selects double-wide mode for n=1, or cancels for n=0. Double-wide mode doubles the width of all characters, but does not affect character height. ESC S 3 may be used to select double-high mode.

Example: The following escape sequence will select double-wide mode.

Escape Sequence:	ESC	W	1
Hexadecimal:	1B	57	31
Select Script Modes			ESC S n

Selects normal character height for n=0, subscript mode for n=1, superscript mode for n=2, or double-high mode for n=3. This is shown in the following table.

nScript Mode

0Script modes off

1Subscript

2Superscript

3Double high

Subscript mode will print characters about half the normal height in the bottom half of the normal character cell. Superscript mode will print characters about half the normal height in the top half of the normal character cell. Double-high mode doubles

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