Compressed Print (Density)

Compressed Print (Density)

Purpose Defines the horizontal print density in characters per inch (cpi).

Mode NORMAL, EXECUTE

Format (cc) DENSITY;n

(cc)The Special Function Control Code.

DENSITY The Density command; enter DENSITY.

nSelects the density in cpi, OCR-A, or OCR-B; enter a value of 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, or 20 to specify the density in characters per inch (the default is 10 cpi), or 10A to select 10 cpi OCR-A or 10B to select 10 cpi OCR-B.

Comments Print density formats of 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, or 20 cpi are available. Standard print density is 10 cpi. After a Density command is entered, all subsequent alphanumerics print at the specified density until another Density command, a Normal mode command, or a Reset command is entered. The Density command also permits the standard printer editing function (carriage return editing). After the Density command is entered, data in the print buffer can be edited as described in your printer User’s Guide.

Example The following command selects 15 cpi printing format until another Density command, a Normal mode command, or a Reset command is entered.

~DENSITY;15

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