Printronix LQH-HWTM manual Expanded Print

Chapter 2 Command Codes

Expanded Print

Purpose Selects font sizes other than the default font.

Mode NORMAL, EXECUTE

Format (cc)EXPAND; VE; HE

(cc)The Special Function Control Code.

EXPAND	The Expanded Print command; enter EXPAND.
VE	Specifies the vertical expansion factor; enter a
	value ranging from 0 through 113.
HE	Specifies the horizontal expansion factor; enter a
	value ranging from 0 through 113. Both VE and HE
	parameters must be zero or non-zero. If one
	expansion value is 0, they must both be 0. A VE or
	HE setting of 1 expands the appropriate plane but
	produces single-size characters. A VE and HE
	setting of 0 produces standard-size characters.

Comments The Expanded Print command uses the 0.10-inch, 10 cpi Gothic typeface as the default base value from which alphanumeric characters are expanded.

The character height can be up to a maximum of 11.3 inches, which means if a page is 11.3 inches high, you can print a character that fills the entire height of the page.

After an Expanded Print command is entered, all subsequent alphanumerics print at the specified expansion until another Expanded Print command, a Normal Mode command, or a Reset command is entered. An Expanded Print command with VE and HE set to 0 selects standard character printing.

Example The following command results in character printing at 25 times its vertical size and 40 times its horizontal size.

~EXPAND;25;40

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