Printronix P3000 Series manual Print Mode/Pitch Selection, Where Sfcc PMODEn

Print Mode/Pitch Selection

	ASCII	Hex	Decimal
P–Series	SFCC PMODE;n
	SFCC X mn	SFCC 58 mn	SFCC 88 mn
Serial	ESC X mn	1B 58 mn	27 88 mn
Purpose	Selects the print mode (Data Processing, Correspondence, High Speed, or OCR)
	and character pitch in characters per inch (cpi).
where	In SFCC PMODE;n
	n ranges from 0 to 6 to select the print mode/pitch combinations available from
	Table 6–6. All other values result in an error message (Command Line Error
	Messages are listed on page 6–3).
where	In SFCC X mn and ESC X mn
	m = Print Mode code		n = Pitch (cpi)

You can substitute an asterisk (*) (hex 2A) for m or n. Whenever the asterisk re- places m or n, then its current value does not change. Values other than those shown in Table 6–7 are ignored.

NOTE: While the value X used in earlier Printronix firmware versions remains valid for m or n, it is recommended that the asterisk replace X.

Comment P–Series PMODE switches to the Primary Character Set and selects print mode and pitch.

A complete table identifying print rates, pitch, and dot densities for all print modes is located in Appendix B.

You can also select print mode and pitch from the control panel. When the MODE switch is pressed, the print mode/pitch select control code from the host computer overrides the control panel print mode setting, and the print mode and pitch selec- tion is reflected on the message display.

Table 6–6. Print Modes/Pitches Available Using P–Series PMODE

n	Print Mode & Pitch
0	Data Processing 10 cpi
1	Data Processing 12 cpi
2	Data Processing 15 cpi
3	Correspondence (NLQ) 10 cpi
4	High Speed (HS) 10 cpi
5	OCR–A 10 cpi
6	OCR–B 10 cpi

Programming 6–57