Control Codes

PcOS Series 150

Programmer's Guide

Character Font

Character Font

Function

Begin High Speed Draft (HSD) Mode

ASCII

[ESC] # <0>

Hexadecimal

1BH 23H 00H

Decimal

<27> <35> <0>

IPCL

&%QT

EPOS

[ESC] ! <n>

Description

This command begins high speed draft print mode (one pass, 7 x 7 font).

 

Enhanced, emphasized, subscript, superscript, and underline character

 

attributes are not available in this mode.

 

To maintain optimum print speed, the printer should be returned to HSD mode

 

when possible.

Function

Select print quality mode

ASCII

[ESC] I <n>

 

Hexadecimal

1BH 49H 00H

 

Decimal

<27> <73> <0>

 

IPCL

&%QT

High Speed Draft (HSD)

 

&%QU

Utility

 

 

&%QL

Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Courier

 

&%QS

Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Sans Serif

EPOS

[ESC] x <n> and/or [ESC] ! <n>

Description

This command begins utility or NLQ print mode.

Where n

0 = HSD

 

 

 

1 = Utility

 

 

2 = NLQ Courier

 

 

3 = NLQ Sans Serif

 

4 - 7 repeats 0 - 3

 

 

Utility mode is a one pass, 9 x 7 font. Utility print mode enables enhanced,

 

emphasized, subscript, superscript, and underline character attributes. Print

 

speed is reduced approximately 20% over HSD mode.

 

NLQ Courier and Sans Serif print modes are each twp pass, 9 x 7 fonts. The

 

print speed is reduced and character features are added to the font to enhance

 

the appearance.

 

 

EPOS Note: [ESC] x is identical to [ESC] I in normal mode. [ESC] ! <n>

 

performs a similar function; however, NLQ is not available.

Where n-bits

76543210

Function

 

1-------

Underline

 

--1-----

Double-wide

 

---1----

Double-high

 

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X

Font: 1 = Utility, 0 = HSD

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