CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS Pica pitch
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Std. <ESC> “P” 21 80 1B 50
IBM <DC2> 18 I2
In Standard mode, changes from elite to pica pitch (10 cpi) or from
condensed elite to condensed pica (17 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from
either elite or condensed to pica (10 cpi). Ignored if the Print Pitch switch
was pressed during power-up.
Elite pitch
ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<ESC> “M” I 21 71 IIB 4D
1 27 58 IIB 3A
In Standard mode, changes from pica to elite pitch (12 cpi) or from
condensed pica to condensed elite (20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from
either pica or condensed to elite (12 cpi). Ignored if the Print Pitch switch
was pressed during power-up.
Condensed printing
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
<SI> 15 OF
Both <ESC> <SI > 27 15 IB OF
In Standard mode, changes from pica to condensed pica (I 7 cpi) or from
elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from either pica
or elite to condensed (17 cpi). Ignored if the Print Pitch switch was pressed
during power-up.
Cancel condensed printing -
Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Both i <DC2> 1 18 I 12
In Standard mode, changes from condensed pica to normal pica or from
condensed elite to normal elite. In IBM mode, always changes to normal
pica. Ignored if the Print Pitch switch was pressed during power-up.
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