Star Micronics NX-1020 user manual Select character size, Print double-height characters

Select character size

Mode	ASCII		Decimal	Hexadecimal
Both	“(,, ‘.(.. ‘6s” .,),, .,).. n		40 40 83 41 41 n	26 28 53 29 29 n
	Selects a combination of character height and width according to the
	value of n, as below. Does not move the base line.
	n	Character width	Character height
	0	Single width	Single height
	1	Double width	Single height
	2	Single width	Double height		-
	3	Double width	Double height

Double-height characters are always printed at near letter quality. Double height printing temporarily cancels the super/subscript and condensed printing modes, but these modes resume when the printer returns to normal height.

Print double-height characters

Mode ASCII		Decimal		Hexadecimal
<ESC>	“w” “1”	27 119	49	10	77	31
Std.	“W” cl>	27 119
&SC>			1	10	77	01

Prints subsequent characters at double height without moving the base line, and without changing the line spacing. Temporarily cancels super/subscript and condensed printing modes.

Return to normal height

Mode

Std.

ASCII			Decimal		Hexadecimal			-
<ESC>	“w”	“0”	27 119	49	10	77	30
cEsc>	“W"	co>	27 119	0	10	77	00

Terminates double-height printing and prints subsequent characters at normal height. Resumes super/subscript and condensed printing if these modes were in effect before double height was selected.

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