Star Micronics NX-2400 Condensed printing, Cancel condensed printing, Expanded printing

Condensed printing

Mode	ASCII		Decimal		Hexadecimal
Both	<Sl>		15	OF
	<ESC>	< SI >	21 15	1B	OF

In Standard mode, changes from pica to condensed pica (17 cpi) or from elite to condensed elite (20 cpi). In IBM mode, changes from pica to condensed (17 cpi). Ignored if the printer was set to stay in panel pitch at power-up.

Cancel condensed printing

Mode	ASCII	Decimal	Hexadecimal
Both	<DC2>	18	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 printer was set to stay in panel pitch at power-up.

Expanded printing

IModel	ASCII			I	Decimal		I	Hexadecimal		I
Both	<ESC>	“W”	“1”	27	87	49	1B	57	31
	<ESC>	“W”	<I>	27	87	1	1B	57	01

Causes subsequent characters to be expanded to double width.

Cancel expanded printing

Mode	ASCII				Decimal			Hexadecimal
Both	<ESC>	”W”	“0”	27	87	48	1B	57	30
	<ESC>	“W”	co>	27	87	0	1B	57	00

Stops expanded printing and returns to normal width.

Expanded printing for one line

IModel ASCII		I	Decimal	I	Hexadecimal	I
<so>		14		OE
Both .	<so>	21	14	1B	OE
<ESC>

Causes subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width. Characters return to normal width after the next line feed ( < LF > ). The < DC4 >, < VT > , < FF > , and < ESC > “W” 0 commands also cancel expanded printing.

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