Star Micronics XB24-10, XB24-15 Selectkancel Expanded print, Select Master print mode, Esc! PIP

Selectkancel	expanded print		Standard
d;s>	E	<n>
1 1Ch	45h	Cn>
28	69	<n>

The command above sets or cancels expanded printing, where or> is a binary or ASCII value in the range OOhthrough 02h or “0” through “2”. The effect of this command is shown in the table below:

Value of vD	Description
OOhor “0’	Cancels expanded printing
Olh or “1”	Sets double-width printing
02h or “2”	Sets triple-width printing
Select Master print mode	Both

<Esc>! <PIP

1Bh21h<n>

2733Cn>

The command above selects a “Master print” mode, where 01> is a binary value composed of the addition of the following bit settings:

Bit		Value		Value			Function	Effect when Effect when
			(d=)		(hex)				bit=1	bit=0
	0		1		Olh		Pitch		12cpi	1Ocpi
	1		2		02h	Propoltionalprinting			set	cancel
	2		4		O4h	Condensed	printing		set	cancel
	3		8		08h	Emphasized	printing		set	cancel
1	4 I		16 1		1Oh	I Double-strike	printing 1		set I	cancel I
I	5	I	32	I	20h	I Double-widthurintim		I	set1	cancel I
	6		64		40h	Italic printing			set	cancel
	7		128		80h	Underlined	printing		set	cancel

/Hence, if condensed italic underlined print is required at 12cpi, the values of bits 2, 6,7 and 0 must be added together. This comes to (in decimal) 4+64+ 128+1 = 197,

or (in hexadecimal) 04h+4Oh+8Oh+Olh=C5h. The master mode is hence a useful way of selecting a number of print parameters simultaneously.

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