CHARACTER SIZE AND PITCH COMMANDS

Pica pitch

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Std.

<Es3 “P’

27

60

1B 50

IBM

cDC2>

18

 

12

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 PITCH

LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

-I -

Elite pitch

Mode

ASCII

 

Decimal

Hexadecimal

Std.

<Es0

“M”

27

77

1B

4D

IBM

cEsc>

‘Y

27

58

1B

3A

Changes from pica to elite pitch (12 cpi) or from condensed pica to condensed elite (20 cpi). Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was se- lected during power-up.

Condensed printing

-

-

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

 

Both

<sb

15

 

OF

 

 

Std.

cEsc> CSb

27

15

1B

OF

 

 

Changes from

pica to condensed

pica (17 cpi)

or

from elite to

-

 

condensed elite (20 cpi).

 

 

 

‘V

 

 

 

 

-

 

Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was selected during power-up.

 

 

Cancel condensed printing

 

 

 

 

Mode

ASCII

Decimal

Hexadecimal

 

Both

cIX%

10

 

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 PITCH LOCKmode was selected during power-up.

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Star Micronics XR-1020, XR-1520 manual Pica pitch, Elite pitch, Condensed printing, Cancel condensed printing

XR-1520, XR-1020 specifications

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