Emphasized Mode ON ESC E
Emphasized Mode OFF ESC F
Data Structure ASCII ESC "E" emphasized mode ON ➊
hex. 1B 45
dec. 27 69
ASCII ESC "F" emphasized mode OFF ➋
hex. 1B 46
dec. 27 70
Description ➊This code sequence switches the printer to emphasized mode. During printing in
emphasized mode, each character is printed twice, slightly shifted in horizontal
direction. Since the needles in the print head are fired twice (instead of once as in
standard mode), print speed is reduced.
This code sequence is ignored if received while the printer is already in emphasized
mode.
Emphasized mode plus condensed or Elite is not possible.
➋This code sequence resets the emphasized mode initiated by ESC E or ESC ! (Master
Select).
This code sequence is ignored if the printer is not in emphasized mode.
Example 10 REM emphasized mode
20 LPRINT CHR$(27);"F";"this is printed in the normal mode
30 LPRINT CHR$(27);"E";"and this is in the emphasized on"
40 END
38 Character Styling