Esc+$ Outline Font Design - SATO CL4NX Programming Reference Manual

8.18 Font
8.18

ESC+$ Outline Font Design

Outline Font Design
ESC
Hexadecimal
code
<1B>
16
Initial value a=A,bbb=50,ccc=50,d=0
When the power switch is OFF
Valid range and
Valid range within items
term of
Valid range between items
command
[Function]
Specifying the type, size, and shape of font.
[Format]
<$>a,bbb,ccc,d
●Parameter
a [Font type]」 =
b[Font width] =
c[Font height] =
d[Font design] =
*1 Will specify Kanji outline font
[Coding example] Font type: A,
<A>
<V>100<H>100<P>2
<$>A,100,100,1<$=>SATO
<Q>2
<Z>
[Supplementary Explanation]
1. Italic characters are tilt in an angle of 15-degree, within their specified width.
2. The outline font printing command <$=> shall be executed after the outline font design selection <$>.
3. For the font design 1 thru 9, if the specified dot setting is irregularly small, the font cannot be identified.
4. If the font width / height are very small, there can be cases that the font is squeezed.
[Valid Command]
Font
<$=>
$ Parameter
<24> a,bbb,ccc,d
16
The set parameter is not maintained.
The set parameter is valid until the next valid setting.
The set parameter becomes initial value at the next item
<A>.
A: Helvetica bold (Proportional)
B: Helvetica bold (Inter-character pitch fixed)
K: Kanji specified by hexadecimal number *1
L: Kanji specified by binary number *1
k: Kanji (vertical) specified by hexadecimal number *1
l: Kanji(horizontal) specified by hexadecimal number*1
Valid range: 1 to 999 dots
Valid range: 1 to 999 dots
0: Normal font (Black)
1: White characters on black background
2: Grey font (Pattern 1)
3: Grey font (Pattern 2)
4: Grey font (Pattern 3)
5: Font with shadow
6: White characters with shadow on black background
7: Mirrored font
8: Normal italic font
9: White italic characters with shadow on black background
font width: 100 dots, font height: 100 dots, font design: 1
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