Set Skip Over Perforation; Cancel Skip Over Perforation; Character Style And Text Mode Functions; Select Condensed Mode (Compressed) - Intermec 6820 Technical Reference Manual

SECTION 3

Set Skip Over Perforation

This function is valid for continuous paper only. The number of lines, to be
skipped between the last printed line on the page and the first printed line on
the next page, is set. If the value specified for this function is greater than the
page length, it is ignored. This function is canceled by the use of one of the Set
Page Length functions (factory default = disabled).
Format:
Decimal
27 78 n
The amount of space left blank at the bottom of the printed page is dependent
upon the current Line Spacing.

Cancel Skip Over Perforation

The Skip Over Perforation is canceled, which allows the maximum number of
lines to be printed on each page.
Format:
Decimal
27 79

Character Style and Text Mode Functions

The following set of functions affect the appearance of text on the printed page.
This could involve size, typeface, or other characteristics of the text.

Select Condensed Mode (compressed)

The condensed mode is selected, which prints characters at approximately sixty
percent of the normal width. This results in character pitches, as shown below
(for exact pitch values, see Master Select, on page 3-12):
Condensed Mode
17 cpi (approx.)
This function empties the print buffer and turns compressed mode on, and stays
on until canceled by Cancel Compressed Mode, ESC SI (0) or DC2 (factory default
= disabled).
" NOTE:
This function is not supported in Double-byte Character Sets (DBCS).
Format:
Decimal
27 15
15

Cancel Condensed Mode (compressed)

This function cancels the compressed mode, enabled by Select Compressed Mode,
SI or ESC SI (1).
Hex
1B 4E n
Hex
1B 4F
Condensed + Expanded Mode
9 cpi (approx.)
Hex
1B 0F
0F
Control Code Definitions
ASCII
ESC "N" n
ASCII
ESC "O"
Condensed + Elite
20 cpi (approx.)
ASCII
ESC SI
SI
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