Line Spacing Commands; Character Commands - TransAct Ithaca 280 Programmer's Manual

Programming Codes

Line Spacing Commands

Function Select Default Line Spacing
ASCII [ESC] 2
Hexadecimal 1BH 32H
Decimal <27> <50>
Description The [ESC] 2 command sets the line spacing to 1/6 inch, which is equivalent to 12
dots.
Function Set Line Spacing
ASCII [ESC] 3 <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 33H <n>
Decimal <27> <51> <n>
0  n  255
Range
Description The [ESC] 3 <n> command sets the line spacing to [<n> x (1/144)] inches. The
default setting of the paper feed amount is 1/6 inch (<n> = 24). The line spacing
can be set in half-dot units.

Character Commands

Function Set Right-Side Character Spacing
ASCII [ESC] SP <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 20H <n>
Decimal <27> <32> <n>
0  n  255
Range
Description The [ESC] SP <n> sets the right-side character spacing in [<n> x (1/160)] inches.
It is used to change the spacing between characters. The default right-side
character spacing is set to zero. (<n> = 0). Right-side character spacing can be
set in half-dot units.
Function Select/Cancel User-Defined Character Set
ASCII [ESC] % <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 25H <n>
Decimal <27> <37> <n>
0  n  255
Range
Description The [ESC] % <n> command selects or cancels the user-defined character set.
When the least significant bit (LSB) of <n> is one, the user-defined character set
is selected. When <n> is zero, the internal character set is selected, which is the
default setting.
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