Esc X; Specify Character Size - Brother RJ-4030 Software Manual

ESC X

Specify character size

ASCII: ESC
Decimal: 27
Hexadecimal: 1B
Parameters
Character width: The value of m is irrelevant.
Character size:
Description
This command is used only to change the size.
Outline must not be specified.
The character width cannot be specified.
The character size is specified as n=nL+nH*256 dots.
The width and the height are the same.
With bitmap fonts, only n=16, 24 and 32 are valid.
With outline fonts, n=400 is the maximum.
The commands for specifying stretched characters, compressed characters and the character spacing
(SO, ESC W, ESC !, ESC SP) remain available.
Example
For "ABC" at a 24-dot size and "DEF" at a 48-dot size:
Code: ESC k 01h
ESC X 00h 18h 00h ABC
ESC k 09h
ESC X 00h 30h 00h DEF FF
Print result: ABC
X m nL nH
88 m nL nH
58 m nL nH
<Bitmap fonts>
Valid only with:
nL=16, 24, 32 dots
nH=0
DEF
<Outline fonts>
The maximum is:
nL=144
nH=1
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ESC/P Command Reference
5. Control Command Details