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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CHAPTER 3 PROGRAMMING
The character size switches to 10 characters per inch (CPI) after the
printer receives the DC2 command. The character size becomes 12
CPI when the ESC: command is received and 17.1 CPI when the 51
command is received.
NOTE: When the power is turned on while the TOF switch is depressed, the printer
is set to 17.1 CPl. You can also set the printer to 17.1 CPI at power ON by setting
internal switch 2 to the condensed print mode. The printer will print in 17.1 CPI until
power is turned OFF or a command is sent to change the character size.
You can double the width of 10-, 12-, and 17.1-CPI print by insert­
ing the US command after the character size you want doubled. This
command doubles the size of characters that follow the command
on one line. The DC4 command can also be implemented on the
same line as an SO command. The DC4 command cancels double­
width printing before the end of a line. This enables you to em­
phasize specific words or characters within a single line, and to
automatically return to your preselected type size.
The ESC
W 1 and ESC W 0 commands override both DC4 and SO
commands, and can be utilized to either permanently implement or
cancel double-width printing within a program or document. The
ESC
W
1 command implements double-width printing; the ESC
W 0
command cancels it.
Character size can be changed in the middle of a line unless your
software package does not allow you to do that. The table below in­
dicates the maximum number of characters per line in each character
size:
Maximum
Characters'~~t'l]ii~~
Size
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10 CPI DC2 80 136
12 CPI
ESC: 96
163
17.1 CPI 51
132
233
5
CPI DC2 SO 40 68
6 CPI ESC: SO 48
81
8.5
CPI 51 SO 66
116
NOTE: Some forms of BASIC will not allow you to print more than 80 characters on
a
line. Check your BASIC manual to see if you can override this limitation by using
a
WIDTH statement.
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