Select Or Cancel Emphasized Mode; Select Double-Strike - CognitiveTPG A776 ColorPOS Programming Manual

48 Chapter 5: Programming commands

Select or cancel emphasized mode

ASCII
ESC E n
Hexadecimal 1B 45 n
Decimal
27 69 n
Value of n:
0 (bit 0) not selected
1 (bit 0) selected
(When 0 and 1 are the least
significant bit, LSB)
Range of n: 0–255
Default:
0 (bit 0)
Starts or stops emphasized printing on slip and receipt.
In emphasized mode on the slip, each line is printed twice to improve penetration of multi-part forms and increase
print contrast. The second pass is printed the same direction as the first to ensure accuracy of the overprint. Printing
speed decreases due to the second printing pass.
Exceptions
Only the lowest bit of n is effective.
Emphasized printing cannot be used with bit-images or downloaded bit-images.
Related information
This command and the select print mode(s) command
(1B 21) function identically.

Select double-strike

ASCII
ESC G n
Hexadecimal
1B 47 n
Decimal 27 71 n
Value of n:
0 = Off
1 = On
(When 0 and 1 are the
least significant bit, LSB)
Default: 0 (Off )
Turns double-strike mode on for the slip station. Overprints a second pass of the print line on the slip station to
improve penetration of multi-part forms and increase print contract. The second pass is printed the same direction as
the first to ensure accuracy of the overprint. The printer is reset to the standard print mode after a clear printer (0×10)
command is received.
Exceptions
The settings do not apply in page mode, However they can be set or cleared in page mode.
Double-strike printing cannot be used with bit-images or downloaded bit-images.
Related information
Printer output is the same as in emphasized mode.
A776 (B780) Programming Guide A776-PG00001 D 07/13