Set Intercharacter Spacing; Set Intercharacter (One-Byte) Spacing In Dbcs Mode - InfoPrint LQ-1600K Programmer's Reference Manual

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Set Intercharacter Spacing

ASCII Code ESC SP n
1B 20 n
Hex Code
Dec Code
27 32 n
Purpose
Defines n dots for intercharacter spacing.
The valid values of n = 0 through 127. This control code defines
Comment
the space to the right of the printed character in dot positions.
Each time a character is printed, n number of dots are left blank
preceding the next character. For different print modes, the dot
resolution varies, e.g. DP=120 dpi, NLQ=180 dpi. If double
wide printing is enabled, the dot size adjusts accordingly. This
control code does not function while in DBCS mode.
Example
The following program illustrates intercharacter space setting.

Set Intercharacter (One-Byte) Spacing In DBCS Mode

ASCII Code FS T n1 n2
Hex Code
1C 54 n1 n2
Dec Code
28 84 n1 n2
Purpose
Defines preceding/succeeding dots for inter-character spacing.
Comment
This control code defines the space to the left/right of the
printed character in dot positions. The dot size for n1 and n2 is
equal to 180 dpi. The default for n1 =0 and n2 =2. This control
code does not function while in non-DBCS mode and only for
one-byte characters in DBCS mode.
Set Intercharacter Spacing
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