Print Mode/Pitch Selection (Mvp) - Printronix P3000 Series User's Reference Manual

Print Mode/Pitch Selection (MVP)

P–Series
Serial
Purpose:
Expression:
where:
Comment:
NOTE: The print mode must be changed before the first printable symbol of a print line or
the command sequence is deferred until the next line.
PRINT
MODE:
n (dec): n (hex):
1(49) 1(31)
2(50) 2(32)
3(51) 3(33)
4(52) 4(34)
5(53) 5(35)
Programming
ASCII
SFCC [ nq
ESC [ nq
Selects the print mode (Data Processing, Correspondence, or High Speed) and se-
lected character pitches in characters per inch (cpi).
P–Series
Serial Matrix
n = Print Mode/Pitch code
(Values other than shown in Table 6–8 below are ignored.)
q = Command sequence terminator
Refer to Table 6–8 to identify Print Mode/Pitch selections allowed. A complete ta-
ble identifying print rates, pitch, and dot densities for all print modes is located in the
Appendix B.
You can also select print mode and pitch from the control panel. When the MODE
switch is pressed, the print mode/pitch change control code from the host computer
overrides the control panel print mode setting, and the print mode and pitch selec-
tion is reflected on the message display.
Table 6–8. Print Mode/Pitch Codes
Data
Processing Correspondence
(DP) (NLQ)
Characters per inch (cpi):
–
10
–
–
–
Hex
SFCC 5B nq
1B 5B nq
CHR$(1);"[";CHR$(n);"q";
CHR$(27);"[";CHR$(n);"q";
High
Speed A
(HS)
10 –
– –
– 12
– –
– –
Decimal
SFCC 91 nq
27 91 nq
Barcode Barcode
145 160
– –
– –
– –
12.1 –
– 13.3
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