Print modes
Switching on bold print
ESC
27
1B
Function:
ESC E switches bold print on. With bold print each dot of a print character is prin-
ted twice. The second dot is printed slightly displaced to the right.
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Bold print is switched off again using ESC F or ESC ! (n).
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Bold print and double impact print can be combined.
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Bold print can be used with draft and LQ print quality.
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The print rate is slower with bold print than with normal print.
Example:
BEGIN
PRINTLF("standard print")
PRINT(char(27),"E")
PRINTLF("bold print")
PRINT(char(27),"x",char(1))
PRINTLF("bold print in LQ print quality")
PRINT(char(27),"G")
PRINT("bold print and double impact print")
PRINTLF(" in LQ print quality")
END
Result (reduced in size):
110
E
69
45
T5023/5023+ - Programming Guide
ASCII character
Decimal
Hexadecimal
<-- Bold print on
<-- (ESC x (n))
<-- Double impact print on
Standard commands
LQ print quality
(ESC G)