Set Horizontal Motion Index [Hmi] Command (Epson Lq) - Oki MICROLINE ML521 Reference Manual

Decimal Value of n
For example, if you are printing at 10 cpi and want to set the character spacing at 11/120", use
this BASIC command:

Set Horizontal Motion Index [HMI] Command (Epson LQ)

ML390 Turbo, ML391 Turbo
Function
Set Horizontal Motion Index (HMI)
Use this command to set the character spacing in LQ and Utility modes to any value from
1/360" up to 3".
Parameters L and H
p p
Parameters L and H can have any value from 0 to 255 decimal and are used to designate the
p p
Horizontal Motion Index (HMI) according to the following equation:
If the HMI value is set to greater than 3":
ML390 Turbo and ML391 Turbo printers will ignore the command
ML590and ML591 printers will use 1/10" spacing.
Table 24: ML ESC N Command —
Character Spacing (in Inches)
10 cpi
0 3/120"
1 4/120"
2 5/120"
3 6/120"
4 7/120"
5 8/120"
6 9/120"
7 10/120"
8 11/120"
9 12/120"
10 13/120"
11 14/120"
LPRINT CHR$(@7);"N";CHR$(8)
ML590, ML591
ASCII
ESC c L
HMI (inches) = [L
Chapter 3: Character Size & Spacing Commands
12 cpi 17.1 cpi
3/144" 3/206"
4/144" 4/206"
5/144" 5/206"
6/144" 6/206"
7/144" 7/206"
8/144" 8/206"
9/144" 9/206"
10/144" 10/206"
11/144" 11/206"
12/144" 12/206"
13/144" 13/206"
14/144" 14/206"
Dec
H 27 99 L H
p p p
+ (H x 256)] ÷ 360
p p
20 cpi
3/240"
4/240"
5/240"
6/240"
7/240"
8/240"
9/240"
10/240"
11/240"
12/240"
13/240"
14/240"
Hex
1B 63 L H
p p p
27