Expanded Mode - Printronix P7000 Programmer's Reference Manual

Expanded Mode

ASCII Code ESC [ p1 ; p2 SP B
Hex Code 1B 5B p1 3B p2 20 42
27 91 p1 59 p2 32 66
Dec Code
Expression CHR$(27);"[ p1 ; p2 B";
Purpose Modifies the vertical ( p1 ) and horizontal ( p2 ) character size of all
characters following the sequence and stays in effect until
changed or canceled. Expansions of X3, X5, X6, and X7 are
invalid for p2.
Discussion An invalid or zero parameter selects the normal (X1) expansion.
If a parameter is missing, the former value is used. Valid p1 and
p2 values are the following:
X1 0-199 (default)
X2 200-299
X3 300-399*
X4 400-499
* Not valid for horizontal expansion
Horizontal and vertical expansion are independent, and different
values can be mixed in a line. Mixed sizes within a line are top-
justified. Since the line feed is based on the size of the
characters in the final pass, the largest sized characters on a line
should be printed last to avoid printing over other characters.
Examples:
ESC [;200 B
ESC [200;200 B
ESC [800;400 B
When the printer is printing vertically expanded characters, blank
lines (lines with non printed characters) are not expanded from
the current LPI setting.
X5 500-599*
X6 600-699*
X7 700-799*
X8 800-up
X1 Vert. expansion, X2 Horiz. expansion
X2 Vert. expansion, X2 Horiz. expansion
X8 Vert. expansion, X4 Horiz. expansion
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