Programming Codes
[ESC] [ P
Set character pitch
ASCII
[ESC] [ P <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 50H <n>
Decimal
<27> <91> <80> <n>
IPCL
&%F1, &%F2, &%F3, &%F4, &%F5, &%F6, &%F7
EPOS
[ESC] [SP] <n>
Description The [ESC] [ P <n> command sets character per inch print pitch to <n>.
The printer resolution limits the exact print pitch. The following table lists
the exact pitch for various values on <n>.
<n>
Resulting
Characters
per Inch
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
10.95
12
12.23
13
13.00
14
13.87
15
14.86
Table 12 Character Pitch
This command disables any right-side spacing set by the [ESC] V command. In addition
when font changes are made, the character pitch is maintained.
100-06908
IPCL
1.00
2.00
3.01
4.00
4.95
5.94
6.93
8.00
&%F7
9.04
9.90
&%F3
&%F2
&%F6
Rev D
®
Ithaca
8000 Programmer's Guide
<n>
Resulting
Characters
per Inch
16
16.00
17
17.33
18
17.33
19
18.91
20
20.8
21
20.8
22
23.11
23
23.11
24
23.11
25
23.11
26
26
27
26
28
26
29
29.71
30
29.71
IPCL
&%F1
&%F5
&%F4
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