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 13 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.
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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 K
®
iTherm
280 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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