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{In cases where data consists of 79 characters (10
characters per inch), 39 characters (5 characters per inch),
131 characters (16.5 characters per inch) or less in
character code or graphic code}
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Data:
80 characters (10 characters per inch)
Data:
40 characters ( 5 characters per inch)
Data: 132 characters (16.5 character per inch)
1
J
Same as
data + CR
5)
Data + LF:
After printing, ·returns carriage and moves paper
up one line.
3.6.2
Changing Print Pitch (No. of characters per inch)
Code symbols GS, RS and US are used for this purpose.
Print
pitch is changed from the line which has a changeover code
symbol, but not in the middle of a line.
If a line has two or
more changeover code symbols, the last one is valid.
Care must be taken to lose data by selecting the print
pitch of 5 characters per inch after inputting more than 40
characters in a line, or selecting the print pitch of 10
characters per inch after inputting more than 80 characters in
a line.
3.6.3
Changing Line Spacing
Two continuous code symbols are used for this purpose.
ESC and 6 for 6 lines per inch
ESC and 8 for 8 lines per inch
3.6.4
Changing the Number of Characters per Line
The long line mode and short line mode are available.
The
number of characters per line in each of these modes is as
shown below.
Print pitch
Long line
Short line
5 characters
40 characters
32 characters
per inch
10 characters
80 characters
64 characters
per inch
16.5 characters
132 characters
105 characters
per inch
Changeover is made by using two continuous code symbols.
ESC and A for the long line.
ESC and B for the short line.
3.6.5
Printing Lower-case English Letters
Lower-case English letters can be printed by using the codes
shown in Table 2-2.
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