Brother HL-1070 - B/W Laser Printer Technical Reference Manual page 307

2001/10/02
5.3. Using Characters
Select character set I
Esc7
This command selects IBM Character set I for use in subsequent printing operations.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(55); 'Select character set I
Select character set II
Esc6
This command selects IBM character set II for use in subsequent printing operations.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(54); 'Select character set II
Set pitch to 10 cpi
DC2
This command sets the printing pitch to 10 characters per inch (cpi).
If condensed character mode has previously been set, it is cancelled.
LPRINT CHR$(18); 'set pitch to 10 CPI
Set pitch to 12 cpi
Esc:
This command sets the printing pitch to 12 characters per inch (cpi).
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(58); 'set pitch to 12 CPI
Proportional spacing
EscPn
This command allows you to turn proportional spacing on or off.
Setting n to 1 turns proportional spacing on. Subsequent text is printed proportionally spaced.
Setting n to 0 turns proportional spacing off. Subsequent text is printed monospaced.
If you change the character pitch using DC2, SI or Esc :, proportional spacing is automatically turned
off.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(80); CHR$(1); 'Turn proportional spacing on
Set condensed character mode
SI
This command selects condensed character mode. Subsequent text characters are condensed
horizontally when printed.
The DC2 code, used to select a character pitch of 10 cpi, cancels condensed character mode.
LPRINT CHR$(15); 'Set condensed character mode
Set emphasized character mode
EscE
This command turns emphasized character mode on. Subsequent text is printed with a bold stroke width.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(69); 'Turn emphasized character mode on
Cancel emphasized character mode
EscF
This command turns emphasized character mode off. Subsequent text is printed with medium stroke width.
LPRINT CHR$(27)l CHR$(70); 'Turn emphasized character mode off
(27)(55) <1Bh><37h>
(27)(56) <1Bh><36h>
(18) <12h>
(27)(58) <1Bh><3Ah>
(27)(80)n <1Bh><50h>n
(15) <0Fh>
(27)(69) <1Bh><45h>
(27)(70) <1Bh><46h>
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