Select / Cancel Proportional Spacing; Select Condensed Character Mode I; Select Condensed Character Mode Ii; Cancel Condensed Character Mode - Brother HL Series Technical Reference Manual

2009/06/29
Set pitch to 12 characters per inch
EscM
This command sets the printing pitch to 12 characters per inch (cpi).
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(77); 'Set pitch to 12 cpi

Select / cancel 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.
• When you specify the value for n you can use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead
of 0 and 1.
• Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.
• You cannot use the backspace, BS, code in proportional spacing mode.
• If you change the character pitch using Esc P or Esc M, proportional spacing is automatically turned
off.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(112); CHR$(1); 'Turn proportional spacing on

Select condensed character mode I

SI
• This command selects condensed character mode. Subsequent text characters are condensed
horizontally when printed.
• Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.
LPRINT CHR$(15); 'Set condensed character mode

Select condensed character mode II

EscSI
• This command selects condensed character mode. Subsequent text characters are condensed
horizontally when printed.
• Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.
• This command functions exactly like the SI control code.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(15); 'Set condensed character mode

Cancel condensed character mode

DC2
This command cancels condensed character mode. Subsequent text characters are printed normally.
LPRINT CHR$(18); 'Cancel condensed character mode

Select 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 a medium stroke
width.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(70); 'Turn emphasized character mode off
(27)(77) <1Bh><4Dh>
(27)(112)n <1Bh><70h>n
(15) <0Fh>
(27)(15) <1B><0F>
(18) <12h>
(27)(69) <1Bh><45h>
(27)(70) <1Bh><46h>
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