Select Print Mode - CognitiveTPG A798 Programming Manual

50 Chapter 4: Programming Commands

Select print mode

ASCII
ESC ! n
Hexadecimal
1B 21 n
Decimal 27 33 n
Value of n:
Pitch selection (standard, compressed, double high, or double wide.)
Value of n
Bit Function 0
1
Bit 0 Pitch Standard
2
(See chart below) pitch
Bit 3 Emphasized mode Canceled
Bit 4 Double-high Canceled
Bit 5 Double-wide Canceled
Bit 7 Underlined mode Canceled
Bits 1, 2 and 6 are not used.
1
Standard and compressed pitch cannot be used together in the same line.
2
Default:
0 (for bits 0, 3, 4, 5, 7)
This command and select pitch (column width) command (1B 16 n) affect pitch selection.
Pitch Columns,
80 mm paper 82.5 mm paper
Standard 44
Compressed 56
Selects the print mode: standard, compressed, emphasized, underlined, double-high, or double-wide.
Exceptions
Refer to the table in other column for exceptions.
Related information
Look in Chapter 3: Programming the Printer, "Character appearance" for a description of standard and compressed
character pitches.
The bits in this command perform the same function as the stand-alone functions:
1B 16 n Select pitch
1B 45 n Emphasized
1B 47 n Double-strike
12 Double-wide
13 Single-wide
1B 2D n
Underline
1
Compressed
pitch
Set
Set
Set
Set
Columns, CPI
49 15.6
64 20.3
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Revision C 12/09