Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 220

Revision C 16/01/96
5.5. Using standard characters
Set pitch to 10 characters per inch
EscP
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This command sets the printing pitch to 10 characters per inch (cpi).
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(80); 'Set pitch to 10 cpi
Set pitch to 12 characters per inch
EscM
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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
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This command allows you to turn proportional spacing on or off.
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Setting n to 1 turns proportional spacing on. Subsequent text is printed proportionally spaced.
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Setting n to 0 turns proportional spacing off. Subsequent text is printed monospaced.
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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.
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Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.
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You cannot use the backspace, BS, code in proportional spacing mode.
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If you change the character pitch using Esc P or Esc M, proportional spacing is automatically
turned off.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(112); CHR$(1); 'Turn proportional spacing on
Select condensed character mode I
SI
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This command selects condensed character mode. Subsequent text characters are condensed
horizontally when printed.
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Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.
LPRINT CHR$(15); 'Set condensed character mode
(27)(80) <1Bh><50h>
(27)(77) <1Bh><4Dh>
(27)(112)n <1Bh><70h>n
(15) <0Fh>
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