Brother HL-2170W User Manual

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CHAPTER 6 EPSON - 20

Select italic mode

Esc4 (27)(52)

<1Bh><34h>

This command enables the italic printing mode. Subsequent text is printed in italic style.

You can still use italic text even after selecting the extended character set with the Esc t command.

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(52); 'Italic mode

Cancel italic mode

Esc5 (27)(53)

<1Bh><35h>

This command cancels the italic printing mode. Subsequent text is printed upright.

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(53); 'Cancel italic mode

Select superscript / subscript mode

EscSn (27)(83)n

<1Bh><53h>n

This command allows you to print superscripts or subscripts.

Set n to 0 to print subsequent text using superscript characters.

Set n to 1 to print subsequent text using subscript characters.

When you specify the value for n you may use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead of 0 and

1.

Selecting either superscript or subscript mode cancels double-height printing mode.

You can cancel either superscript or subscript mode with the Esc T command.

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(83); CHR$(0); 'Turn on superscript mode

Cancel superscript / subscript mode

EscT (27)(84)

<1Bh><54h>

This command cancels superscript or subscript printing mode.

Subsequent text is printed using normal characters.

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(84); 'Turn off superscript mode

Select / cancel double-height printing

Escwn (27)(119)n

<1Bh><77h>n

This command turns double-height printing on or off.

If n is set to 1 subsequent text is printed using double-height characters. The line space setting is doubled.

If n is set to 0 subsequent text is printed using normal sized characters. The previous line spacing is restored.

When you specify a value for n you may also use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead of 0

and 1.

You cannot use superscript, subscript or condensed printing modes in conjunction with double-height

printing. If you try to select any of these three modes while in double-height printing the command will be
ignored.

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(119); CHR$(1); 'Set double-height printing mode

Select / cancel underline mode

Esc–n

(27)(45)n

<1B><2D>n

This command turns character underlining on or off.

If n is set to 1 subsequent text is printed underlined. All characters, including space characters, are

underlined with a continuous line.

Horizontal tabbed spaces are never underlined.

If n is set to 0 subsequent text is not underlined.

When you specify a value for n you may also use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead of 0

and 1.

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(45); CHR$(1); 'Underline following text

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