Print modes – Genicom GEK 00031B User Manual

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GEK-00029A

5000 Series Programmer’s Manual

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PRINT MODES

ESC - n

Turn Underlining ON/OFF: Enables or disables automatic
underlining depending on the parameter n as follows:

n=1 enable underline
n=0 disable underline

The underline will be positioned on dot row 9 of draft characters and
row 18 of NLQ characters. Block characters (ASCII 176-223, 244, and
245) will not be underlined.

Decimal:

27 45 (n)

Hex:

1B 2D (nH)

BASIC:

CHR$(27);CHR$(45);CHR$(n);

ESC E

Select Emphasized Mode: This causes subsequent printing to be
emphasized. The print speed is half of the normal speed because the
characters are printed twice. The second pass is offset about

1/120-inch for draft fonts and 1/240-inch for NLQ fonts.

Decimal:

27 69

Hex:

1B 45

BASIC:

CHR$(27);"E";

ESC F

Cancel Emphasized Print Mode: Cancels the emphasized printing
mode turned on by ESC E.

Decimal:

27 70

Hex:

1B 46

BASIC:

CHR$(27);"F";

ESC G

Select Double-Strike Mode: Causes the contents of the print buffer
to be printed and starts double-stroke printing when not in the NLQ

mode. Each line of text is printed twice (direct overprint of each dot).

Decimal:

27 71

Hex:

1B 47

BASIC:

CHR$(27);"G";

ESC H

Cancel Double-Strike Mode: Cancels the double-strike printing
mode turned on by ESC G.

Decimal:

27 72

Hex:

1B 48

BASIC:

CHR$(27);"H";

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