Expanded print – Printronix LQH-HWTM User Manual

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Chapter

2

Command Codes

Expanded Print

Purpose

Selects font sizes other than the default font.

Mode

NORMAL, EXECUTE

Format

(cc)EXPAND;

VE; HE

(cc)

The Special Function Control Code.

EXPAND

The Expanded Print command; enter EXPAND.

VE

Specifies the vertical expansion factor; enter a
value ranging from 0 through 113.

HE

Specifies the horizontal expansion factor; enter a
value ranging from 0 through 113. Both

VE and HE

parameters must be zero or non-zero. If one
expansion value is 0, they must both be 0. A

VE or

HE setting of 1 expands the appropriate plane but
produces single-size characters. A

VE and HE

setting of 0 produces standard-size characters.

Comments The Expanded Print command uses the 0.10-inch, 10 cpi Gothic

typeface as the default base value from which alphanumeric
characters are expanded.

The character height can be up to a maximum of 11.3 inches,
which means if a page is 11.3 inches high, you can print a
character that fills the entire height of the page.

After an Expanded Print command is entered, all subsequent
alphanumerics print at the specified expansion until another
Expanded Print command, a Normal Mode command, or a Reset
command is entered. An Expanded Print command with

VE and

HE set to 0 selects standard character printing.

Example

The following command results in character printing at 25 times
its vertical size and 40 times its horizontal size.

~EXPAND;25;40

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