Printronix ThermaLine Series - Manual (Page 104)

Commands 4–60
Expanded Print
Purpose Selects font sizes other than the default font.
Mode NORMAL, EXECUTE
Format (cc)EXPAND; VE; HE
(cc) The Special Function Control Character.
EXPAND The Expanded Print command; enter EXPAND.
VE Specifies the vertical expansion factor; enter a value
ranging from 0 to 139.
HE Specifies the horizontal expansion factor; enter a value
ranging from 0 to 139. Both VE and HE parameters
must be zero or non–zero. One expansion value cannot
be specified as 0 if the other is not. 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. (Refer to the Font command on page 4–61 for more information
about available typefaces and styles.)
The character height can be up to a maximum of 13.9 inches, which means
if a page is 13.9 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
and 40 times its horizontal size.
~EXPAND;25;40