Line pitch – Printek FormsMaster 8000 User Manual
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IBM Proprinter Emulation
51
Escape Sequence:
ESC
\
4
0
CAN
EM
SUB
ESC
Hexadecimal:
1B
5C
04
00
18
19
1A
1B
Select Print Mode
ESC I n
Selects print mode n according to the following chart. Overrides the “Font” value in the forms menu.
n
Print Mode
0
Draft
1
Fast Draft 12 cpi
2
Letter Quality
3
Letter Quality
Example: The following escape sequence will select the IBM Proprinter letter quality font.
Escape Sequence:
ESC
I
3
Hexadecimal:
1B
49
03
Line Pitch
Select 8 LPI
ESC 0
Sets the line spacing to 1/8 of an inch per line (8 lpi). Overrides the “Lines/Inch” value in the forms
menu.
Escape Sequence:
ESC
0
Hexadecimal:
1B
30
Set Line Spacing to 7/72”
ESC 1
Sets the line spacing to 7/72 of an inch per line. Since the distance between print head wires is 1/72 of
an inch, this is equivalent to setting seven wire spacing. This is not particularly useful for text, but
may be useful for graphics if 7-bit graphics data is being sent. Overrides the “Lines/Inch” value in the
forms menu.
Escape Sequence:
ESC
1
Hexadecimal:
1B
31
Start Line Spacing
ESC 2
Sets the line spacing to the value selected by ESC A n. Overrides the “Lines/Inch” value in the forms
menu.
Escape Sequence:
ESC
2
Hexadecimal:
1B
32
Set Line Spacing to n/216”
ESC 3 n
Sets the line spacing to n/216 of an inch per line. 0
≥
n
≥
255. Overrides the “Lines/Inch” value in the
forms menu.