Brother Laser Printer HL1660e - Manual (Page 65)

2001/10/02
CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 45
60 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----
70 FOR I=33 TO 127
80 LPRINT CHR$(I);
90 NEXT
100 LPRINT
110 REM --- FRENCH CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
120 LPRINT ESC$+"(s5C";
130 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----
140 FOR I=33 TO 127
150 LPRINT CHR$(I);
160 NEXT
170 LPRINT
180 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---
190 LPRINT CHR$(12);
200 END
5.2.6. Selecting the type of character spacing
Esc(s#P (27)(40)(115)#(80) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<50h>
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This command selects the spacing type for the primary font.
Esc)s#P (27)(41)(115)#(80) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<50h>
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This command selects the spacing type for the secondary font.
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# = 0 selects fixed spacing and # = 1 selects proportional spacing.
10 REM ****** SELECTING A PROPORTIONAL OR FIXED SPACE FONT ******
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40 REM --- SELECT A PROPORTIONALLY SPACED FONT ----
50 LPRINT ESC$+"(s1P";
60 FOR I=33 TO 127
70 LPRINT CHR$(I);
80 NEXT
90 LPRINT
100 REM --- SELECT A FIXED SPACE FONT ---
110 LPRINT ESC$+"(s0P";
120 FOR I=33 TO 127
130 LPRINT CHR$(I);
140 NEXT
150 LPRINT
160 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---
170 LPRINT CHR$(12);
180 END
5.2.7. Selecting the pitch
Esc(s#H (27)(40)(115)#(72) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<48h>
This command designates the pitch for the primary font.
Esc)s#H (27)(41)(115)#(72) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<48h>
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This command designates the pitch for the secondary font.
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# = the number of characters to be printed per inch. However, the actual size range is defined in combination
with the character height.
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The printer’s in-built bitmap fonts all have a pitch of either 10, 12 or 16.66 characters per inch, and you can
specify any of these as follows:
Esc&k0S ( 10 cpi )
Esc&k2S ( 16.66 cpi )
Esc&k4S ( 12 cpi )