Chapter 4: Programming Commands 53
Revision D 12/09
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Select print mode
ASCII ESC ! n
Hexadecimal 1B 21 n
Decimal 27 33 n
Value of n: Pitch selection (standard, compressed, double high, or double wide.)
Value of n
Bit
1
Function 0 1
Bit 0 Pitch
2
Standard Compressed
(See chart below) pitch pitch
Bit 3 Emphasized mode Canceled Set
Bit 4 Double-high Canceled Set
Bit 5 Double-wide Canceled Set
Bit 7 Underlined mode Canceled Set
1
Bits 1, 2 and 6 are not used.
2
Standard and compressed pitch cannot be used together in the same line.
Default: 0 (for bits 0, 3, 4, 5, 7)
This command and select pitch (column width) command (1B 16 n) affect pitch selection.
Pitch Columns, Columns, CPI
80 mm paper 82.5 mm paper
Standard 44 49 15.6
Compressed 56 64 20.3
Selects the print mode: standard, compressed, emphasized, underlined, double-high, or double-wide.
Exceptions
Refer to the table in other column for exceptions.
Related information
Look in Chapter 3: Programming the Printer, “Character appearance” for a description of standard and compressed
character pitches.
The bits in this command perform the same function as the stand-alone functions:
1B 16 n Select pitch
1B 45 n Emphasized
1B 47 n Double-strike
12 Double-wide
13 Single-wide
1B 2D n Underline
