7197 Series II Owner’s Guide Chapter 6: Commands
August 2011
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lower left of the printable area (set by Select Print Direction in Page Mode, 1B 54 n) the
vertical motion unit (y) is used.
Example:
MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H1B) & Chr$(&H20) & Chr$(n)
Exception:
This command is ignored in 7193 Emulation Mode and is only valid on the receipt station.
Select Print Modes
ASCII: ESC ! n
Hexadecimal: 1B 21 n
Decimal:
27 33 n
Value of n:
Pitch selection (standard, compressed, double high, or
double wide.)
Bit Function 0 1
Bit 0 Pitch Standard Pitch
1
15.6 CPI
44 Col/Line, (80 mm)
32 Col/Line, (58 mm)
Compressed Pitch
20.3 CPI
56 Col/Line, (80 mm)
42 Col/Line, (58 mm)
Bit 3 Emphasized
Mode
Canceled Set
Bit 4 Double-high
2
Canceled Set
Bit 5 Double-wide Canceled Set
Bit 7 Underlined
Mode
Canceled Set
Bits 1, 2, 6 are not used.
1
Standard and compressed pitch cannot be used together in the same line.
Default: 0 (for bits 0, 3, 4, 5, 7)
Selects the print mode: standard, compressed, double high, or double wide.
Example:
MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H1B) & Chr$(&H21) & Chr$(n)
Related Information:
The bits in this command perform the same function as the standalone functions:
1B 16 n Select Pitch
1B 45 n Emphasized