NCR 7197 User Manual

Chapter 6: Commands 7197 Owner’s Guide
February 2002
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Print Characteristic Commands
These commands control what the printed information looks like: selection of character
sets, definition of custom-defined characters, and setting of margins. The commands are
described in order of their hexadecimal codes
Select Double-Wide Characters
ASCII:
DC2
Hexadecimal:
12
Decimal:
18
Prints double-wide characters. The printer is reset to single-wide mode after a line has
been printed or the Clear Printer (0x10) command is received. Double-wide characters
may be used in the same line with single-wide characters.
Example:
• MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H12)
Select Single-Wide Characters
ASCII:
DC3
Hexadecimal:
13
Decimal:
19
Prints single-wide characters. Single-wide characters may be used in the same line with
double-wide characters.
Example:
• MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H13)
Select 90 Degree Counter-Clockwise Rotated Print
ASCII: ESC DC2
Hexadecimal: 1B 12
Decimal:
27 18

NCR 7197 Specifications

General

Paper Width	80 mm
Connectivity	Serial
Print Technology	Thermal
Interface	RS-232
Resolution	203 x 203 dpi