Chapter 10: IBM - Standard Functions
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Chapter 10: IBM - Standard Functions
This chapter contains the commands for controlling IBM ProPrinter
X24/XL24 emulation printer functions. The individual commands
are listed within the function groups such as print quality, page for-
matting, etc.
The functions of the individual control commands are explained
below. The commands are listed at the start of each section in deci-
mal (Dec.), hexadecimal (Hex.) and in ASCII format.
Print quality
Function Dec. Hex. ASCII
Select font 27 107 n 1B 6B n ESC k n
n = 0: Roman
n = 1: Swiss
n = 2: Courier
n = 3: Prestige
n = 5: OCR-B
n = 7: Orator
n = 122: Swiss Bold
n = 124: Gothic
n = 126: typeface according to menu
This command allows you to select a font. »Courier« is the most
usual standard font, while »Gothic« gives your documents an at-
tractive appearance. If you need a machine-readable font for special
applications, then select »OCR-B«. You can also use the menu mode
or the PRINT QUALITY button on the printer’s control panel to se-
lect a typeface.
Function Dec. Hex. ASCII
Select typeface 27 91 73 1B 5B 49 ESC [ I
5 0 05 00 ENQ NUL
m
1
m
2
p
1
p
2
m
1
m
2
p
1
p
2
m
1
m
2
p
1
p
2
r
1
r
1
r
1
In this command the Font-ID m
1
and m
2
is defined by the following
sequence:
Select font
The OCR-B consists of the 14
characters 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+ - > <. All other characters
are available in Courier.