Printronix S828 - Sets or Cancels Double Width Printing (IBM;EPSON)

ProgrammerManual PTX‐S828
Chapter1EPSON/IBMCommands  40 260071‐001A
ESC W
Sets or cancels double width printing (IBM/EPSON).
ASCII Code ESC W n
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'57' n
Decimal Value 27 87 n
Range 0 = n = 1
Enables or disables double width printing. See the following table:
n Selection
0 Double Width Printing disabled
1 Double Width Printing enabled
ESC w
Sets or cancels double height printing. (EPSON)
ASCII Code ESC w n
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'77' n
Decimal Value 27 119 n
Range 0 = n = 255
Enables or disables double-height printing of all characters. The first line of a page is not doubled if the
ESC w command is sent on the first line; all following lines are printed at double-height. Double-height
printing overrides superscript, subscript, and condensed. Superscript, subscript, and condensed print
resumes when double-height printing is canceled. See the following table:
n Selection
0 Double Height Printing disabled
1 Double Height Printing enabled
ESC x
Selects Letter Quality or Draft. (EPSON)
ASCII Code ESC x n
Hexadecimal Value X'1B' X'78' n
Decimal Value 27 120 n
This command selects either LQ or Draft printing according to the following values:
n Selection
0 Draft printing
1 Letter Quality printing
If you select proportional spacing with the ESC p command during Draft printing, the printer prints an LQ
font instead. When you cancel proportional spacing with the ESC p command, the printer returns to Draft
printing.