SATO GL 4xxe Series Programming Reference Guide

Unit 4: Standard Command Codes
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CHARACTER, PITCH
FUNCTION
To designate the amount of spacing (in dots) between characters. This command
provides a means of altering character spacing for label constraints or to enhance
readability.
FORMAT
<ESC>Paa
aa = Number of dots between characters (00 to 99)
Place preceding the text to be printed.
EXAMPLE
<ESC>A
<ESC>H0025<ESC>V0025<ESC>L0202<ESC>XB1SATO
<ESC>H0025<ESC>V0125<ESC>L0202<ESC>P20<ESC>XB1SATO
<ESC>H0025<ESC>V0225<ESC>L0202<ESC>P40<ESC>XB1SATO
<ESC>Q1
<ESC>Z
OUTPUT
(4-2)
NOTES
This command is affected by the <ESC>L Character Expansion command. The
character pitch is actually the product of the current horizontal expansion multiple and
the designated pitch value.
Example:
<ESC>L0304
<ESC>P03
Pitch = (03) x (03) = 9 dots
To avoid confusion, you may want to include the <ESC>L Character Expansion
command and this command together in your program.
This command affects fonts U, S, M, XU, XS, XM, OA & OB, WB, WL, XB and XL,
and the vector font.
Character Pitch will always revert to the default value unless it is specified before
each new font command in the data stream.
This command also affects Codabar, Code 39 and Industrial 2 of 5 bar codes.
Refer to Appendix: Reference Table 2 for additional information.

SATO GL 4xxe Series Specifications

General

Brand	SATO
Model	GL 4xxe Series
Category	Barcode Reader
Language	English