Printek FormsMaster 8000 - Manual (Page 100)

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Character Size
Set Character Spacing ESC SP n
Sets character spacing in decipoints (n/720 of an inch). Overrides the”Characters/Inch” value in the
forms menu. Supported values are shown in the following table.
n Character Size
72 10 cpi
60 12 cpi
54 13.3 cpi
48 15 cpi
43 16.74 cpi
42 17.14 cpi
36 20 cpi
Example: The following escape sequence will select 10 cpi character spacing.
Escape Sequence: ESC SP 72
Hexadecimal: 1B 20 48
Double-Wide Mode ESC W n
Selects double-wide mode for n=1, or cancels for n=0. Double-wide mode doubles the width of all
characters, but does not affect character height. ESC S 3 may be used to select double-high mode.
Example: The following escape sequence will select double-wide mode.
Escape Sequence: ESC W 1
Hexadecimal: 1B 57 31
Select Script Modes ESC S n
Selects normal character height for n=0, subscript mode for n =1, superscript mode for n=2, or double-
high mode for n=3. This is shown in the following table.
n Script Mode
0 Script modes off
1 Subscript
2 Superscript
3 Double high
Subscript mode will print characters about half the normal height in the bottom half of the normal
character cell. Superscript mode will print characters about half the normal height in the top half of the
normal character cell. Double-high mode doubles the height of all characters. These modes are
mutually exclusive, and none of them affect character width.