CognitiveTPG A798 User Manual
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Chapter 4: Programming Commands
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A798-PG00001C
Select print mode
ASCII
ESC ! n
Hexadecimal 1B 21 n
Decimal
27 33 n
Value of n:
Pitch selection (standard, compressed, double high, or double wide.)
Value of n
Bit
1
Function
0
1
Bit 0
Pitch
2
Standard
Compressed
(See chart below)
pitch
pitch
Bit 3
Emphasized mode Canceled
Set
Bit 4
Double-high
Canceled
Set
Bit 5
Double-wide
Canceled
Set
Bit 7
Underlined mode Canceled
Set
1
Bits 1, 2 and 6 are not used.
2
Standard and compressed pitch cannot be used together in the same line.
Default:
0 (for bits 0, 3, 4, 5, 7)
This command and select pitch (column width) command (1B 16 n) affect pitch selection.
Pitch
Columns,
Columns,
CPI
80 mm paper 82.5 mm paper
Standard
44
49
15.6
Compressed 56
64
20.3
Selects the print mode: standard, compressed, emphasized, underlined, double-high, or double-wide.
Exceptions
Refer to the table in other column for exceptions.
Related information
Look in Chapter 3: Programming the Printer, “Character appearance” for a description of standard and compressed
character pitches.
The bits in this command perform the same function as the stand-alone functions:
1B 16 n
Select pitch
1B 45 n
Emphasized
1B 47 n
Double-strike
12
Double-wide
13
Single-wide
1B 2D n
Underline