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Esc x, Esc y – Compuprint 9058 Programmer Manual User Manual

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EPSON/IBM Mode

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ESC x

Selects Letter Quality or Draft printing. (EPSON)

ASCII Code

ESC x n

Hexadecimal Value

1B 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.

ESC y

Selects yellow ribbon band. (IBM)

ASCII Code

ESC y

Hexadecimal Value

1B 79

Decimal Value

27 121

SI

Sets condensed printing. (IBM, EPSON)

ASCII Code

SI

Hexadecimal Value

OF

Decimal Value

15

This command selects the condensed mode in which character width
is reduced as follows:

10 CPI

17.14 CPI

12 CPI

20 CPI

Proportional

½ width

DC2 code cancels the condensed printing.

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