Compuprint MDP40B Programmer Manual - Manual (Page 153)

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ESC a
Print Pitch. (Olivetti PR2)
ASCII Code ESC a n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 61 n
Decimal Value 27 97 n
Sets the print pitch defined by parameter n starting from the current position.
n Print Pitch
0 Default
1 10 cpi
2 12 cpi
3 15 cpi
4 16.6 cpi
8 17.1 cpi
It is not a printing command and can be included in a printing field. The command is
not accepted if:
• it is sent with parameter n not set to 1
• with the OCR-A or B Fonts selected as these fonts do not accept any attribute or
print pitch changes.