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Line spacing commands, Character set commands – Epson 8900 Series User Manual

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Set Character Pitch to 12 cpi

Escape sequence:

ESC

z

Hexadecimal:

1B

7A

This command sets the character pitch to 12 cpi.

Line Spacing Commands

The following paragraphs describe the commands for line spacing
operations in the Model 855 WP emulation mode.

Set Vertical Motion Index to (

n-1)/48 Inch

Escape sequence:

ESC

RS

n

Hexadecimal:

1B

1E

n

The variable n can be any value in the range of 1 through 85, resulting
in a VMI range of 0 through 84/48 (0 through 1.75) inches.

Set Vertical Motion Index to (

n-1)/144 Inch

Escape sequence:

ESC

FS

n

Hexadecimal:

1B

1C

n

The variable n can be any value in the range of 1 through 255,
resulting in a VMI range of 0 through 254/144 (0 through 1.76)
inches.

Character Set Commands

The character set commands for the 855 WP mode are limited to the
following commands that cause the printer to print special characters
similar to those printed by daisy-wheel printers.

Print Special Character

Escape sequence: ESC SP
Hexadecimal:

1B

20

Escape sequence:

ESC

/

Hexadecimal:

1B

2F

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