Print Size/Width/Enhancements
Four modes in the IBM printer emulation mode are incompatible
with each other. These modes are pica, elite, condensed, and
proportional. Therefore, if you select any one of these, you cancel all
the others.
ESC:
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC :
Decimal:
27 58
Hexadecimal: 1B
3A
Comments:
Elite pitch has 12 characters per inch.
Select Elite Pitch
ESC P
Turn Proportional Mode On/Off
Format:
ASCII code:
ESC P n
Decimal:
27 80 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 50 n
Comments:
The following values can be used for n:
1: Mode is turned ON.
(The
characters
“0” and “1”
0: Mode is turned OFF.
can also be used.)
The width of proportional characters varies from character to
character. Therefore, a narrow letter like i receives less space than a
wide letter like W. The proportional widths are given in the
character tables, which appear in Appendix B. This command
overrides condensed, pica, and elite.
Command Summary
A-41
