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CHAPTER 6 EPSON - 18 

Set pitch to 12 characters per inch 

EscM  (27)(77) 

  <1Bh><4Dh> 

This command sets the printing pitch to 12 characters per inch (cpi). 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(77); 'Set pitch to 12 cpi 

Select / cancel proportional spacing 

Escpn  

(27)(112)n  <1Bh><70h>n 

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This command allows you to turn proportional spacing on or off. 

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Setting 

n

 to 1 turns proportional spacing on.  Subsequent text is printed proportionally spaced. 

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Setting 

n

 to 0 turns proportional spacing off.  Subsequent text is printed monospaced. 

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When you specify the value for 

n

 you can use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead of 0 and 

1. 

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Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode. 

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You cannot use the backspace, 

BS

, code in proportional spacing mode. 

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If you change the character pitch using 

Esc P

 or 

Esc M

, proportional spacing is automatically turned off. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(112); CHR$(1); 'Turn proportional spacing on 

Select condensed character mode I 

SI    

(15)  

<0Fh> 



This command selects condensed character mode.  Subsequent text characters are condensed horizontally 
when printed. 

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Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode. 

LPRINT CHR$(15); 'Set condensed character mode 

Select condensed character mode II 

EscSI  

(27)(15) 

<1B><0F> 



This command selects condensed character mode.  Subsequent text characters are condensed horizontally 
when printed. 



Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode. 



This command functions exactly like the 

SI

 control code. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(15); 'Set condensed character mode 

Cancel condensed character mode 

DC2   (18) 

  <12h> 

This command cancels condensed character mode.  Subsequent text characters are printed normally. 

LPRINT CHR$(18); 'Cancel condensed character mode 

Select emphasized character mode 

EscE  

(27)(69) 

<1Bh><45h> 

This command turns emphasized character mode on.  Subsequent text is printed with a bold stroke width. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(69); 'Turn emphasized character mode on 

Cancel emphasized character mode 

EscF  

(27)(70) 

<1Bh><46h> 

This command turns emphasized character mode off.  Subsequent text is printed with a medium stroke 
width. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(70); 'Turn emphasized character mode off