Esc4 (27)(52) ; Esc5 (27)(53) ; Esc T- Page 310

CHAPTER 6 EPSON - 20 

Select italic mode 

Esc4  (27)(52) 

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This command enables the italic printing mode.  Subsequent text is printed in italic style. 

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You can still use italic text even after selecting the extended character set with the 

Esc t

 command. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(52); 'Italic mode 

Cancel italic mode 

Esc5  (27)(53) 

  <1Bh><35h> 

This command cancels the italic printing mode.  Subsequent text is printed upright. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(53); 'Cancel italic mode 

Select superscript / subscript mode 

EscSn (27)(83)n 

<1Bh><53h>n 

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This command allows you to print superscripts or subscripts.   

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Set 

n

 to 0 to print subsequent text using superscript characters. 

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Set 

n

 to 1 to print subsequent text using subscript characters. 

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When you specify the value for 

n

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

1. 

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Selecting either superscript or subscript mode cancels double-height printing mode. 

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You can cancel either superscript or subscript mode with the 

Esc T

 command. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(83); CHR$(0); 'Turn on superscript mode  

Cancel superscript / subscript mode 

EscT  (27)(84) 

  <1Bh><54h> 

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This command cancels superscript or subscript printing mode. 

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Subsequent text is printed using normal characters. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(84); 'Turn off superscript mode  

Select / cancel double-height printing 

Escwn (27)(119)n 

 <1Bh><77h>n 

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This command turns double-height printing on or off.   

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If 

n

 is set to 1 subsequent text is printed using double-height characters.  The line space setting is doubled. 

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If 

n

 is set to 0 subsequent text is printed using normal sized characters.  The previous line spacing is restored. 

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When you specify a value for 

n

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

and 1. 

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You cannot use superscript, subscript or condensed printing modes in conjunction with double-height 
printing.  If you try to select any of these three modes while in double-height printing the command will be 
ignored. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(119); CHR$(1); 'Set double-height printing mode  

Select / cancel underline mode 

Esc–

n 

(27)(45)n  

<1B><2D>n 

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This command turns character underlining on or off.   

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If 

n

 is set to 1 subsequent text is printed underlined.  All characters, including space characters, are 

underlined with a continuous line.   

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Horizontal tabbed spaces are never underlined. 

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If 

n

 is set to 0 subsequent text is not underlined. 

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When you specify a value for 

n

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

and 1. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(45); CHR$(1); 'Underline following text