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Select double-strike mode 

EscG  

(27)(71) 

<1Bh><47h> 

This command turns double-strike mode on.  Subsequent text is printed with a bold stroke width. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(71); 'Turn double-strike printing mode on 

Cancel double-strike mode 

EscH  

(27)(72) 

<1Bh><48h> 

This command turns double-strike mode off.  Subsequent text is printed with a medium stroke width. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(72); 'Turn double-strike printing mode off 

Select / cancel double-width printing 

EscWn (27)(87)n 

<1Bh><57h>n 



This command turns double-width printing on or off.   



If 

n

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



If 

n

 is set to 0 subsequent text is printed using normal sized characters.  The previous character pitch setting 

is restored. 



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. 



Only 

Esc W 0

 can be used to cancel double-width printing mode set using the 

Esc W 1

 instruction. 



Esc W 0

 cancels double-width printing mode set using the 

Esc W 1

 instruction, the 

SO

 control code or the 

Esc SO

 instruction. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(87); CHR$(1); 'Set double-width printing mode  

Select single-line double-width printing (I) 

SO  

(27) 

<0Eh> 



This command turns double-width printing mode on for one line only.  The subsequent line of text is printed 
using double-width characters and with the line spacing setting doubled. 



The following commands cancel double-width printing mode set using the 

SO

 control code: 

LF

, 

FF

, 

VT

, 

Esc W 0

, 

DC4

, and 

ESC @

. 



If the "auto LF" (automatic line feed) function has been turned on from the control panel, the carriage return 
control code, 

CR

, will also cancel double-width printing mode selected with the 

SO 

control code.   

LPRINT CHR$(14); 'Set double-width printing mode for one line 

Select single-line double-width printing (II) 

EscSO (27)(14) 

<1Bh><03h> 



This command turns double-width printing mode on for one line only.  The subsequent line of text is printed 
using double-width characters and with the line spacing setting doubled. 



The following commands cancel double-width printing mode set using the 

SO

 escape sequence: 

LF

, 

FF

, 

VT

, 

Esc W 0

, 

DC4

, and 

ESC @

. 



If the "auto LF" (automatic line feed) function has been turned on from the control panel, the carriage return 
control code, 

CR

, will also cancel double-width printing mode selected with the 

Esc SO

 escape sequence. 



This command functions exactly like the 

SO

 control code. 

LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(14); 'Set double-width printing mode for one line 

Cancel single-line double-width printing 

DC4  

(20) 

<14h> 



This control code cancels single-line double-width mode set with the 

SO

 control code or with the 

Esc SO

escape sequence.  Subsequent text is printed using normal sized characters.   



The previous character pitch is restored. 

LPRINT CHR$(20); 'Cancel enlarged character mode set with SO