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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 

 

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

 

Setting 

n

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

 

Setting 

n

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

 

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. 

 

Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode. 

 

You cannot use the backspace, 

BS

, code in proportional spacing mode. 

 

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. 

 

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 

 

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