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Chapter 5: Programming commands54
A776 (B780) Programming Guide A776-PG00001 C 12/09
Select pitch (column width)
ASCII ESC SYN n
Hexadecimal 1B 16 n
Decimal 27 22 n
Value of n: 0 = Standard pitch
1 = Compressed pitch
Default: 0 (Standard pitch)
Selects the character pitch for a print line.
Formulas
The following table provides the print characteristics for both pitches on the receipt and slip station.
Pitch Receipt Receipt Slip Slip
Columns CPI Columns CPI
Standard 44 15.6 42 13.9
Compressed 56 20.3 51 17.1
Related information
Look in Chapter 4: Programming the Printer, “Character appearance” for a description of both pitches.
Set right-side character spacing
ASCII ESC SP n
Hexadecimal 1B 20 n
Decimal 27 32 n
Range of n: 0 – 32 (decimal)
Default: 0
Sets the right side character spacing to [ n x horizontal or vertical motion units]. Values for this command are set
independently in standard and paper mode.
The units of horizontal and vertical motion are specied by the set horizontal and vertical minimum motion units (1D
50 …) command. Changes in the horizontal or vertical units do not aect the current right side character spacing.
When the horizontal or vertical motion unit is changed by the set horizontal and vertical minimum motion units (1D
50 …) command the value must be in even units and not less than the minimum amount of horizontal movement.
In standard mode the horizontal motion unit is used.
In page mode the horizontal or vertical motion unit diers and depends on the starting position of the printable area.
When the starting printing position is the upper left or lower right of the printable area (set by select print direction
in page mode, 1B 54 n) the horizontal motion unit (x) is used. When the starting printing position is the upper right or
lower left of the printable area (set by select print direction in page mode, 1B 54 n) the vertical motion unit (y) is used.
The command can be enabled or disabled for the slip. Default is disabled for the slip on A776, and enabled on B780.