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IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Quick Reference Guide
This section describes the printer commands for the IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E
protocol. When there is a difference, it is identified by LA36N (X24E) and LA36W
(XL24E). Asterisks in the Function column indicate extended commands that are not
supported by the original printer.
Function Command
Print Mode Control
Double-strike (bold) printing on ESC G
Double-strike (bold) printing off ESC H
Emphasized (shaded) printing on ESC E
Emphasized (shaded) printing off ESC F
Single-line double-width characters on SO or ESC SO
Single-line double-width characters off DC4
Double-width characters on/off ESC W (n)
(on: n = 1, off: n = 0)
Double-height/double-width characters ESC [ @ (n
1
)
(n
2
) (m
1
) ... (m
4
)
n
1
= 4, n
2
= 0, m
1
= 0, m
2
= 0
m
3
controls character height and line spacing:
m
3
Height Spacing
0 Unchanged Unchanged
1 Normal Unchanged
2 Double Unchanged
16 Unchanged Single
17 Normal Single
18 Double Single
32 Unchanged Double
33 Normal Double
34 Double Double
m
4
controls character width:
m
4
Width
0 Unchanged
1 Normal
2 Double
Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI
Condensed and elite characters off DC2
Subscript or superscript printing on ESC S (n)
(subscript: n = 1, superscript: n = 0)
Subscript and superscript printing off ESC T
Underline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) ESC - (n)
Overline on/off (on: n = 1, off: n = 0) ESC (n)