Unicode and Fonts
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Function Set minimum Line Spacing in ¼ Points All
ASCII [ESC] + v <d>
Hexadecimal 1BH 2BH 76H
Decimal <27> <43> <118>
Range d = 0, 16 – 255
The [ESC] + v command will set the line spacing in ¼ points, where ¼ point is defined
as 1/288
th
of an inch.
ASCII [ESC] + v <d>
Hexadecimal 1BH 2BH 76H
Decimal <27> <43> <118>
Range d = 0, 16 – 255
If d = 0 variable spacing is selected.
Note: This is the minimum spacing. If the character height setting requires a larger
spacing, the character height will override this setting.
Function Set stroke font brush size. All
ASCII [ESC] + B <w>
Hexadecimal 1BH 2BH 42H
Decimal <27> <43> <66>
Range w = 0, 6 – 200
Description The [ESC] + B command will set brush stroke percentage for stroke
fonts. If the brush size is set to zero the font design stroke width will be used.
Values from 6 to 200 represent 0.4 to 12% of the em-width of the font. The default for
most fonts is about 3%. The Epic 880
TM
using the GB18030 font supplied by TransAct
Technologies produces the best characters with a brush size of about 100.
Note: The default value for the brush stroke may be set in the POR.INI file.
[ESC] [ P Set character pitch (Legacy mode command) PcOS
ASCII [ESC] [ P <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 5BH 50H <n>
Decimal <27> <91> <80> <n>
IPCL &%F1, &%F2, &%F3, &%F4, &%F5, &%F6, &%F7
EPOS [ESC] [SP] <n>
Description The [ESC] [ P <n> command sets character per inch print pitch to <n>.
The printer resolution limits the exact print pitch. The following table lists the exact
pitch for various values on <n>.