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Selecting typestyles with Master Select
Your printer has a special ESCape code called Master Select that
allows you to choose many possible combinations of nine
different modes: 10 cpi, 12 cpi, proportional, condensed,
emphasized, double-strike, double-width, italics, and underline.
For more information on sending ESCape codes to your printer,
refer to Chapter 9.
The format of the Master Select code is shown below:
ASCII code:
ESC ! n
Decimal:
27 33 n
Hexadecimal: 1B 21 n
The variable n is a number that identifies the mode or
combination of modes. To find the value of n, use the table
below to add up either the decimal or hexadecimal numbers for
the features you want.
Feature
10 cpi
12 cpi
proportional
condensed
emphasized
double-strike
double-width
italics
underline
Dec.
Hex.
0
00
1
01
2
02
4
04
8
08
16 10
32
20
64
40
128 80
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