App
endix B IBM ProPrinte
r
X24 and IBM ProPrinter II Commands
B.2.4
Print
Pitches
•
DC2
:
10 cpi (Pica)
•
ESC :
:
12 cpi (Elite)
•
ESC P
n
:
Proportional spacing
•
FS S
n1 n2
:
Adjust characters space
•
SI
:
16.6/17.1 cpi
DC2
10 c
p
i
(
Pica
)
Hexadecimal code: 12
Cancels the print pitches set using
SI
and
ESC :
, restoring 10 cpi. It does not cancel
Double width.
ESC :
12 c
p
i
(
Elite
)
Hexadecimal code: 1B 3
A
Sets 12 characters per inch starting from the current position.
Cancelled b
y
DC2
,
which restores 10 c
p
i
(
Pica
)
.
ESC P
n
Pro
p
ortional S
p
acin
g
Hexadecimal code: 1B 50 n
Selects
p
rintin
g
with
p
ro
p
ortional s
p
acin
g
.
In this way, the print pitch changes from one character to another, according to their width.
Proportional spacing is canceled by any command that changes the print pitch.
Paramete
r
n ma
y
be set to the followin
g
values:
n = 1 (1 or 49)D :
sets proportional spacing
n = 0
(
0 or 48
)
D :
cancels
p
ro
p
ortional s
p
acin
g
Note:
Takes
p
riorit
y
over a different settin
g
made on the o
p
erator console.
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