Printronix P9000 Series Printer User Manual


 
6-59Programming
Print Mode/Pitch Selection (continued)
Table 6-7.
Character P
itches A
vailable by P
rint Mode
0(30) 1(31) 2(32)
PRINT Data
Processing Correspondence
High
SpeedMODE:
10
12
13.3
15
17.1
10
12
-
10
12
13.3
m (hex):
n (hex):
0(30)
1(31)
2(32)
3(33)
4(34)
Characters per inch:
15
-
(DP) (NLQ)
(HS) OCR-A OCR-B
10 10
5(35) 6(36)3(33)
High
Speed B
10
12
13.3
(HSB)
4(34)
High
Speed C
10
12
13.3
(HSC)
15
17.1
15
17.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
17.1
NOTE: The hex values shown (ie: 0 and 30) are equivalent.
Either value can be used in your program expression.
NOTE:
The print mode (m) must be changed before the first printable symbol of a print
line
(spaces included) or the command sequence is deferred until the next line.
NOTE:
When using the
Multinational character set in OCR-A or OCR-B print mode,
a
unique character set
is used. R
efer to the Multinational Character Sets chapter for more
information.
Example Any of the BASIC expressions listed below will select the Data Processing
print
mode at 17.1 cpi.
where: m
(print mode) = 0 or 30 for Data P
rocessing; and
n
(pitch) = 4 or 34 for 17.1 cpi.
CHR$(1);X";CHR$(0);CHR$(4);
CHR$(1);X";CHR$(30);CHR$(34);
CHR$(1);X04";