Printronix PSA3 Printer User Manual


 
Select Character Table
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Select Character Table
ASCII Code ESC t
n
Hex Code 1B 74
n
Dec Code 27 116
n
Purpose Selects the character table to be used for printing among the
two character tables described below:
Where:
0 <=
n
<= 1, 48 <=
n
<= 49
Currently, the setting on the front panel of “Alt. Set 80-9F”
determines whether
n
= 0 would be treated as Control Code or
Printable Code. Thus, this determines the setting
n
= 1.
Comment This command affects the front panel setting of “Character Set.”
Select Condensed Printing
ASCII Code SI
Hex Code 0F
Dec Code 15
Purpose Enters condensed mode, in which character width is reduced
as follows:
Comment This command is ignored under the following two conditions:
15-cpi printing has been selected with the ESC g command.
This command reduces character width by about 50% when
proportional spacing is selected with the ESC p command.
Cancel condensed printing with the DC2 command.
This command only takes effect in SBCS mode.
The default is Non-condensed printing.
n
= 0 or 48 Character table 0 0x80-0x9f Control code, 0xa0-0xff Italic
n
= 1 or 49 Character table 1 0x80-0xff Printable code, IBM PC437
Selected pitch Condensed pitch
10 cpi 17.14 cpi
12 cpi 20 cpi
Proportional ½ width