SATO M-5900RV Operator and Technical Reference Manual
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Section 4. Programming Reference
PN 9001081
Rev. C
Characters Expansion
Command Structure
<ESC>Laabb
aa = Multiple to expand horizontally (01-12)
bb = Multiple to expand vertically (01-12)
Example: <ESC>L0305
Placement: Preceding the data to be expanded
Default: <ESC>L0101
Command Function
To expand characters independently in both the horizontal and vertical directions. The
command allows you to enlarge the base size of each font (except the vector font) up to
12 times in either direction. Expanded characters are typically used for added emphasis
or for long distance readability.
Printer Input
<ESC>A
<ESC>A<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0100<ESC>XMSATO
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0200<ESC>L0402<ESC>XMSATO
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0300<ESC>L0204<ESC>XMSATO
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
Printer Output