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Control Codes PcOS Series 150 Programmer's Guide
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Page 22 Rev G 12/14/99
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Function Begin High Speed Draft (HSD) Mode
ASCII [ESC] # <0>
Hexadecimal 1BH 23H 00H
Decimal <27> <35> <0>
IPCL &%QT
EPOS [ESC] ! <n>
Description This command begins high speed draft print mode (one pass, 7 x 7 font).
Enhanced, emphasized, subscript, superscript, and underline character
attributes are not available in this mode.
To maintain optimum print speed, the printer should be returned to HSD mode
when possible.
Function Select print quality mode
ASCII [ESC] I <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 49H 00H
Decimal <27> <73> <0>
IPCL &%QT High Speed Draft (HSD)
&%QU Utility
&%QL Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Courier
&%QS Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Sans Serif
EPOS [ESC] x <n> and/or [ESC] ! <n>
Description This command begins utility or NLQ print mode.
Where n 0 = HSD
1 = Utility
2 = NLQ Courier
3 = NLQ Sans Serif
4 - 7 repeats 0 - 3
Utility mode is a one pass, 9 x 7 font. Utility print mode enables enhanced,
emphasized, subscript, superscript, and underline character attributes. Print
speed is reduced approximately 20% over HSD mode.
NLQ Courier and Sans Serif print modes are each twp pass, 9 x 7 fonts. The
print speed is reduced and character features are added to the font to enhance
the appearance.
EPOS Note: [ESC] x is identical to [ESC] I in normal mode. [ESC] ! <n>
performs a similar function; however, NLQ is not available.
Where n-bits 76543210 Function
1------- Underline
--1----- Double-wide
---1---- Double-high
-------X Font: 1 = Utility, 0 = HSD