Brother PCL Technical Reference Manual page 287

2006/05/31
Select italic mode
Esc4
• This command enables the italic printing mode. Subsequent text is printed in italic style.
• You can still use italic text even after selecting the extended character set with the Esc t command.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(52); 'Italic mode
Cancel italic mode
Esc5
This command cancels the italic printing mode. Subsequent text is printed upright.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(53); 'Cancel italic mode
Select superscript / subscript mode
EscSn
• This command allows you to print superscripts or subscripts.
• Set n to 0 to print subsequent text using superscript characters.
• Set n to 1 to print subsequent text using subscript characters.
• When you specify the value for n you may use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead
of 0 and 1.
• Selecting either superscript or subscript mode cancels double-height printing mode.
• You can cancel either superscript or subscript mode with the Esc T command.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(83); CHR$(0); 'Turn on superscript mode
Cancel superscript / subscript mode
EscT
• This command cancels superscript or subscript printing mode.
• Subsequent text is printed using normal characters.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(84); 'Turn off superscript mode
Select / cancel double-height printing
Escwn
• This command turns double-height printing on or off.
• If n is set to 1 subsequent text is printed using double-height characters. The line space setting is
doubled.
• If n is set to 0 subsequent text is printed using normal sized characters. The previous line spacing is
restored.
• When you specify a value for n you may also use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49)
instead of 0 and 1.
• You cannot use superscript, subscript or condensed printing modes in conjunction with double-height
printing. If you try to select any of these three modes while in double-height printing the command
will be ignored.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(119); CHR$(1); 'Set double-height printing mode
Select / cancel underline mode
Esc–n
• This command turns character underlining on or off.
• If n is set to 1 subsequent text is printed underlined. All characters, including space characters, are
underlined with a continuous line.
• Horizontal tabbed spaces are never underlined.
• If n is set to 0 subsequent text is not underlined.
• When you specify a value for n you may also use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49)
instead of 0 and 1.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(45); CHR$(1); 'Underline following text
(27)(52) <1Bh><34h>
(27)(53) <1Bh><35h>
(27)(83)n <1Bh><53h>n
(27)(84) <1Bh><54h>
(27)(119)n <1Bh><77h>n
(27)(45)n <1B><2D>n
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