Brother HL-1050 Technical Reference Manual page 297

02/08/2010
Set pitch to 12 characters per inch
EscM
This command sets the printing pitch to 12 characters per inch (cpi).
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(77); 'Set pitch to 12 cpi
Select / cancel proportional spacing
Escpn
This command allows you to turn proportional spacing on or off.
Setting n to 1 turns proportional spacing on. Subsequent text is printed proportionally spaced.
Setting n to 0 turns proportional spacing off. Subsequent text is printed monospaced.
When you specify the value for n you can use the character codes for '0' and '1' (48 and 49) instead of 0 and
1.
Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.
You cannot use the backspace, BS, code in proportional spacing mode.
If you change the character pitch using Esc P or Esc M, proportional spacing is automatically turned off.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(112); CHR$(1); 'Turn proportional spacing on
Select condensed character mode I
SI
This command selects condensed character mode. Subsequent text characters are condensed horizontally
when printed.
Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.
LPRINT CHR$(15); 'Set condensed character mode
Select condensed character mode II
EscSI
This command selects condensed character mode. Subsequent text characters are condensed horizontally
when printed.
Selecting proportional spacing cancels condensed character mode.
This command functions exactly like the SI control code.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(15); 'Set condensed character mode
Cancel condensed character mode
DC2
This command cancels condensed character mode. Subsequent text characters are printed normally.
LPRINT CHR$(18); 'Cancel condensed character mode
Select emphasized character mode
EscE
This command turns emphasized character mode on. Subsequent text is printed with a bold stroke width.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(69); 'Turn emphasized character mode on
Cancel emphasized character mode
EscF
This command turns emphasized character mode off. Subsequent text is printed with a medium stroke
width.
LPRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(70); 'Turn emphasized character mode off
(27)(77) <1Bh><4Dh>
(27)(112)n <1Bh><70h>n
(15) <0Fh>
(27)(15) <1B><0F>
(18) <12h>
(27)(69) <1Bh><45h>
(27)(70) <1Bh><46h>
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