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Print Mode/Pitch Selection
105
NOTE: When using the Multinational character set in OCR-A or OCR-B print
mode, a unique character set is used.
Table 23. Horizontal and Vertical Dot Density (ESC X)
m
(Hex*)
Horiz. Density
Resolution
Vertical Density Print Mode
0(30)
x
dpi
y
dpi Letter Gothic
1(31)
x
dpi
y
dpi Courier
2(32)
x
dpi
y
dpi Letter Gothic
3(33)
x
dpi
y
dpi Letter Gothic
4(34)
x
dpi
y
dpi Letter Gothic
5(35)
x
dpi
y
dpi OCR-A
6(36)
x
dpi
y
dpi OCR-B
7(37)
x
dpi
y
dpi Letter Gothic
8(38)
x
dpi
y
dpi Letter Gothic
*The hex values shown (i.e., 0 and 30) are equal. Either value can be used
in your program expression.
The density (dpi) remains the same under this setting.
x
and
y
represent
the resolutions of the particular printer.
Table 24. Print Mode and Character Pitches (ESC X
mn
)
Characters Per Inch
value of
n
: value of
m
:
Print Mode*
DP
0(30)
NLQ
1 (31)
HS
2 (32)
HS
3(33)
HS
4(34)
OCR-A
5 (35)
OCR-B
6 (36)
NLQ2
7 (37)
NLQ2
8 (38)
0(30) 101010101010101010
1(31) 1212121212– – 1212
2(32) 1313131313– – 1313
3(33) 1515151515– – 1515
4(34) 1717171717– – 1717
5(35) 2017202020– – 1717
*The hex values shown (i.e., 0 and 30) are equal. Either value can be used in your program expression.
The value of
m
is represented by the font choice line.