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7197 Series II Owner’s Guide Chapter 6: Commands
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This command is ignored if the line buffer is not empty, and only effects the Receipt
interface.
If the setting exceeds the printable area, the maximum value of the printable area is used.
The maximum printable area is 576 dots for 80 mm paper width and 424 dots for 58 mm
paper width. See the illustration in the Set Left Margin command (1D 4C).
Print Characteristic Commands
These commands control what the printed information looks like: selection of character
sets, definition of custom-defined characters, and setting of margins. The commands are
described in order of their hexadecimal codes
Select Double-Wide Characters
ASCII:
DC2
Hexadecimal:
12
Decimal:
18
Prints double-wide characters. The printer is reset to single-wide mode after a line has
been printed or the Clear Printer (0x10) command is received. Double-wide characters
may be used in the same line with single-wide characters.
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Example:
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MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H12)
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Select Single-Wide Characters
ASCII:
DC3
Hexadecimal:
13
Decimal:
19
Prints single-wide characters. Single-wide characters may be used in the same line with
double-wide characters.
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Example:
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MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H13)