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Programming Codes Ithaca
®
8000 Programmer’s Guide
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Function Set Character Size
ASCII GS ! <n>
Hexadecimal 1DH 21H <n>
Decimal <29> <33> <n>
Description The GS ! <n> command sets the horizontal and vertical scaling. The upper
nibble is the horizontal scale, and the lower nibble is the vertical scale. The
minimum size is x1, and the maximum size is x2.
Where <n> xxxx0000 Vertical scale 1
xxxx0001 Vertical scale 2
0000xxxx Horizontal scale 1
0001xxxx Horizontal scale 2
Function Begin Italics
ASCII [ESC] 4
Hexadecimal 1BH 34H
Decimal <27> <52>
Description The [ESC] 4 command begins italics print mode.
Note: Italics are not available in all print modes.
Function End Italics
ASCII [ESC] 5
Hexadecimal 1BH 35H
Decimal <27> <53>
Description The [ESC] 5 command ends italics print mode.
Description The [ESC] % H command ends italic print mode.
Function Turns smoothing on/off
ASCII [GS] b <n>
Hexadecimal 1DH 62H <n>
Decimal <29> <98> <n>
Description The [GS] b <n> command turns smoothing mode on or off.
• When the LSB of
n is 0, smoothing mode is turned off.
• When the LSB of
n is 1, smoothing mode is turned on.