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ESC M Apply elite pitch (12 cpi)

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ESC/P Command Reference ESC M Apply elite pitch (12 cpi) ASCII: ESC M Hexadecimal: 1B 4D Parameters None Description  Prints the subsequent text with the elite pitch (12 characters/inch).  The character spacing is 16 dots (25 dots for 300dpi printers).  If the character width is 16(or 25) dots or less, the character spacing is specified as 16(or 25) minus the character width.  If the character width exceeds 16(or 25) dots, the character spacing is specified as the character width. (The spacing between characters is 0 dot.) In this case, the pitch does not exactly equal the elite pitch.  With double-width characters, the character spacing is doubled (32(or 50) dots).  With half-width characters, the character spacing is halved (8(or 13) dots).  When the character spacing is changed with ESC SP, the setting is updated.  This command is invalid when proportional pitch is selected.  In outline fonts, the spacing between characters is 0 dot. Example For a 15-dot font at full width: Full width 15 dots Double width 30 dots Ａ Ｂ Ａ Ｂ 1 dot 2 dots - 30 - 5. Control Command Details

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ESC/P Command Reference
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5. Control Command Details
ESC M
Apply elite pitch (12 cpi)
ASCII:
ESC
M
Hexadecimal: 1B
4D
Parameters
None
Description
Prints the subsequent text with the elite pitch (12 characters/inch).
The character spacing is 16 dots (25 dots for 300dpi printers).
If the character width is 16(or 25) dots or less, the character spacing is specified as 16(or 25) minus the
character width.
If the character width exceeds 16(or 25) dots, the character spacing is specified as the character width.
(The spacing between characters is 0 dot.)
In this case, the pitch does not exactly equal the elite pitch.
With double-width characters, the character spacing is doubled (32(or 50) dots).
With half-width characters, the character spacing is halved (8(or 13) dots).
When the character spacing is changed with ESC SP, the setting is updated.
This command is invalid when proportional pitch is selected.
In outline fonts, the spacing between characters is 0 dot.
Example
For a 15-dot font at full width:
Ａ
Ｂ
1 dot
15 dots
Ａ
Ｂ
30 dots
2 dots
Full width
Double width