Brother International TD-2020 ESC/ P Command Reference - Page 34

ESC P Apply pica pitch (10 cpi), Full Width, Double Width, Setting dots

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ESC/P Command Reference ESC P Apply pica pitch (10 cpi) ASCII: ESC P Decimal: 27 80 Hexadecimal: 1B 50 Parameters None Description  Prints the subsequent text with the pica pitch (10 characters/inch).  The character spacing is 20 dots (30 dots for 300dpi printers).  If the character width is 20(or 30) dots or less, the character spacing is specified as 20(or 30) minus the character width.  If the character width exceeds 20(or 30) 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 pica pitch.  With double-width characters, the character spacing is doubled (40(or 60) dots).  With half-width characters, the character spacing is halved (10(or 15) 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. Setting (dots) Full Width 16 24 32 Double Width 16 24 32 Half Width 16 24 32 Gothic 16 24 32 32 48 64 8 12 16 Width (dots) Letter Gothic Bold 8 10 14 16 20 28 4 5 7 Helsinki 16 21 28 30 42 56 8 11 14 The above table refers to characters with a fixed pitch. (Applying styles may increase the size.) Example For a 15-dot font at full width: Full width 15 dots Double width 30 dots Ａ Ｂ Ａ Ｂ 5 dots 10 dots - 28 - 5. Control Command Details

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ESC/P Command Reference
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5. Control Command Details
ESC P
Apply pica pitch (10 cpi)
ASCII:
ESC
P
Decimal:
27
80
Hexadecimal: 1B
50
Parameters
None
Description
Prints the subsequent text with the pica pitch (10 characters/inch).
The character spacing is 20 dots (30 dots for 300dpi printers).
If the character width is 20(or 30) dots or less, the character spacing is specified as 20(or 30) minus the
character width.
If the character width exceeds 20(or 30) 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 pica pitch.
With double-width characters, the character spacing is doubled (40(or 60) dots).
With half-width characters, the character spacing is halved (10(or 15) 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.
Full Width
Double Width
Half Width
Setting (dots)
16
24
32
16
24
32
16
24
32
Gothic
16
24
32
32
48
64
8
12
16
Letter Gothic
Bold
8
10
14
16
20
28
4
5
7
Width (dots)
Helsinki
16
21
28
30
42
56
8
11
14
The above table refers to characters with a fixed pitch. (Applying styles may increase the size.)
Example
For a 15-dot font at full width:
Ａ
Ｂ
5 dots
15 dots
Ａ
Ｂ
30 dots
10 dots
Full width
Double width