Specifications

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GS ! n
[Function] Specifying the character size
[Code] <1D>H<21>H<n>
[Range] 0≤n≤255, where:
1≤vertical magnification≤8, 1≤horizontal magnification≤8
[Outline] Specifies the character size (Vertical and horizontal magnification).
Value
Bit
Function
Hex. Number
Decimal Number
0
1
2
3
Vertical magnification
specification
Refer to Table 2, “Vertical Magnification”.
4
5
6
7
Horizontal magnification
specification
Refer to Table 1, “Horizontal Magnification”.
Table 1 Horizontal Magnification Table 2 Vertical Magnification
[Caution] • This command is valid for all characters (alphanumeric, kana, and kanji) except for
HRI characters.
• This command is ignored if either the vertical magnification or horizontal
magnification is out of the defined range.
• In STANDARD MODE, the vertical direction is defined as the paper feed direction,
and the horizontal direction is defined as the direction perpendicular to the paper
feed.
• Setting memory SW 3-7 to ON allows the horizontal and vertical relations to be
interchanged when 90°-right-turnning of character is specified.
• In PAGE MODE, the vertical direction means the top-bottom direction of each
character. The horizontal direction means the side-to-side direction of each
character. If characters of different vertical magnification are contained in a line, the
baseline of each character is lined up.
• Horizontal and vertical magnification can also be specified/canceled by ESC ! but
the setting of command last processed is valid.
• Setting MSW3-7 to ON allows the relation between length and width for a character
to be reversed when specifying 90°-right-turned characters.
[Default] n = 0
[See Also] ESC !
Hex. Decimal Magnification
00 0 1 x (Standard)
10 16 2 x (Double width)
20 32 3 x
30 48 4 x
40 64 5 x
50 80 6 x
60 96 7 x
70 112 8 x
Hex. Decimal Magnification
00 0 1 x (Standard)
01 1 2 x (Double )
02 2 3 x
03 3 4 x
04 4 5 x
05 5 6 x
06 6 7 x
07 7 8 x