HP LineJet Printers - PCL-II/LinePrinter Plus Technical Reference Manual, 171249-001PX

Overscoring
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Overscoring
ASCII Code ESC _ n
Hex Code 1B 5F n
Dec Code 27 95 n
Purpose Enables or disables automatic overscoring of all characters.
where
n may range from 0 through 255 (hex 00 through hex FF).
n = 0, 2, 4... disables automatic overscoring (any even value
from hex 00 through hex FE)
n = 1, 3, 5... enables automatic overscoring (any odd value
from hex 01 through hex FF)
Discussion When automatic overscore is enabled, all characters, including
spaces, are overscored. Full-height graphics characters are not
overscored.
Example The following sample illustrates automatic overscoring and
overscoring reset.
Print All Characters
ASCII Code ESC \ n1 n2
Hex Code 1B 5C n1 n2
Dec Code 27 92 n1 n2
Purpose Prints the characters assigned to code points as characters,
rather than interpreting the code values as commands.
where
n1 + 256 n2 defines the number of data bytes to follow
n1 = (Number of DATA bytes) - 256( n2 )
(remainder of division of number of DATA bytes by 256,
sometimes referred to as MOD 256)
n2 = (Number of DATA bytes) / 256
(quotient of division)
Discussion The number of data bytes specified by
n1 + 256 n2 will print as
text. Valid numerical parameters are in the range 0 through 255
(hex 00 through hex FF). Data values that do not correspond to
standard ASCII codes will print as spaces.