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

Bold Printing
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Bold Printing
ASCII Code ESC G
Hex Code 1B 47
Dec Code 27 71
Purpose Selects bold character printing.
Discussion When this command is received, all characters are printed in
bold until reset by the Bold Print Reset control code or printer
reset. The bold print attribute is implemented by increasing the
dot density for the bold text (with a result similar to emphasized
printing). Bold printing reduces the current print speed by one
half.
Example The following sample illustrates bold character printing.
Bold Printing, Cancel
ASCII Code ESC H
Hex Code 1B 48
Dec Code 27 72
Purpose Cancels bold printing.
Discussion No other print attributes are changed.
Note The ESC E (page 133) and ESC G commands are
equivalent; they produce the same print effect.