Large Character Printing (LCP)263Large Character Printing (LCP)Before you can transfer the LCP data (Large Character Printing) data to theprinter, the LCP header must be sent. The LCP header is made up of a seriesof max. five characters. In the header, the printing parameters and the LCPcharacter size are defined. This header only needs to be transferred once,unless settings are to be changed or the printer has been turned off.LCP HeaderFormat: DLE [!] n EM[ ] optional, does not need to be transmittedCharacter meaning:DLE (hex.10, dec.16) start character! ASCII bidirectional printing (if transferred)n ASCII n = "2"..."99" enlargement factorEM (hex.19, dec.25) end characterwith the help of the header, the enlargement factor is fixed to the original size.A character in LCP mode with the size n occupies a horizontal space for nnormal character, depending on the selected character distance. At acharacter distance of 10 characters/inch and an enlargement factor of 6, theLCP font width is 6/10 inch.The height of a LCP character is n times 1/12 inch. It is independent of theselected line spacing. The LCP characters are printed, so that their loweredges lie flush with the next available ground line. The result is that only theupper edges of characters with an uneven enlargement factor can lie flushwith the line.LCP DataThe existence of a LCP header does not mean that all subsequent charactersare printed in LCP size. The LCP mode must begin and end with the LCPbrackets SI (hex.0F, dec.15). All characters inside these brackets are printedas LCP characters. The LCP mode is ended by all characters from hex.00 tohex.1F.LCP characters can be printed with character densities 10, 12, 15, 17.1 and20 cpi. If there is a LCP line overflow, the printing procedure is automaticallystarted. All characters which caused the overflow are then printed as normalcharacters.Refer to the section "Secured/Unsecured Mode" at the front of the Manual fordetailed description of the secured/unsecured mode.Data StructureASCII SI n ... n SIhex. 0F n ... n 0Fdec. 15 n ... n 15n = all printable characters (> hex.1F, dec.31)