Printer Control Codes

Table 1. Printer Control Codes

Printer Control Code	If Use PDT file is Selected:	If a Windows® Printer Driver is Used:
SCD — Set the Character Density	Select the GFID for the valid character distance (CD) parameter as shown in SCD Parameter Values.
	If the specified font is not supported, a substitution is provided. For example, when 15 CPI font is specified but the font is not supported, the supported 17 CPI font is substituted.	See How to Determine PC400 Font.
SFG — Set Font ID through GFID	Recognizable GFIDs are restricted. (See Field Names of Printer Definition Files.) If the specified GFID is not supported and it is out of the range from 154 through 200, the closest font width from the fonts shown in Commonly Used SFG GFID Values is substituted. If the specified GFID is not supported and it is between 154 and 200, the following font is substituted: Font name: Document; GFID value:175.
		See How to Determine PC400 Font.
BUS — Begin Underscore		The selected font might not support the underscore.
BES — Begin Emphasis		The selected font might not support the emphasis.
STO — Set Text Orientation		The page orientation can be changed to portrait or landscape. The direction, which is up, down, left, or right on the paper, depends on the Microsoft® Windows® printer driver. If the page orientation is changed, the current paper is ejected.

Table 2. SCD Parameter Values

CD Parameter	Character Pitch (normal)	GFID Value (COR)
000A	10 CPI	13 CPI 204
000B	Proportional	13 CPI 175
000C	12 CPI	15 CPI  86
000F	15 CPI	20 CPI 230
00FF	10 CPI	13 CPI 204

The following table lists only the most commonly used GFIDs. See iSeries, eServer i5, or System i5 Font Parameters for the complete list.

Table 3. Commonly Used SFG GFID Values

Font Name	GFID value
Courier Bold 5	245
Courier 10	11
Prestige Elite 12	86
Gothic-text 13	204
Gothic-text 15	230
Courier 17	252
Gothic-text 20	281
Gothic-text 27	290

When you use the Windows® printer driver, the spooler must be on.