Epson 4100 manual

66 Configuration

computer using universal control commands. You can then specify up to 128 custom characters.

Even if you do not intend to download custom characters, minimizing the input buffer to 532 bytes has some side-effect advantages. Consider minimizing the buffer size to minimize:

•Data loss due to possible power, network, or computer failures

•Dedicated computer-to-printer transmission time

Note: Storing downloaded characters does not activate them. After you

download a character or characters using universal control commands, you must "map" them into the active character set using still other universal control commands or the "Accept User- Defined Characters" setting (Page 90) under "Overlay Characters" in the configuration menu. Only then does "Print Active Character Set" (Page 54) and "Print Data Byte Map" (Page 61) reveal the character substitution(s).