ing to 1/16-inch. The must be followed by an

Differences between the Epson Printer mode and the IBM

Graphics Printer mode

Selecting one of the two mode (Epson Printer or IBM Graphics Printer mode) changes several things about the way the Epson 420i operates. The following functions change when you change the setting of Switch 2-4.

1.The character set changes. The IBM Graphics Printer mode supports the ex- tended IBM Graphics Printer character set. There are two versions of this

character set and you choose the one you want with Switch 2.7, or with soft-

ware commands and . The IBM character set 2 includes more characters than the lBM set 1 but, otherwise the two sets are the same. The

software commands

and

are Ignored if you are using the

Epson FX printer mode.

 

 

The Epson printer mode includes 8 international character sets. Within each set, 12 characters may be different from country to country. You can choose the set that you want with Switches 2-5, 2-6, and 2-7, or with a software command . The software command is ignored if you are using the IBM Graphics Printer mode.

2.Two of the commands to set line spacing a n d work dif- ferently with each option.

When you choose the Epson printer mode, the command selects 1/6-inch line spacing, and the command selects n/60-inch line

spacing.

When you choose the IBM Graphics Printer mode the command sets

the line spacing to that defined by thecommand. If an

command has not been used, then the command sets the line spac- command defines a line spacing of n/60, (but

command to actually use that spacing.)

3. When you are using the IBM Graphics Printer mode, the commands to control

the state of the eighth-bit

and

are ignored.

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