Choosing a Character Table

In Epson ESC/P mode (which is selected when DIP switch l-4 is off), you can turn off DIP switch l-3 to select the italics character table or turn on the switch to select the Epson Extended Graphics character table. The Epson Extended Graphics character table contains international accented characters, Greek characters, mathematic symbols, and graphics characters for printing lines, comers, and shaded areas.

If you have an IBM or IBM compatible computer, select the Epson Extended Graphics table to print graphics characters as they appear on the screen. Since the character table setting affects only half the character set, you can still print text when the Epson Extended Graphics table is selected. Also, with the proper software commands you can print italics or graphics characters no matter which character table you select. (See the Command Summary in Chapter 9.)

Although most software programs work better with the graphics table, some programs require the italics table. Try switching tables if you have trouble printing lines and other graphics characters or if the printer does not print italics. Keep in mind, however, that your software may not have the capability to select graphics or italics. See Chapter 4 for information on how to enhance your printing using software commands.

Sample italics and Epson Extended Graphics characters are shown below.

italics

d&tiidi “E; L4Midti4d~~~0 -~&tx&l-ci~~~Y ! “#$A%-

o*+, - - /U12345678~:;cr=~?~BCDE~HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXl?ZT\J*, 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw

xYzc,‘3-@

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