Epson 8900 Series 3 Character Sets and Global Commands

Character Sets and Global Commands 3-1
Introduction .................................................................................... 3-2
Character Code Table..................................................................... 3-2
Character Sets................................................................................. 3-3
The US ASCII Character Set..................................................... 3-3
International ASCII Character Sets ...........................................3-5
The IBM PC1 Character Set...................................................... 3-6
The IBM PC2 Character Set...................................................... 3-8
The Nordic PC Character Set ..................................................3-10
ISO 8859/1 Multinational Character Set ................................. 3-12
IBM Multinational Character Set ............................................ 3-14
Control Characters........................................................................ 3-16
Printer Commands ........................................................................3-19
Global Command Set.................................................................... 3-20
Global Command Descriptions ....................................................3-20
Barcode Operations .................................................................3-21
Set Barcode Parameters ...................................................... 3-21
Print Barcode Text.............................................................. 3-22
Oversize Characters Feature.................................................... 3-22
Set Oversize Character Scale Factor ..................................3-22
Print Oversize Character..................................................... 3-22
Color Printing ..........................................................................3-23
Selecting an Automatic Sheet Feeder Bin ............................... 3-24
Selecting a Form Format .........................................................3-24
Defining Raster Graphics ........................................................3-25
Selecting a Font’s HMI............................................................ 3-25
Selecting Characters Per Inch (cpi) .........................................3-26
Selecting Print Quality ............................................................3-26
Selecting an International Character Set .................................3-27
Selecting an Emulator.............................................................. 3-28
Adjusting the Printhead Z-Axis Position................................. 3-29
Writing to the Printer Display .................................................3-29
Paper-Handling Operations .....................................................3-29
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Character Sets and Global Commands