Character Sets

ESC t

 

 

Select Character Table

Format:

ESC

t

n

ASCII code:

Decimal:

27

116

n

Hexadecimal:

1B

74

n

Comments:

The following values can be used for n:

0:Selects italic character set.

1:Selects Epson Extended Graphics character set.

Selects the character table used by ASCII codes 128 through 255. Selecting Epson Extended Graphics does not disable italic printing. Italic printing can still be selected by ESC 4. Duplicates and overrides the function of DIP switch l-3. Note that the value of n must equal 00 hex or 01 hex; the characters “0” and "1" cannot be used. See Appendix B for the character tables.

ESC 4

Select Italic Mode

Format:

ASCII code: ESC 4

Decimal: 27 52

Hexadecimal: 1B 34

Comments:

Causes characters from the italic character set to be printed.

This command is valid even if the Epson Extended Graphics character set has been selected by ESC t or the DIP switch l-3,but character graphics cannot be italicized. This command is available in both draft and NLQ.

Command Summary

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