International character sets
Country

SW 1-6

SW 1-7

SW 1-8

USA

On

On

ON

France

On

On

Off

Germany

On

Off

On

U K

On

Off

Off

Denmark

Off

On

On

Sweden

Off

On

Off

Italy

Off

O f f

On

Spain

Off

O f f

Off

Default character set

When DIP switch 1-1 is on, the user-defined character set is the default. User-defined characters are maintained in printer memory even when the power is turned off, so the user-defined character set can be selected simply by setting this switch to on. However, when this switch is on, new user-defined characters cannot be defined. See Chapter 4 for more information on user-defined characters. This switch is effective only in the Epson ESC/P mode.

Zero character

When DIP switch 1-2 is on, the printer prints slashed zeroes (0). When the DIP switch is off, the printer prints open zeroes (0). This is useful for clearly distinguishing between uppercase O and zero when printing such items as program lists.

Character table

When DIP switch 1-3 is on, the Epson Extended Graphics character table is selected. When it is off, the italics character table is selected. The Epson Extended Graphics character table contains international accented characters, Greek characters, and character graphics for printing lines, comers, and shaded areas. If you have an IBM® computer or an IBM compatible, select the Epson Extended Graphics table when you wish to print the character graphics as they are displayed on the screen. Since the character table setting affects only half of the character table, you can

Using the Printer

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