Character Sets

ESC t

 

 

 

Select Character Set

Format:

 

 

 

 

ASCII

code:

ESC

t

n

Decimal:

 

27

116

n

Hexadecimal:

1B

74

n

Comments:

Selects the character table used by codes 128 to 255. Selecting a graphics character set does not disable italic printing. Italic printing can still be selected by ESC 4. The following values can be used for n:

0:Selects the italics character set.

1:Selects a graphics character set.

2:Selects the user-defined character table and remaps user- defined codes O-127 to 128-255.

Overrides the function of DIP switch 1-7. Note that the value of n must equal 00 hex, 01 hex, or 02 hex.

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 a graphics character set has been selected by ESC t or by DIP switch 1-7, but the character graphics are not italicized.

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