Colour Selection ESC r
Data Structure ASCII ESC "r" <n>
hex. 1B 72 <n>
dec. 27 114 <n>
Description According to the value specified for n one of the subsequent colours is selected:
0 black 0 black
1 magenta 1 red
2 cyan 2 blue
3 blue 3 violet
4 yellow 4 yellow
5 red 5 orange
6 green 6 green
The available colours depend on the ribbon used. The ribbon used must be matched in
the user menu (PRINTER OPTIONS, RIBBON OPTIONS). If a ribbon with several black
tracks is used, then it is automatically switched every 60 lines between the black tracks.
The relationship between the track and the ribbon colour for various ribbon cassettes is
shown in the following table:
track magenta, cyan,
yellow, black ribbon
red, green, blue,
black ribbon
3 ∗ black, red ribbon
1 black black black
2 cyan blue black
3 magenta red black
4 yellow green red
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