Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer - Manual (Page 66)

3-58 STAR Command Specifications
Rev. 0.70
3-3-14 Kanji Characters (only on models that carry Kanji characters)
ESC p
[Name] Specify JIS Japanese character mode (Japanese specifications only)
[Code] ASCII ESC p
Hexadecimal 1B 70
Decimal 27 112
[Defined Area] ---
[Initial Value] Select JIS Japanese character mode
[Function] Specifies JIS Japanese character mode
When in JIS Japanese character mode, all character codes are handled as 2 byte Kanji characters (First
byte: upper code; second byte: lower code).Even when setting the JIS Kanji mode, the control code is valid.
This command is ignored for models not equipped with Japanese characters and when the specification for
the location of use is specified as SBCS (single byte countries) by the memory switch.
Spec. 1
When the lower code is 20h, 7Fh, it is handled as a space code.
Spec. 2
When the lower code is 20h, 7Fh, 2 bytes are ignored.
ESC q
[Name] Cancel JIS Japanese character mode (Japanese specifications only)
[Code] ASCII ESC q
Hexadecimal 1B 71
Decimal 27 113
[Defined Area] ---
[Initial Value] Cancel JIS Japanese character mode
[Function] Cancel JIS Japanese character mode
This command is ignored for models not equipped with Japanese characters and when the specification for
the location of use is specified as SBCS (single byte countries) by the memory switch.