Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer - Manual (Page 67)

3-59 STAR Command Specifications
Rev. 0.70
ESC $ n
[Name] Specify/cancel JIS Japanese character mode (Japanese specifications only)
[Code] ASCII ESC $ n
Hexadecimal 1B 24 n
Decimal 27 36 n
[Defined Area] n = 0, 1, 48, 49
[Initial Value] Memory switch setting
[Function] Specifies and cancels the shift JIS Japanese character mode.
n JIS Japanese Character Mode
0, 48 Cancels the shift JIS Japanese character mode (Selection of block graphics mode)
1, 49 Specify shift JIS Japanese character mode
When in shift JIS Japanese character mode, if the data is <80>H to <9F>H or H to H, this is
handled as 2 byte Kanji characters (First byte: upper code; second byte: lower code).Even when setting the
shift JIS Japanese character mode, the control code is valid.
When the shift JIS Chinese character mode is canceled, the block graphics mode is selected. At that time, if
the data is <80>H to <9F>H or H to H, this is handled as 1 byte of block graphic characters.
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.
See each printer's product specifications manual for details on the memory switch settings.
Spec. 1
When the lower code is 7Fh, it is handled as a space code.
Spec. 2
When the lower code is 7Fh, 2 bytes are ignored.