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ESC _
Sets or cancels overscore printing.
(IBM Proprinter XL24/XL24E, 2391+, 4722, 9068)
ASCII Code
ESC _ n
Hexadecimal Value 1B 5F n
Decimal Value
27 95 n
Enables or disables the overscore printing. See the following table:
n
Overscore Printing
1
Enabled (all spaces and characters that follow are overscored)
0 Disabled
ESC 4
Sets italics printing mode. (EPSON ESC/P2)
ASCII Code
ESC 4
Hexadecimal Value 1B 34
Decimal Value
27 52
Sets the style attribute of the font to italic. This command selects italic printing even
if the italic character table is not selected.
ESC 5
Cancels italics printing. (EPSON ESC/P2)
ASCII Code
ESC 5
Hexadecimal Value 1B 35
Decimal Value
27 53
Sets the style attribute of the font to normal (cancels the italic style attribute
previously selected with the ESC 4 command).