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User-defined characters – Epson 4500 User Manual

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Commands Arranged by Topic

User-defined Characters

See Chapter 4 for sample programs and full information on this topic.

ESC &

Define User-defined Characters

Format:

ASCII code:

Decimal:

Hexadecimal:

Comments:

ESC & 0 n1 n2 d1

d 2 d a t a

27 38 0

n1 n2 d1

d 2 d a t a

1B 26

00 n1 n2

d1

d 2 d a t a

This command allows characters to be redefined in the currently

selected mode.

When defining characters, DIP switch 2-5 must be set to off.

ESC :

Copy ROM to RAM

Format :

ASCII code:

ESC : 0 n 0

Decimal:

27 58 0

n

0

Hexadecimal:

1B 3A 00 n 00

Comments:

This sequence copies the characters in ROM to RAM

so that

specific

characters can be redefined. The variable n represents the font family.
Fonts in font cartridges (except Orator and Orator-S) can also be

copied. The printer cannot select fonts 2 to 6 unless you have

installed the appropriate font module.

0: Roman

4: Script

1: Sans Serif

5: OCR-B

2: Courier

6: OCR-A

3: Prestige

9-36 Command Summary