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2006/05/31
CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 47
User-defined symbol sets are defined by the command ESC ( f # W.
Esc)symbol set ID (27)(41) <1Bh><29h>
• This command selects the symbol set (character set) for the secondary font.
• To select any of the above symbol sets for the secondary font simply substitute ‘)’ for ‘(’ in the command
shown in the table.
10 REM ****** SELECT A CHARACTER SET ******
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40 REM --- ROMAN-8 CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
50 LPRINT ESC$+"(8U";
60 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----
70 FOR I=160 TO 255
80 LPRINT CHR$(I);
90 NEXT
100 LPRINT
110 REM --- PC-8 CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
120 LPRINT ESC$+"(10U";
130 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----
140 FOR I=160 TO 255
150 LPRINT CHR$(I);
160 NEXT
170 LPRINT
180 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---
190 LPRINT CHR$(12);
200 END
There is a further group of symbol sets that are available for Brother fonts only. You can select these as follows:
Esc(s#C (27)(40)(115)#(67) <1Bh><28h><73h>#<43h>
• This command selects the symbol set (character set) for the primary font.
Esc)s#C (27)(41)(115)#(67) <1Bh><29h><73h>#<43h>
• This command selects the symbol set (character set) for the secondary font.
• Brother symbol set IDs consist of a number only.
Symbol Set Set primary font Symbol set Set primary font
Roman-8 Esc(s1C Portuguese Esc(s15C
US ASCII Esc(s2C Swiss German Esc(s16C
German Esc(s3C American Spanish Esc(s17C
UK English Esc(s4C Norwegian/Danish Esc(s18C
French Esc(s5C Canadian Esc(s19C
Dutch Esc(s6C Finnish/Swedish Esc(s20C
Italian Esc(s7C South African Esc(s21C
S. Spanish Esc(s8C PC-8 D/N Esc(s23C
A. English WP Esc(s9C PC-8 Esc(s25C
UK ASCII/2 Esc(s10C PC-850 Esc(s26C
Symbol Esc(s11C PC-860 Esc(s27C
International Esc(s12C PC-863 Esc(s28C
American English Esc(s13C PC-865 Esc(s29C
UK ASCII Esc(s14C Japanese English Esc(s38C
• To select any of the above symbol sets for the secondary font simply substitute ‘)’ for ‘(’ in the command
shown in the table.
10 REM ****** SELECTING CHARACTER SETS ******
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40 REM --- GERMAN CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
50 LPRINT ESC$+"(s3C";