Epson 8900 Series Printer User Manual


 
Character Sets and Global Commands 3-1
Introduction .................................................................................... 3-2
Character Code Table ..................................................................... 3-2
Character Sets ................................................................................. 3-3
The US ASCII Character Set ..................................................... 3-3
International ASCII Character Sets ........................................... 3-5
The IBM PC1 Character Set ...................................................... 3-6
The IBM PC2 Character Set ...................................................... 3-8
The Nordic PC Character Set .................................................. 3-10
ISO 8859/1 Multinational Character Set ................................. 3-12
IBM Multinational Character Set ............................................ 3-14
Control Characters........................................................................ 3-16
Printer Commands ........................................................................ 3-19
Global Command Set.................................................................... 3-20
Global Command Descriptions .................................................... 3-20
Barcode Operations ................................................................. 3-21
Set Barcode Parameters ...................................................... 3-21
Print Barcode Text .............................................................. 3-22
Oversize Characters Feature .................................................... 3-22
Set Oversize Character Scale Factor .................................. 3-22
Print Oversize Character ..................................................... 3-22
Color Printing .......................................................................... 3-23
Selecting an Automatic Sheet Feeder Bin ............................... 3-24
Selecting a Form Format ......................................................... 3-24
Defining Raster Graphics ........................................................ 3-25
Selecting a Font’s HMI............................................................ 3-25
Selecting Characters Per Inch (cpi) ......................................... 3-26
Selecting Print Quality ............................................................ 3-26
Selecting an International Character Set ................................. 3-27
Selecting an Emulator.............................................................. 3-28
Adjusting the Printhead Z-Axis Position................................. 3-29
Writing to the Printer Display ................................................. 3-29
Paper-Handling Operations ..................................................... 3-29
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Character Sets and Global Commands