Epson 4500 Printer User Manual


 
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
d2 data
27 38 0 n1 n2 d1
d2 data
1B 26 00 n1 n2 d1
d2 data
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
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