ANSI X3.64 Emulation
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Escape Sequence: ESC H
Hexadecimal: 1B 48
Underline Mode ESC - n
Selects underline mode for n=1, or cancels for n=0. This mode provides continuous underlining for all
characters, including spaces.
Example: The following escape sequence will turn underlining on.
Escape Sequence: ESC - 1
Hexadecimal: 1B 2D 31
Select Italic Mode ESC 4
Selects italic mode. This causes italic characters to be printed by setting the MSB (most significant bit) of all
following printable characters to one. The effect is to map characters from the bottom half (non-italic) of the
font to the top half (italic) of the font. For this to work correctly, an Epson FX font must be selected (see
ESC k). The other available fonts do not include italic characters.
Escape Sequence: ESC 4
Hexadecimal: 1B 34
Cancel Italic Mode ESC 5
Cancels italic mode. The MSB (most significant bit) of the following printable characters will be accepted as
is. Italic characters may still be printed by transmitting characters with the MSB turned on.
Escape Sequence: ESC 5
Hexadecimal: 1B 35