Star Micronics 4 Printer User Manual


 
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5.5.2 Orientation
The FX-850emulationhas no commandto changeorientation,so use the
SelectOrientationsupersetcommandifyouneedtopnntin landscapemode.
If the printerdoesn’thaveenoughmemoryin whichto rotatethe font,it
displaysthatmessageonthepanelandusesinsteadtheclosestfontit hasin
theorientationyou’vechosen.
5.5.3 Symbolset
ThestandardFX-850symbolsetisASCII,atleastforthefirsthalfofits256
characterslots.For the secondhalf of the FX-850symbolset youhave a
choiceofeitheritalics(soyoudon’thaveto switchto a separatefontto get
them)or charactergraphics.
To choose between access to italics or to character graphics,send this
command:
<ESC>t n
in whichfor n if youenter
O(zero) you get italics,which is the de-
fault,
or if you enter 1 (one)you get character
graphics.
5.5.4 /internationalcharacters
Monmver,youcan overlaythe symbolsetwithparticularcountry-specific
symbols.To choosewhichinternationalsymbolsyouwishto overlay,send
thiScommand:
<ESC>R n
For n enter from the followingtable the numberthat correspondsto the
symbolsyouwant:
COUNTRY n
US (ASCII) O
France 1
Germany 2
England
3
DenmarkI 4
Sweden
5
Italy
6
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