User`s manual
When typing control sequences directly, do not include the spaces between the symbols or the hyphens
that separate the word CONTROL from the control character. ESCAPE means press the Escape key and
then release it. CONTROL means press the CONTROL key and hold it down while pressing the character
key.
Before starting, keep two things in mind. First, uppercase and lowercase are meaningful when writing
Escape sequences. That is, ESCAPE-N and ESCAPE-n are two different instructions. If your Apple
computer cannot generate lowercase characters, you’ll need to write your instructions with ASCII
characters.
On the other hand, the case of characters makes no difference when writing Control codes. CONTROL-n
and CONTROL-N send the same intruction.
Selecting Special Features
Feature Access ASCII Equivalent Character Size
Extended (9 cpi) ESCAPE n 27 110
Pica (10 cpi) ESCAPE N 27 78
Elite (12 cpi) ESCAPE E 27 69
Semicondensed (13.4 cpi) ESCAPE e 27 101
Condensed (15 cpi) ESCAPE q 27 113
Ultracondensed (17 cpi) ESCAPE Q 27 81
Proportional Spacing
Proportional Pica ESCAPE p 27 112
Proportional Elite ESCAPE P 27 80
Lines per Inch
6 Lines per Inch ESCAPE A 27 65
8 Lines per Inch ESCAPE B 27 66
Print Quality*
Draft ESCAPE a 1 27 97 49
Standard ESCAPE a 0 27 97 48
Near Letter Quality ESCAPE a 2 27 97 50
*These codes override the control cluster button setting.
Selecting Color
The color options work only when you have installed a color ribbon. The color option instruction is
ESCAPE K n 27 75 d
Here, the letter n represents a color number you must enter and d is the ASCII equivalent:
Access ASCII
Black: 0 48
Yellow: 1 49
Red: 2 50
Blue: 3 51
Orange: 4 52
Green: 5 53
Purple: 6 54