User`s manual

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Character Sets
Introduction
The Digital, Proprinter, and Epson emulations offer different character sets
and language overlays. The character sets shown in this chapter are
accessable only in Digital emulation mode. Digital and Proprinter character
set matrices and language substitution tables are provided in Appendix C.
Epson FX printers can access two character sets: the Epson character set
illustrated in Chapter 9 and the Proprinter Code (Page 437) shown in
Appendix C.
Selecting the Character Set and Language
Most languages and fonts within each character set can be selected at the
printer control panel and are illustrated in the Configuration Menu Diagram
in Chapter 4. Select the appropriate language and character set as follows:
1. At the control panel, cycle through the character set selections and
choose the desired character set.
2. Cycle through the international language selections available within the
selected character set and select the language.
NOTE: Character set and language selection can also be made from the host
computer using the DECAUPSS control string described in Chapter
7 or the ESC 6/ESC 7 sequence described in Chapter 8. In Digital
emulation mode, some character sets can only be selected by the
host computer.
OCR–A and OCR–B
OCR print modes are selected from the Print Mode feature at the Print
Format (Level 1) of the Configuration Diagram shown in Chapter 4.
OCR print modes do not contain complete character sets. (OCR character set
charts are located in Appendix C.) Available OCR–A standard characters are
dictated by American National Standard Institute (ANSI) #X3.17–1981, and
OCR–A international characters are in accordance with International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) #646–1973. Available OCR–B
standard and extended characters are dictated by ANSI #X3.49–1975.
Undefined OCR characters are replaced with spaces. When an international
language substitution is selected for a non–existent character, no substitution
will occur.