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Choosing a Character Table, Italics, Epson Extended Graphics, Using the Printer

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Choosing a Character Table DIP switch 1-7 selects the italics character table or the Epson Extended Graphics character table. The Epson Extended Graphics table contains international accented characters, Greek characters, mathematical symbols, and character graphics for printing lines, comers, and shaded areas. If you have an IBM® or compatible computer, select Epson Extended Graphics by setting DIP switch 1-7 on. You can then print both text and the character graphics that are displayed on your screen. Also you can still print italics using the ESC 4 command. Samples of italics and Epson Extended Graphics are shown below. Italics 0123456789:;?@ABCDEFG HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_'abcdefghijklmno pqrstuvwxyz{|} ~ Epson Extended Graphics CAUTION: When you change the setting of a DIP switch, be sure to first turn off the printer. Change the DIP switch and then turn the printer back on. 3-16 Using the Printer

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Choosing a Character Table
DIP switch
1-7
selects the italics character table or the Epson
Extended Graphics character table. The Epson Extended Graphics
table contains international accented characters, Greek characters,
mathematical symbols, and character graphics for printing lines,
comers, and shaded areas.
If you have
an
IBM
®
or compatible computer, select Epson
Extended Graphics by setting DIP switch
1-7
on. You can then print
both text and the character graphics that are displayed
on
your
screen. Also you can still print italics using the ESC
4
command.
Samples of italics and Epson Extended Graphics are shown below.
Italics
! "#$%&'()*+, -.
/0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_'abcdefghijklmno
pqrstuvwxyz{|}
~
Epson Extended Graphics
CAUTION:
When you change the setting of a DIP switch,
be sure to first turn off the printer. Change the DIP
switch and then turn the printer back on.
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Using the Printer