ESC Dec Hex Symbol Function
ESC 33 21 !
Master Print Mode Select (Master Select).
Selects 16 unique print mode combinations.
Format:
CHR$(27)” ! “CHR$(n)
where n = 0 - 255.
See Appendix D.
ESC 35 23 #
Accepts the eighth bit “as is” from the
computer.
ESC 37 25
%
Activates a character set. DIP switch 1-4
must be off. Format:
CHR$(27)” % “CHR$(0)CHR$(0)
selects the ROM set; and
CHR$(27)” % “CHR$(1)CHR$(0)
selects the RAM set.
ESC 38 26 &
Defines characters in user RAM. Format:
CHR$(27)“&“CHR$(0)CHR$(c
1
)CHR$(c
2
);
CHR$(a)CHR$(d
1
) . . . CHR$(d
11
);
where CHR$(0) is for future use, c
1
is the
starting character, and c
2
is the ending
character. Each character in the range c
1
- c
2
requires an attribute byte (a) and 11 data
bytes (d
1
- d
11
).
ESC 42 2A *
Turns Graphics Mode ON. Format:
CHR$(27)"
* “CHR$(m)CHR$(n
1
)CHR$(n
2
);
followed by n data numbers,
where n = n
1
+ 256*n
2
,
n, = 0 - 255,
n
2
= 0 - 255,
m selects mode 0 - 6.
See Table 1 1-1 for modes.
ESC 45 2D -
Turns Underline Mode ON. Format:
CHR$(27)” - “CHR$(n)
where n toggles Underline on and off: 0 turns
it OFF 1 turns it ON.
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