Chapter 2: Character Set Commands 5
Chapter 2: Character Set Commands
This chapter describes the character set commands for your printer, including
• IBM Character Sets I, II, and III
• Epson Character Sets
• Microline Character Sets
• International Character Sets
• Code Page Character Sets
• Upper Range Control Codes
• Character Table Selection
Special character sets can be substituted for the standard ASCII characters to provide foreign
characters, line draw characters, non-printable characters such as back space (BS), form feed
(FF), vertical tab (VT), etc. One of the Epson Character Sets provides italics characters.
IBM Character Set Commands
Select IBM Set I Command (IBM)
⻬ ML320 E/I, ML321 E/I ⻬ ML320 Turbo, ML321 Turbo ⻬ ML520, ML521
⻬ ML390 Turbo, ML391 Turbo ⻬ ML590, ML591
Function ASCII Dec Hex
Select IBM Set I
ESC 7 27 55 1B 37
This command selects IBM Character Set I in the IBM Proprinter emulation.
Select IBM Set II Command (IBM)
⻬ ML320 E/I, ML321 E/I ⻬ ML320 Turbo, ML321 Turbo ⻬ ML520, ML521
⻬ ML390 Turbo, ML391 Turbo ⻬ ML590, ML591
Function ASCII Dec Hex
Select IBM Set II ESC 6 27 54 1B 36
This command selects IBM Character Set II in the IBM Proprinter emulation.