Homelite HL-1050 User Manual
10/10/03
CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 43
User-defined symbol sets are defined by the command ESC ( f # W.
Esc)symbol set ID
(27)(41)
<1Bh><29h>
• This command selects the symbol set (character set) for the secondary font.
• To select any of the above symbol sets for the secondary font simply substitute ‘)’ for ‘(’ in the command
• To select any of the above symbol sets for the secondary font simply substitute ‘)’ for ‘(’ in the command
shown in the table.
10 REM ****** SELECT A CHARACTER SET ******
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40 REM --- ROMAN-8 CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
50 LPRINT ESC$+"(8U";
60 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----
70 FOR I=160 TO 255
80 LPRINT CHR$(I);
90 NEXT
100 LPRINT
110 REM --- PC-8 CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
120 LPRINT ESC$+"(10U";
130 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----
140 FOR I=160 TO 255
150 LPRINT CHR$(I);
160 NEXT
170 LPRINT
180 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---
190 LPRINT CHR$(12);
200 END
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40 REM --- ROMAN-8 CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
50 LPRINT ESC$+"(8U";
60 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----
70 FOR I=160 TO 255
80 LPRINT CHR$(I);
90 NEXT
100 LPRINT
110 REM --- PC-8 CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
120 LPRINT ESC$+"(10U";
130 REM --- PRINT CHARACTERS ----
140 FOR I=160 TO 255
150 LPRINT CHR$(I);
160 NEXT
170 LPRINT
180 REM --- PAPER EJECT ---
190 LPRINT CHR$(12);
200 END
There is a further group of symbol sets that are available for Brother fonts only. You can select these as follows:
Esc(s#C (27)(40)(115)#(67)
<1Bh><28h><73h>#<43h>
• This command selects the symbol set (character set) for the primary font.
Esc)s#C (27)(41)(115)#(67)
<1Bh><29h><73h>#<43h>
• This command selects the symbol set (character set) for the secondary font.
• Brother symbol set IDs consist of a number only.
• Brother symbol set IDs consist of a number only.
Symbol Set
Set primary font Symbol set
Set primary font
Roman-8 Esc(s1C
Portuguese Esc(s15C
US ASCII
Esc(s2C
Swiss German
Esc(s16C
German Esc(s3C
American
Spanish
Esc(s17C
UK English
Esc(s4C
Norwegian/Danish
Esc(s18C
French Esc(s5C
Canadian
Esc(s19C
Dutch Esc(s6C
Finnish/Swedish
Esc(s20C
Italian Esc(s7C
South
African
Esc(s21C
S. Spanish
Esc(s8C
PC-8 D/N
Esc(s23C
A. English WP
Esc(s9C
PC-8
Esc(s25C
UK ASCII/2
Esc(s10C
PC-850
Esc(s26C
Symbol Esc(s11C
PC-860 Esc(s27C
International Esc(s12C
PC-863
Esc(s28C
American English
Esc(s13C
PC-865
Esc(s29C
UK ASCII
Esc(s14C
Japanese English
Esc(s38C
• To select any of the above symbol sets for the secondary font simply substitute ‘)’ for ‘(’ in the command
shown in the table.
10 REM ****** SELECTING CHARACTER SETS ******
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40 REM --- GERMAN CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
50 LPRINT ESC$+"(s3C";
20 ESC$=CHR$(27)
30 WIDTH "LPT1:",255
40 REM --- GERMAN CHARACTER SET SELECTION ------
50 LPRINT ESC$+"(s3C";