TransAct 280 Software Guide
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Function
Define User-Defined Characters
ASCII
[ESC] & <y> <c1> <c2> [x1 d1 … d(y x x1)] … [xk d1 … d(y x xk)]
Hexadecimal 1BH 26H y c1 c2 [x1 d1 … d(y x x1)] … [xk d1 … d(y x xk)]
Decimal
<27> <38> y c1 c2 [x1 d1 … d(y x x1)] … [xk d1 … d(y x xk)]
Range
y = 2
32
≤
c
1
≤
c
2
≤
126
0
≤
x
≤
12 (9 x 9 font)
0
≤
x
≤
9 (7 x 9 font)
0
≤
d
1
… d(y x x)
≤
255
Description The [ESC] & <y> <c
1
> <c
2
> [x
1
d
1
… d(y x x
1
)] … [x
k
d
1
… d(y x x
k
)] command
defines user-defined characters from character code <c
1
> to <c
2
>. <y> and <x>
are the configurations of user-defined characters. <y> specifies the number of
bytes in the vertical direction. <x> specifies the number of bytes in the horizontal
direction. Character codes ranging from ASCII code 20H (32) to 7EH (126) can
be defined by <c
1
> and <c
2
>. Up to 19 user-defined characters can be defined.
Data (<d>) specifies a bit printed to one and not printed to zero. At the default,
user-defined characters are not defined, and the internal character set is printed.
Once the user-defined characters have been defined, they are available until
[ESC] @ or [ESC] ? is executed; the user-defined characters are redefined; the
power is turned off; or the printer is reset.
Function
Cancel User-Defined Characters
ASCII
[ESC] ? <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 3FH <n>
Decimal
<27> <63> <n>
Range
32
≤
n
≤
126
Description The [ESC] ? <n> command cancels the user-defined characters defined for
character code <n>. After the user-defined characters are canceled, the internal
character set is printed.
Function
Select Character Font
ASCII
[ESC] M <n>
Hexadecimal 1BH 4DH <n>
Decimal
<27> <77> <n>
Range
0,1,48,49
Description The [ESC] M <n> command selects one-byte character font.
5
5
5
5
0, 48
Page 0 [PC437 (U.S.A. and Standard Europe)]
1, 49
Page 1 [PC850 (Multilingual)]
Table 24 Select Character Font Table