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You select the character set in one of two ways: with an <ESC>
code or with a switch in the back of the printer. The <ESC> code in
BASIC has the following format:
PRINT CHR$(27)"R"CHR$(n)
in which n stands for the appropriate number from the list above. In
other words, the BASIC command to select the French character set
is
PRINT CHR$(27)"R"CHR$(1)
The other method of selecting an international character set is with
the small switches, called DIP switches, in the back of the printer. If
you plan to use one of the international sets quite a bit, see Appen-
dix
D for instructions for using the DIP switches.
Once you have selected a character set, whether you do it with the
<ESC> code or the DIP switches, you will be able to print several
new characters. The character sets are shown in Tables 6-1, 6-2, and
6-3.
Table 6-1. International characters in N LQ mode
35
36
64
91
92
93
94
96
123
124
125
126
USA
•
$
@
[
\
]
"
•
{
I
}
-
I
FRANCE
•
$
a
.
c
§
"
•
e
u e
..
GERMANY
•
$
§
�
0
u
"
.
a
0
ii
B
UK
£
$
@
[
\
]
"
•
{
I
}
-
I
DENMARK I
•
$
@
If.
0
A
"
.
ae
"
A
-
SWEDEN
•
n
8
�
0
A
u
e
a
0
A
u
ITALY
•
$
@
0
\
e
"
u
a
()
e
i
SPAIN
ft
$
@
I
i,l
6
"
.
..
ii
}
-
JAPAN
•
$
@
[
¥
]
"
•
{
I
}
-
I
NORWAY
•
n
8
A!
0
A
0
e
ae
"
A
il
DENMARK II
•
$
:8
A
0
A
u
e
ae
"
A
u
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Table 6-2. International characters in draft mode
35
36
64
91
92
93
94
96
123
124
125
126
USA
#
$
@
[
\
J
.,,
{
:
}
"'
FRANCE
#
$
a
.
<;
§
.,,
e
,:..
e
..
GERMANY
#
$
§
A
0
ij
.,,
a
ti
u
13
UK
£
$
@
[
\
]
.,,
{
:
}
"'
DENMARK I
#
$
@
IE
0
A
·"' · ·
ii!
Ill
a
...
SWEDEN
#
�
E
A
0
A
(j
�
a
ti
a
i.i
ITALY
#
$
@
. .
\
e
.,,
·:.
a
0
e
i
SPAIN
f�
$
@
i
,
. .
. �
.,,
..
n
}
...
JAPAN
#
$
@
[
¥
]
·"
{
:
}
"'
NORWAY
#
l::!
e
IE
0
A
(j
e
ii!
Ill
a
i.i
DENMARK II
#
$
E
IE
0
A
(j
e
ii!
Ill
a
i.i
Table 6-3. International characters in draft italic
35
36
64
91
92
93
94
96
123
124
125
126
USA
#
$
o
t
\
1
....
.
{
I
}
...
I
FRANCE
#
$
a
0
�
§
.. . .
e
u
e
..
GERMANY
#
$
s
.i:i
0
o
...
a
0
ii
f1
UK
£
$
@
[
\
J
.. . .
{
/
}
"'
DENMARK I
#
$
o
IE.
e
Jl
"'
z
"
a
...
SWEDEN
#
ii
,t
A
0
A
i_i
e
a
i.i
a
ii
ITALY
#
$
@
. .
\
e
.....
u
a
0
e
.i
SPAIN
,
fl
$
@
i
;:;
i,
....
..
;::;
}
"'
JAPAN
#
$
o
[
!f
1
,..
(
I
}
...
I
NORWAY
#
n
,t
IE.
{ii
A
i.i
e
z
;,
a
ii
DENMARK II
#
$
,t
IE.
e
A
i.i
e
z
"
a
ii
The number at the top of each column in the tables is the ASCII
code that prints the characters in that column.
Once you have selected an international character set with the DIP
switches or the <ESC> R code, you can use the tables to see which
characters on the keyboard will produce the international characters
you want. Simply type the character from the top row of one of the
figures in order to print the corresponding character in the row of
the set you have chosen. For example, if you have reset the DIP
switches for the UK character set and you press the # key, the £
symbol will be generated. Even though you will see the # symbol on
the screen, the £ symbol will be printed on the paper. For another
example, if you have selected the Swedish character set and you
press the
@
key, the
E
symbol will be generated.
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