T480
Programmer’s Guide
T480
Extended Printer Control
100-14362
Rev A
Page 223
Function
Initiate Unicode UTF-8 Text only Encoding (MBCS)
All
ASCII
[ESC] + T
Hexadecimal
1BH 2BH 54H
Decimal
<27> <43> <84>
Description
The [ESC] + T command will put the printer into UTF-8 Text only
character encoding mode of operation. This mode is identical to the UTF-8 mode
described above, except commands and there parameters are not UTF encoded. For
example the following command would be used to select underline on:
[ESC] W 128.
If true UTF-8 encoding were in effect, the 128 parameter would be UTF encoded to
[ESC] W 194 128. With UTF-8 Text only mode this command is simply [ESC] W 128.
Note:
This command also applies to graphic data being sent to the
printer. The graphic data is a command and not text. It is not UTF-8
encoded.
Function
Initiate Normal 8-bit ASCII Character Encoding
All
ASCII
[ESC] + A
Hexadecimal
1BH 2BH 41H
Decimal
<27> <43> <65>
Description
The [ESC] + A command will put the printer into normal character
encoding mode of operation. One byte = one character. In this mode international
characters must be selected by selecting the appropriate code page for translation.
