Symbol Set ; Esc)symbol set ID ; Esc(s#C (27)(40)(115)#(67) - Page 76

CHAPTER 2 PCL - 56 

PC-869 Esc(11G 

PC-8 

L/G  Esc(12G 

PC-8 GREEK 

Esc(14G 

ISO CYRILLIC 

Esc(10N 

PC-866 Esc(3R 

WINDOWS 

CYR 

Esc(9R 

PC-855 Esc(10R 

RUSSIAN-GOST 

Esc(12R 

PC-8 BULGARIAN 

Esc(13R UKRAINIAN 

Esc(14R 

Hebrew-7 Esc(0H 

Hebrew-8  Esc(8H 

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 
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 

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.  

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 ------