Intermate LX T-04 manual Character Translation

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Character Translation

SCS data stream EBCDIC language specific characters are first translated into EBCDIC International Set 5 characters. This is the internal character representation in the Intermate LX T-04. The EBCDIC International Set 5 characters are then translated into ASCII codes, which are sent to the printer.

The EBCDIC language specific-to-EBCDIC International Set 5 translation table is determined by the selected System Language.

The EBCDIC International Set 5-to-ASCII table is determined by the selected Printer Driver.

You have access to the table that translates the EBCDIC International Set 5 codes to ASCII codes. Appendix B shows a printout of the characters for each EBCDIC International Set 5 code.

To be able to edit the translation table you have to select the Editable Set. This is done in the Basic Configuration (see Section 3) or as shown in the example below. Before editing, the Editable Set equals the PC-850 character set.

Example:

To change a left bracket '[' (EBCDIC International Set 5 code $4A) to a left bracket '{' which has ASCII value $7B. Insert the following programming sequences in your document:

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