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Table 4 — DSC to EBCDIC
Translate Table 4 is invoked when a DSC data stream is detected by the ULTRA and when Option #10 is set to (B) EBCDIC or (C) Switchable.
During an unformatted operation, printing begins with the first data byte and continues until the last data byte is printed, or until a valid EM character is received. Each print line is left justified. At the end of each printout, a CR/LF is sent to allow the printer to start the next printout at the left margin. When an EM appears in the first print position of a print line, a CR/LF is not sent to the printer, because the printer is already positioned at the left margin for the next printout.
In DSC, 16h is a solid vertical line () and is translated into an EBCDIC 4Fh and sent to the printer. Some printers display a solid vertical line when a 4Fh is received, and some display a broken vertical line (¦). In DSC, 17h is a broken vertical line and is translated into extended ASCII 6Ah, an
The DSC input codes C0h through FFh represent attributes or graphic characters associated with 3278 CRTs. The characters will be translated into a space (EBCDIC 40h). This emulates the function of a 3287 printer.
Seven locations in the DSC to EBCDIC table are used to perform functions. The following chart indicates the function that will be performed upon the receipt of each DSC input value:
Input value | Function |
00h | Null |
01h | EM (End of Message) |
02h | FF (Form Feed) |
03h | NL (New Line) |
05h | CR (Carriage Return) |
10h | Space |
1Bh | ¢ (Trigger 1 character default) |
