Appendix D—Character Sets
This appendix is concerned primarily with standard character sets created
using "Character Options" in the configuration menu.
Character sets determine what the printer does when you send a data
byte to the printer.
There are only two categories of doable possibilities. The printer can
either print a character (A B C a b c * ? 1 2 3 etc.) or perform a basic
operation (form feed, beep, escape, etc.)
• If your computer and printer are set up to transmit and receive only 7
bits of serial or parallel data per byte, then your printer can do 128
characters and single-code operations.
• If your computer and printer are set up to transmit and receive 8 bits of
data per byte (and most are), then your printer can do 256 characters
and single-code operations.