Printronix P3000 Series manual Chapter Multinational Character Sets

CHAPTER 9

MULTINATIONAL CHARACTER SETS

Introduction

Four basic character set choices are selectable from the control panel: IBM PC, Multinational, DEC Multinational, and ECMA–94 Latin 1. Charts for each character set and the corresponding interna- tional language substitution chart are provided in Appendix B.

This chapter discusses the following:

• Selecting the Character Set and Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9–1

• Selecting Extended Character Set ECMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9–1

• OCR–A and OCR–B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9–2

• Downloading Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9–2

•Character Set Charts and International Language

Substitution Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9–2

• Multinational Character Set Configuration Diagram . . . . . . . . Page 9–3

• Character Address Table (Character Library) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9–4

• Hexadecimal Character Location Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9–6

• Alphabetical Character Location Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9–14

Selecting the Character Set and Language

The character sets and languages within each character set are selectable via the printer control panel and are illustrated in the Multinational Character Set Structure located on page 9–4. Select the appro- priate character set and language as follows:

1.At the control panel, cycle through the character set selections and select the desired character set.

2.Cycle through the international language selections available within the selected character set and select the language.

NOTE: You can also select a language from the host computer using SFCC l, PSET, or ESC R. Refer to pages 6–19 and 6–25 in the Programming chapter for detailed informa- tion.

Selecting Extended Character Set ECMA

ECMA–94 Latin 1 is broken down into two parts: the Primary Set, defined from 20–7F hex, and the Extended Set, defined from 80–FF hex. The selection of the Extended Character Set sets the print

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