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Multinational Character Sets
CHAPTER 9MULTINATIONAL 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 Pr
ogramming 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