7–2 Multinational Character Sets
About the Multinational Character Set
The Multinational Character Set accesses one of 32 international character
sets. Each character set is 96 characters long and can be accessed by
configuration selection or IGP/PGL command. Individual characters in the
font can be accessed with the use of data bit 8.

Character Sets Available

The Multinational Character Set provides the IGP/PGL with space for 32
character sets, 96 characters each. The character sets and their corresponding
set values are listed in Table 7–1.
Table 7–1. Multinational Character Sets and Set Values
Character Set Value Character Set Value
0U.S. ASCII
German 1
Swedish 2
Dutch 7
French 8
Spanish 9
Danish 3
Norwegian 4
Finnish
English 6
5
Italian 10
Reserved
User–Defined Sets
11–23
24–31
Sets 0 through 10 are resident character sets. Sets 12 through 23 are reserved
spaces in font memory for future resident character sets. If a value from 12
through 23 is called when attempting to choose a character set, the character
font will default to ASCII. The last eight addressable character set values, 24
through 31, are reserved for user–defined sets. You can create custom
character sets from existing characters in font memory. If you select a set
value from 24 to 31 when no new character set has been created or assigned
that value, the character font will default to ASCII.
Refer to page 7–11 for printouts of the primary and extended character sets
and their corresponding values.