Printronix P9000 Series - Manual (Page 201)

10-1 Multinational Character Sets
CHAPTER 10
MULTINATIONAL CHARACTER SETS
Introduction
Four basic character set choices are available and selected from the control panel: IBM PC,
Multinational, DEC Multinational, and ECMA 94 Latin 1 which includes an extended characĆ
ter set. Character matrix tables for each character set and the corresponding international lanĆ
guage substitution table are provided in this chapter.
This chapter discusses the following:
n Selecting the Character Set and Language
n Selecting Extended Character Set ECMA
n OCR-A and OCR-B
n Downloading Languages and Characters
n Character Address Table (Character Library)
n Numeric Character Location Listing
n Alphabetical Character Location Listing
Specific character set charts and international language substitution tables are provided in ApĆ
pendix B.
Selecting the Character Set and Language
The character sets and languages within each character set are selected at the printer control
panel and are illustrated in the Multinational Character Set diagram located on page
NO TAG. Select the appropriate character set and language as follows:
1. At the control panel, cycle through the character set selections and select the desired charĆ
acter set.
2. Cycle through the international language selections available within the selected characĆ
ter set and select the language.
NOTE: The language selection can also be made from the host computer using PSET or
ESC R. Refer to Character Set Select: International in the Programming chapter for
details.
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 Extended Set may be one of several sets selecĆ
table from the control panel: Barcode, Multinational, Greek, Graphics, and Scientific.