Printronix P3000 Series - Manual (Page 175)

9–1 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:
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Selecting the Character Set and Language Page 9–1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Selecting Extended Character Set ECMA Page 9–1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OCR–A and OCR–B Page 9–2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Downloading Languages Page 9–2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Character Set Charts and International Language
Substitution Tables
Page 9–2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Multinational Character Set Configuration Diagram Page 9–3 . . . . . . . .
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Character Address Table (Character Library) Page 9–4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hexadecimal Character Location Listings Page 9–6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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