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About the multinational character set – Printronix ThermaLine Series User Manual

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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

0

U.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.