Character sets, Bit character set – Rena DA615 User Manual
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Character sets
A character set consists of characters and symbols that contain all elements of a
language or subject (country-specific characters), including punctuation marks and
numerals.
7-bit character set
A 7-bit character set corresponds to the definitions of the
"International Standards Organization" (ISO) and the 'American
Standard Code for Information Interchange' (ASCII).
The 7-bit character set contains 128 characters.
An example of a 7-bit character set is shown below.
USA7
8-bit character set
The 8-bit character set contains 256 characters.
It includes many national characters. The most commonly used 8-
bit character set is shown below.
PC8