Printronix SL5000 User Manual page 204

Chapter 3
Character Set (P-Series, Serial Matrix, Proprinter, Epson FX)
This item allows selection of the character set to be used by the printer.
Printing UTF-8 Encoded Unicode Text
Normally, to print multinational characters on a printer, the user needs to
select a character set that contains the correct characters. Character sets are
groups of 256 locations; the first 128 locations are occupied by the ASCII set,
and the locations in the upper half are reserved for graphics, symbols, or
multinational characters. For example, to print Cyrillic, the user would select a
Cyrillic set. To print Italian, the user would select a different set.
Unicode allows any character to be selected without switching character sets
because it specifies a different number for every character in all languages.
Thus Unicode has become the standard for multinational printing.
UTF-8 is a popular encoding of Unicode in which the first 128 characters are
still occupied by the ASCII set. This makes it backwards compatible with older
applications which use only ASCII data. It also allows the printing of all
Unicode characters.
UTF-8 encoded Unicode can be enabled on the printer from the front panel or
from a host command in the LP+, PGL, or ZGL emulation.
Cmd Resolution
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Low Resolution. Sets a low command resolution mode.
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High Resolution. Sets a high command resolution mode.
The factory default is Low Resolution.
Coax Type
This parameter defines the printer emulation, as follows:
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4234
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3287
After the emulation has been changed, a POR status is sent to the host.
The factory default is 4234.
Code Page Subset
This item allows you to select the desired version of the following code pages
- 037,273, 274, 275, 277, 278, 280, 281, 282, 284, 285, 297, 500, and 871.
The options are Version 0 (the factory default) and Version 1.
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