National Character Set; Graphics Aspect Ratio - Digital Equipment LA50 Technical Manual

Tables 2-2 through 2-7 show the switch positions for various system configurations.
Table 2-2 National Character Set
Switches SW 1-1 through SW 1-4 change the characters for multinational applications. When operating the
printer with Digital systems in an 8-bit environment, no change in settings is necessary.
Switch Positions
Nation SWl-1 SWl-2 SWl-3 SWl-4
United States Open
Open Open Open*
Britain
Closed Open Open Open
Finland Open Closed
Open Open
France Closed Closed Open Open
French Canada Open Open Closed Open
Germany Closed Open Closed Open
Italy Open Closed Closed
Open
Japan Closed Closed
Closed Open
Norway /Denmark Open Open Open Closed
Spain Closed Open Open
Closed
Sweden Open Closed Open Closed
* factory setting
Table 2-3 Graphics Aspect Ratio
Switch SW 1-5 changes the horizontal to vertical dot ratio in graphic mode by changing the number of
horizontal dots per inch. The number of vertical dots are kept constant at 72 dots per inch.
Ratio
2: 1
2.5:1
* factory setting
Horizontal
Dots/Inch
144
180
2-11
Switch
Position
Open*
Closed