32 Line Matrix Printer Code V Programmer's Reference Manual

Data Bit 8 Addressing

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Accessing Characters and Character Sets

Data Bit 8 Addressing

You can access individual characters using data bit 8 addressing. The

primary character set is ASCII. These character values reside at hex

addresses 20 through 7F. The Multinational or extended character sets reside

at hex addresses 80 through FF.

Data bit 8 must be enabled so that Multinational or extended character sets

are accessible without reconfiguration.

Power-Up Character Set Selection

You can select any one of the twelve resident multinational character sets

shown in Table 43 (0 through 11) as the default character set in the Graphics

Mode at printer power-up. The Code V configuration settings determine which

character set is the default character set at power-up. Refer to the

User’s

Manual

to configure the Code V for a specific character set.

The character font selected at power-up will remain active until a new

Character Set Selection command (described on page 258) is sent or the

configuration is changed. OCR and user-defined character sets can not be

configured as the default character set at printer power-up.

NOTE: Each Multinational Character Set, including the power-up default

Multinational Character Set, must be accessed through the Graphics

Mode.