Fonts B-9
Using International Fonts
International fonts are available as bitmap or TrueType fonts. See "Bitmap Font Information" or
"TrueType Font Information" for more details. Save the font into the printer’s flash memory. Use
the symbol set (110 - Unicode UTF-8) with a downloaded International TrueType font.
To use International fonts, consider the following information:
♦ All fonts contain an internal character mapping. The mapping is organized by one or more
standards, such as BIG5. These mapping standards can provide over 65,000 characters,
which are not represented in this manual. The printer supports several mapping standards:
Unicode (UCS-2), BIG5, KSC, GB2312, and SJIS.
♦ Specify a symbol set based on the characters to print and one that is compatible with the
font's character mapping. For example, to print Japanese characters, select symbol set 932
(Japanese Shift JIS) and a font compatible with that symbol set.
Enter batch data specified by the font's character mapping and compatible symbol set.
Selecting a Symbol Set
Specify a symbol set based on the characters to print and one that is compatible with the font's
character mapping. The symbol set parameter identifies the character mapping used in the text
field or constant text field, for example, Unicode, BIG5, etc. If no symbol set is selected, the
default symbol set (Internal Symbol Set) is used.
The printer automatically translates some character mappings to others. For example, if you
need a BIG5 font, it is possible to use Unicode text data. Use Unicode in the symbol set
parameter to indicate the text mapping and select the BIG5 font needed in the font parameter (T8
or C5). The printer automatically translates the Unicode character values into BIG5 values
before printing the character.
The following table lists the compatible mappings and symbol sets.
Font Character Mapping Symbol Set Parameter (T15, C13, or A6)
Batch Data*
True Type Font
Character Mapping
Use in text or constant text fields
102 – Unicode
Use this symbol set, because the printer automatically
translates the character mappings.
Unicode
SJIS
Unicode
KSC5601
Unicode
GB2312
Unicode
Unicode 103 – BIG5
Unicode 104 – GB2312
SJIS
SJIS 105 – SJIS (Code Page 932 – Japanese Shift JIS)
GB2312
GB2312 106 – GB2312 (Code Page 936 – Simplified Chinese)
BIG5
BIG5 107 – BIG5 (Code Page 950 – Traditional Chinese)
KSC
KSC 108 – KSC (Code Page 5601 – Korean)
UTF-8
Unicode
BIG5
SJIS
KSC5601
GB2312
110 – Unicode UTF-8
The printer automatically translates the character
mappings.
Note: UTF-8 is very common. Use it for compatibility
with different host applications and data streams.
Note: Symbol sets 102-110 require a downloaded International TrueType font.
* Characters in batch data must be entered based on their mapping (Unicode, BIG5, etc.).
To Next Page
Loading...
