CP60 and CP60 Plus Service Manual  2-27 
 
Character Encoding 
7-bit Alphanumeric Character Set as Defined by ISO/IEC 7811 
 
Code Description 
H 
These 14 characters  ! " & ' * + , : ; < = > @ _  are reserved for hardware control and 
cannot be part of the data content. (These may or may not be used by different 
device manufacturers.) 
R  Additional reserved characters. 
S,E,F  Reserved characters for Start Sentinel, End Sentinel, and Field Separator 
Binary 
Note Char Parity 
2
5
 2
4
 2
3
 2
2
 2
1
2
0
  Space  1  0 0 0 0 0 0
H  !  0  0 0 0 0 0 1
H  "  0  0 0 0 0 1 0
R  #  1  0 0 0 0 1 1
  $  0  0 0 0 1 0 0
S  %  1  0 0 0 1 0 1
H  &  1  0 0 0 1 1 0
H  '  0  0 0 0 1 1 1
  (  0  0 0 1 0 0 0
  )  1  0 0 1 0 0 1
H  *  1  0 0 1 0 1 0
H  +  0  0 0 1 0 1 1
H  ,  1  0 0 1 1 0 0
  -  0  0 0 1 1 0 1
  .  0  0 0 1 1 1 0
  /  1  0 0 1 1 1 1
  0  0  0 1 0 0 0 0
  1  1  0 1 0 0 0 1
  2  1  0 1 0 0 1 0
  3  0  0 1 0 0 1 1
  4  1  0 1 0 1 0 0
  5  0  0 1 0 1 0 1
  6  0  0 1 0 1 1 0
  7  1  0 1 0 1 1 1
  8  1  0 1 1 0 0 0
  9  0  0 1 1 0 0 1
H  :  0  0 1 1 0 1 0
H  ;  1  0 1 1 0 1 1
H  <  0  0 1 1 1 0 0
H  =  1  0 1 1 1 0 1
H  >  1  0 1 1 1 1 0
E  ?  0  0 1 1 1 1 1
 
Binary 
Note
Char
Parity
2
5
2
4
 2
3
 2
2
 2
1
2
0
H
@
0
1
0 0 0 0 0
  A  1  1 0 0 0 0 1
  B  1  1 0 0 0 1 0
  C  0  1 0 0 0 1 1
  D  1  1 0 0 1 0 0
  E  0  1 0 0 1 0 1
  F  0  1 0 0 1 1 0
  G  1  1 0 0 1 1 1
  H  1  1 0 1 0 0 0
  I  0  1 0 1 0 0 1
  J  0  1 0 1 0 1 0
  K  1  1 0 1 0 1 1
  L  0  1 0 1 1 0 0
  M  1  1 0 1 1 0 1
  N  1  1 0 1 1 1 0
  O  0  1 0 1 1 1 1
  P  1  1 1 0 0 0 0
  Q  0  1 1 0 0 0 1
  R  0  1 1 0 0 1 0
  S  1  1 1 0 0 1 1
  T  0  1 1 0 1 0 0
  U  1  1 1 0 1 0 1
  V  1  1 1 0 1 1 0
  W  0  1 1 0 1 1 1
  X  0  1 1 1 0 0 0
  Y  1  1 1 1 0 0 1
  Z  1  1 1 1 0 1 0
R  [  0  1 1 1 0 1 1
R  \  1  1 1 1 1 0 0
R  ]  0  1 1 1 1 0 1
F  ^  0  1 1 1 1 1 0
H  _  1  1 1 1 1 1 1