Alternate Set 80 - 9F
This selection determines if ASCII codes X'80' through X'9F' will be used as control
codes or printed as standard printable characters.
v Printable (the default). Prints the alternate set as standard characters
v Control Code. Selects the alternate set to be used as printer control codes.
Mono/Dual Case
MONO/DUAL CASE specifies the font as MONO Case or DUAL Case (the
default). It is available only in non-SCS mode. The host will be notified of the
change when the printer is made READY. If the character set is one of the
following “right to left” sets, MONO CASE prints the same as DUAL CASE:
Katakana, Hebrew, Hebrew Old, and Farsi.
v Dual Case (the default)
v Mono Case
SCS (System Network Architecture Character String) Mode is controlled by the
host computer. Refer to the 6500 Coax/Twinax Programmer’s Reference Manual for
more information about non–SCS mode.
Undefined Char Sub
UNDEFINED CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION specifies the replacement character to
print in place of any unprintable character that is received from the host. The
character code point can have the following value:
v X'60' Hex (the default)
v X'40' — X'FE' Hex
Print Text Direction
PRINT TEXT DIRECTION specifies the direction in which characters are printed
on the page. This allows the printer to print languages which are printed right to
left instead of left to right.
v Control By Host (the default)
v Left To Right
v Right To Left
The
“CONTROL BY HOST” option allows printers configured as a 4234 to use the
“ SET TEXT ORIENTATION” command from the host.
When a RIGHT TO LEFT language is selected, the host will be notified of print
direction changes when the printer is made READY.
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