Monarch 9906 - Selecting a Symbol Set

Fonts B-9
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
Unicode
BIG5
102 – Unicode
If you are unsure which character mapping to select,
use this symbol set, because the printer automatically
translates the character mappings.
Unicode
SJIS
Unicode
KSC5601
Unicode
GB2312
Unicode
Unicode
BIG5
Unicode 103 – BIG5
GB2312
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)
UTF-8
Unicode
BIG5
SJIS
KSC5601
GB2312
110 – Unicode UTF-8
If you are unsure which character mapping to select,
use this symbol set, because the printer automatically
translates the character mappings.
Note: UTF-8 is very common. We recommend using it
for compatibility with different host applications and
data streams.
* Characters in batch data must be entered based on their mapping (Unicode, BIG5, etc.).
Note: Symbol sets 102-110 require the extended features printer and a downloaded
International TrueType font.