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Character Set
Conversion
A common problem in a multiple host environment is that different hosts use
different ASCII character sets. As a result of this, language specific characters
(such as å ü ô ñ) are sometimes printed incorrectly.
The Axis Network Print Server solution to this problem is to assign a character
set conversion filter to a logical printer, and then link that logical printer to the
host causing the problem.
You select your desired conversion filter by setting the Character Set
Conversion (PRx_CSET.) parameter. The output from the conversion filter is
always IBM PC Set 2 (Code Page 437), and this is the character set the printer
must be set up for.
Example:
In order to direct print jobs to the printer connected to the Axis Network Print
Server, you should assign the host to a separate logical printer, and install a
character set conversion filter.
Follow the instructions below to change the conversion filter:
1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select Admin | Logical
Printers.
2. Select the PR1 tab.
3. Set the parameter Physical Port to e.g. LPT1.
4. Set the parameter Character Set Conversion to ISO>IBM.
5. Click the OK button.
6. Select the PR2 tab.
7. Set the parameter Physical Port to e.g. LPT1.
8. Set the parameter Character Set Conversion to DEC>IBM.
9. Click the OK button.
The ISO 8859-2 printer data that is sent to logical printer PR1 converts to IBM
PC Set 2 and is printed on LPT1. Similarly, the DEC printer data that is sent to
logical printer PR2 converts to IBM PC Set 2 and is printed on LPT1.
Your network contains a host using the character set ISO 8859-2 and a host using the
character set DEC.