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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*
TrueType 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 - G B2312 (Code Page 936 - Simplified Chinese)
BIG5
BIG5 107 - BIG5 (Code Page 950 - Traditional Chinese)
*
Characters in batch data must be entered based on their mapping (Unicode, BIG5, etc.).
Note: Symbol sets 102-107 require the 6032 print engine memory
expansion option and a downloaded International TrueType font.
B-22 Fonts