Instruction manual

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
* Characters in batch data must be entered based on their mapping (Unicode, BIG5, etc.).
Note: Symbol set 102 requires a downloaded International TrueType font.
International Font Sample
{F,3,A,R,E,150,200,"SIMPLE" p
T,1,5,V,10,10,0,100,30,30,B,L,0,0,102 p }
{B,3,U,1 p
1,"~125~000~125~002~125~004~125~005" p }
This example prints these four characters with Unicode batch data of ~125~000, ~125~002,
~125~004 and ~125~005.
Refer to the Internet for a listing of the characters in each code page. Search on a particular
code page, such as “Unicode code page" to view the characters in that code page.
FONTS B-11
Symbol Set Parameter
Font Number