User`s manual

Section 4: Advanced Functions
38 AXIS AX-3 Cobra+ User’s Manual
Edit Translation Tables
Normally, there is no need to edit the translation tables. The character
translation tables activated by the Printer Driver and System Language
selections are designed to produce the same printouts as the emulated
IBM printer.
If you should need to make further adjustments, this section explains
the character translation process and how to modify the translation
tables to meet specific needs.
Character Translation
Character translation diagram
SCS data stream EBCDIC language specific characters are first
translated into EBCDIC International Set 5 characters. This is the
internal character representation in the AX-3 Cobra+. The EBCDIC
International Set 5 characters are then translated into ASCII codes,
which are sent to the printer.
The EBCDIC language specific-to-EBCDIC International Set 5
translation table is determined by the selected System Language.
The EBCDIC International Set 5-to-ASCII table is determined by the
selected Printer Driver.
You have access to the table that translates the EBCDIC
International Set 5 codes to ASCII codes. Appendix B shows a
printout of the characters for each EBCDIC International Set 5 code.
To be able to edit the translation table you have to select the Editable
Set. This is done in the Basic Configuration, see page 20, or as shown
in the example below. Before editing, the Editable Set equals the
PC-850 character set.
from IBM
system
SCS
EBCDIC language
specific
to EBCDIC
International Set 5
ASCII
to printer
EBCDIC
International Set 5
to
ASCII