User guide

Fonts and Character Attributes on the LA600 MultiPrinter
19.2 Additional Cartridge-based Fonts and Character Sets
19.2 Additional Cartridge-based Fonts and Character Sets
The LA600 can accept cartridges that supply additional fonts or character sets.
Cartridge-based fonts are addressable by the Select Graphic Rendition (SGR)
command, using parameter Ps17. For details, see Section 19.3.
Additional cartridge-based character sets cannot be selected by the command
SCS. Rather, the user selects a character set manually by gaining access to the
Character Setup Menu through the LA600 MultiPrinter Operator Panel.
When the user selects a cartridge-based character set and assigns it to the
User Preference Supplemental set through the Character Setup Menu, this
selection assigns the character set to G2, G3 and GR. And since this character
set is designated as the User Preference Supplemental set, it is identified with
the character < and thus can be assigned via SCS to any G-set: G0 . . . G3,
GL, GR.
Further, if the LA600 MultiPrinter receives an Assign User Preference
Supplemental Set (DECAUPSS), this sequence assigns another resident
character set to the User Preference Supplemental set. Thus, the selection of
the cartridge character set cannot be retrieved through another SCS, and only
a Soft Terminal Reset (DECSTR) command or a Reset to Initial State (RIS)
command can return the cartridge character set back to the User Preference
Supplemental set.
For details of the font and character set cartridges that may be available,
contact your Digital sales representative.
19.3 Font Selection (SGR)
The LA600 MultiPrinter supports the font selection command SGR with the
parameters in Table 19–2.
Table 19–2 SGR Parameters for Font Selection
This Ps... selects this typestyle...
10 Courier
11 Roman
12 Sans Serif
13 Prestige
14 Script
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19–4 Fonts and Character Attributes on the LA600 MultiPrinter