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Alternate character sets on HP Printers?

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The Question is:

 
We're trying to find an HP printer library for the above system, capable of
printing Polish characters. I believe that it needs to conform to ISO
8859-2. Currently, characters can be held in the system correctly, but
cannot be printed as this character se
t re-uses existing characters.
 
 


The Answer is :

 
  HP has manufactured many models of printers, with very different costs
  and capabilities and requirements.  Specific identification of the HP
  printer will be required, and likely also the assistance of HP support.
 
  Printer character sets are generally obtained directly from the printer
  manufacturer, or from another organization explicitly designated by the
  printer manufacturer.
 
  Given that characters are reportedly available and operating correctly
  in the OpenVMS system, and that the printer is apparently remapping the
  characters, it would initially appear that the printer does not support
  the character set, or that the printer has not selected the appropriate
  character set for the operation.
 
  For information on selecting alternative character sets on the printer,
  please see the printer documentation or contact the printer manufacturer.
  Options for selecting character sets on various printers may include a
  setup option in the printer configuration mechanism, or a sequence sent
  from the host to the printer to request a particular character set be
  used for printing, or the download of a character set into the printer.
 
  If the printer lacks the character set, please contact the printer
  manufacturer.  If the printer has the character set and requires a
  sequence to select it, please see the previous discussions of device
  control libraries here in Ask The Wizard -- you will need to explicitly
  send the appropriate printer-specific sequence to the printer to select
  the necessary character set, and possibly a reset sequence to return to
  another character set after the printout.  If the printer requires a
  downloaded character set, the appropriate (and potentially printer
  specific) character set must be obtained from the printer manufacturer
  or designated organization.
 
  Please contact the Compaq Customer Support Center for assistance with
  device control libraries.
 

answer written or last revised on ( 20-MAY-1999 )

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