Logical Printers
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AXIS 5400+ / AXIS 5600+ User’s Manual
Character Set
Conversion
A common problem in a multiple host environment is that different hosts
use different ASCII character sets. As a result of this, language specific
characters (such as å ü ô ñ) are sometimes printed incorrectly.
The Axis Network Print Server solution to this problem is to assign a
character set conversion filter to a logical printer, and then link that
logical printer to the host causing the problem.
You select your desired conversion filter by setting the
Character Set
Conversion
(PRx_CSET.) parameter. The output from the conversion filter
is always IBM PC Set 2 (Code Page 437), and this is the character set the
printer must be set up for.
Example:
In order to direct print jobs to the printer connected to the Axis Network
Print Server, you should assign the host to a separate logical printer, and
install a character set conversion filter.
Follow the instructions below to change the conversion filter:
1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select
Admin | Logical
Admin | Logical
Admin | Logical
Admin | Logical
Printers.
Printers.
Printers.
Printers.
2. Select the
PR1
PR1
PR1
PR1
tab.
3. Set the parameter
Physical Port
Physical Port
Physical Port
Physical Port
to e.g.
LPT1
LPT1
LPT1
LPT1
.
4. Set the parameter
Character Set Conversion
Character Set Conversion
Character Set Conversion
Character Set Conversion
to
ISO>IBM
ISO>IBM
ISO>IBM
ISO>IBM
.
5. Click the
OK
OK
OK
OK
button.
6. Select the
PR2
PR2
PR2
PR2
tab.
7. Set the parameter
Physical Port
Physical Port
Physical Port
Physical Port
to e.g.
LPT1
LPT1
LPT1
LPT1
.
8. Set the parameter
Character Set Conversion
Character Set Conversion
Character Set Conversion
Character Set Conversion
to
DEC>IBM
DEC>IBM
DEC>IBM
DEC>IBM
.
9. Click the
OK
OK
OK
OK
button.
The ISO 8859-2 printer data that is sent to logical printer PR1 converts to
IBM PC Set 2 and is printed on LPT1. Similarly, the DEC printer data that
is sent to logical printer PR2 converts to IBM PC Set 2 and is printed on
LPT1.
Your network contains a host using the character set ISO 8859-2 and a host using the
character set DEC.