SAP Note 750219 - Unicode UTF-8 printing with HP printers

Component : Internationalization (I18N) - Druckeradministration

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/750219 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note indicates that it no longer receives updates and directs users to related notes for printing solutions with SAP Printer Vendor program. Note 1130927 details the program allowing vendors to create device types, and Note 1100779 lists the program's members. For printers not covered, users should refer to Note 1103826. Information on the Unicode R/3 system for HP printers can be found in Note 1097990, facilitating multi-language character printing using the 'HPUTF8' device type. This capability requires specific hardware and might need the installation of Unicode firmware and fonts as explained.

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