User-Defined Characters - Epson FX-1050 User Manual

100 WIDTH "LPT1:", 255
110 LPRINT CHR$(27);"A";CHR$(7);
120 FOR ROW = 1 TO 2
130 LPRINT CHR$(27);"Y";CHR$(4l);CHR$(0);
FOR COLUMN = 1 TO
150
READ N
LPRINT CHR$(N);
160
170 NEXT COLUMN
180 LPRINT
190 NEXT ROW
200 END
210 DATA 64,32,80,8,68,2,64,0,64,0
220
DATA
230
DATA
240 DATA 184,64,32,16,8,4,2
250
DATA
260
DATA
270
DATA
280 DATA 116,8,16,32,64,128,0
When you run the program, it produces this printout:
If you want to see the figure in other densities, change the Y in line 130
to L or Z.

User-Defined Characters

The FX has several hundred different characters stored in its ROM (Read
Only Memory). Although this number includes draft, italic,
international, Epson Extended Graphics, and NLQ (near letter quality)
characters, sometimes you may want to have a few more. For those
occasions when you need a special character or a few letters in a different
typeface, the FX allows you to create your own characters and print
them just as if they were ordinary letters.
You can make the task of defining characters easier by using a
commercial software program that either assists you in creating
Using Software and Graphics
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64,0,64,0,32,0,16,0,8,0
8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0
8,16,40,64,136,0,8,0,8,0
8,0,8,0,16,0,32,0,64,0,64,0
64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0
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