Printronix MVP Series User Manual page 107

NOTE: BIT 6
AND/OR BIT 7
MUST BE "1"
FOR PLOT MODE
DOT COLUMN
#12 OF PREVIOUS
CHARACTER
COLUMN
Graphics
MSB
BIT 8 BIT 7 BIT 6 BIT 5
NOT
0 1 1
USED
Figure 5–7. Actual Data Pattern Sent
EVEN DOT PLOT DATA BYTE
LSB
BIT 1 BIT 2 BIT 3
1 0 1
2 4 6
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
1 3 5
1 1 1
BIT 1 BIT 2 BIT 3 BIT 4
LSB
ODD DOT PLOT DATA BYTE
Figure 5–8. P–Series Plot Data Byte Format as
Interpreted for Plotting
LSB
BIT 4 BIT 3 BIT 2 BIT 1
0 1 0 1
BIT 4 BIT 5 BIT 6 BIT 7
0 1 1 0
8 10 12
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
7 9 11
0 1 1 1
BIT 5 BIT 6 BIT 7
MSB
BIT 8
NOT
USED
DOT COLUMN #1 OF
NEXT CHARACTER
COLUMN
NOTE: IN ACTUAL
PRINTING, THESE
TWO ROWS MERGE
TO PRINT ON THE
SAME ROW.
NOT
USED
BIT 8
MSB
5–17