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chapter 5
DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS
Withthisprinteryoucancreatenewcharactersandsymbols,downloadtheir
dot data, and have themprintedin placeof selectedcharactersin the regu-
lar characterset. Charactersthat can be generatedin this way range from
simplebutusefulsymbolslikethecheckmarkthroughcomplexChineseor
Japanesecharacters.
Regular characters are permanently stored in the printer's ROM, but
charactersyou designare downloadedand storedin RAM for use.
DESIGNING YOUR OWN DRAFT CHARACTERS
Designingand printing your own charactemhas two requirements:first,
designingthe shapeof thecharacter,calculatingthe datanecessaryto make
the shape, and sendingthat data to the printer, and secondly,sendingthe
commandto printthe downloadedcharactersinsteadof the regularcharac-
ters. There are a numberof designconstraintsfor downloaddraft quality
characters:
The matrix
or grid on whichyou designthe charactersis six boxeswide
by nine boxeshigh.
Horizontally, d otsmaybecenteredinabox, ormaystraddlealine,making
he actualcharactergrid 11dots wideby 9 dotshigh.Vertically,dotscan
only be centeredin a box. See Figure5-1.
Figure 5-1. Ootscan be inside boxes or straddle the vertitil lines of the grid
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