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chapter 5
DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS
Withthisprinteryoucancreatenewcharactersandsymbols,downloadtheir
dotdata,andhavethemprintedin placeof selectedcharactersin the regular
characterset.Charactersthatcanbe generatedinthiswayrangefromsimple
but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or
Japanesecharacters.
Regular characters are permanently stored in the printer's ROM, but
charactersyou designare downloadedand storedin RAM for use.
Beforeyoustartto defineyourowncharacters,youmustsettheEDSswitch
A-2 to the OFF position.Otherwise,the RAM is used to store the input
buffer, and the downloadcommandsare ignored.If you wantto download
characterswithIBMmode,youmusthavetheoptionalRAMcartridge(RC-
32Z)installedin the monochromeprinter.
DEFINING YOUR OWN CHARACTERS WITH
STANDARD MODE
Designingand printing your own charactershas two requirements:first,
designingthe shapeof the character,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 downloadcharacters:
Thematrixor grid on whichyou designthe charactersdependsuponthe
print mode as shown below:
Charactermode
Draft characters
LQ pica characters
LQ elite characters
LQ semi-condesed
LQ proportional
Draft super/subscript
LQ super/subscript
LQ prop. super/subscript
Horizontal
9
31
27
19
37
7
19
37
Vertical
24
24
24
24
24
16
16
16
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