Sa=0: Printing In Graphic Mode - Commodore MPS-803 User Manual

OPERATIONS
Secondary Address
Print in Graphic Mode
Print in Business Mode
0 (default)
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1. SA=0: Printing in Graphic Mode
This secondary address causes the Printer to print ASCII data in Graphic
{Upper-case/Graphic character) mode. As mentioned before, this secondary ad
dress is the default value and need not be coded.
The format for this command is 35 follows:
OPEN 4,4 (OPEN 4, 4r 0)
PRINT-4 < , variable/data >
CLOSE 4
Try the following sample programs:
The first program will print three types of print In Graphic mode on your
Printer.
EXAMPLE 1r
100 REM 3H-0-... PRINTING IN GRfiPHIC MODE
110 0PEN4/4 ; REM OPEN4,»4>0
120 FRIHTtf4,"SECONDRRV RDDR^SS 0"
138 R*«"PRIHTINO IM DRflPHTC KODE"
156 PR:INT#4 . 12345S?89
166 FOR I=64 TO 95
180 NEXT T
1 90 FOR J= i TO B ■ ■ PR I i fT 1*4 ■ ■ r \EKT T
200 CL0SE4
RUN
PRINTING IN GRflPHIC MGDE
123456739
The second sample program will print ASCI! code table in Graphic Mode. The
ASCII SQ0-S1F and S80-S9F are special control characters, so this code table
won't print these codes.
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Program prints out a bit image graphic .
REM CHR*<8>
OPEN 4.- 4
-BIT IMPGE GRRPHIC PRINTING
:REM PRINT IN GRhPHTC MODE
12©
i 30
140
ISO
I 60
1 70
180
! 90
219
250
268
270
2S0
290
300
310
320
330
! -1 0
~^i >rr ru
FOR RQW=1 TO 3
FOR COLUMN** 1 TO iS
REflD R = fi* < ROM > =Fl* < ROW ) +CHR* < R
NEXT COLUMN
NEKT ROW
PRINT#4,BSi;
FOR ROW=I TO 3
NEXT RON
PRINT#4>0E*
FOR 1.-1 TO S'PRIHT#4!HEXT L
CL0SE4
END
DRTR 129,129,250,253,158,158,255,255
DRTR 153, 15Sj 250, 230, 12?, 129.. 128, 128
DRTR 12S.H 128, 159, 159, 243-. 243.. 179- 179
DRTR 243,24:?-, J!59, 159, 12S, 3 28- 123- 12S
DflTR 129, 12S, 130, 13©, 131, 131, 128.. 128
DHTR J 31 j 131 , 130, 130.. 128, 12B, 1 2S, 1 23
RUN
W
{■>- continuous print lines!
Next example is ta print signs of the zodiac by bit image graphic printing. Signs
are not exactly clear because they consists of 7 (vertical) x 5 (horizontal) dots.
reni chr$K8"? - - - bit. irriASe Si^-aPhi c f-r i nt i ns
11© open 7-4,7 ■ r-en'i Print in business mode
120 bs.*=Chr** ■' S :^ ; de*=chrt ( 15 )
130 :
140 dim a*C125,b*<I25
150 for i-1 to 12
168 for .i~l to 6
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