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The Display Screen
The default system font for the PT40 is a 5x7 (width x height in pixels) font
based on the Codepage 850 Western European character set. This size font
allows the PT40's LCD display screen to show 6 lines of text with up to 16
characters on each line when using only the default system font.
Actual vs. Virtual Display
The Falcon PT40's actual display screen is a window to a larger display area
called the virtual display (refer to
will fit into the actual display. However, applications can sometimes contain
data longer than the default 6 line x 16 character view of the actual display.
Figure 1-2. Virtual vs. Actual Display Using Default System Font
Actual Display
The shaded box
represents the PT40
display screen.
Adding or changing character sizes will change the appearance of the actual display.
The number of lines and characters will vary with the character sizes.
The actual display screen shows only a portion of the available data in the vir-
tual display. Use the arrow keys to navigate the actual display screen to view
Product Reference Guide
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16 characters wide
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25 lines high
Virtual Display
mum size for the
(visible to the user only by using the arrow navigation keys)
The Display Screen
). Most applications you will use
80 characters wide
: The larger area represents the maxi-
in some applications
Virtual Display
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