Download Graphics Printing - Star SP2000 Series Programmer's Manual

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1-2-4. Download Graphics Printing

FUNCTION
CODE
DEFINITION RANGE
OUTLINE
Dot Position
NOTE
Defines download characters
When the 7 X 9 (half dot) font is set (default setting):
<ESC> "&" <0> n1 n2 [m0 m1 m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 m7]
(1B)H (26)H (00)H n1 n2 [m0 m1 m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 m7]
When the 5 X 9 font is set:
<ESC> "&" <0> n1 n2 [m0 m1 m2 m3 m4 m5]
(1B)H (26)H (00)H n1 n2 [m0 m1 m2 m3 m4 m5]
< =
(21)H
Defines download characters
Up to 10 download characters can be defined and the defined
character patterns can be stored in the printer's RAM.
Defining of download characters begins with character code n1
and completes with n2 . When only one character is defined, n1 =
n2 .
m0 indicates the relationship between the character pattern and
print head.
m1 = m2...Indicate the character pattern
WHEN m0 = (00)H
MSB
D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
Not
Used
When the 7 X 9 (half dot) font is set (the default setting), printing
of adjacent horizontal dots is not allowed.
< =
n1
n2 (7F)H, m0 = (00)H or m0 = (80)H
LSB
Dot Position
Not Used
28
n2 - n1 + 1
n2 - n1 + 1
n2 - n1 + 1
WHEN m0 = (80)H
MSB
LSB
D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
n2 - n1 + 1

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