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Counter operation is timed by the photo-detector as standard, and each time the photo-detector is
activated, the setting of the incremental (decremental) counter is increased (decreased). The only
exception is when a text is to be printed iteratively, that is when the print parameter
Text
repetitions > 1 or is set to Continuous . In such a case the photo-detector does not time every print
but a group of prints. The Refresh var.fields parameter from the Parameters 3 tab decides whether
every successive repetitive print modifies the contents of the counters or not – see section
Refreshing Variable Fields for Repetitions . The distance between the beginnings of two
consecutive prints produced with repetitive printing is defined with the Rep. distance parameter from
the Parameters 2 tab.
3.3.7. Graphics Editor
The graphics (bitmap) editor enables a user to create and edit drawings which can then be inserted
into texts to be printed.
The graphics editor can be called up with the key on the toolbar (see Fig. 3.3.1.1 ).
To exit bitmap editor and go to text editor, with
no drawing being saved
To insert bitmap into
text file being edited
To delete drawing
being edited
To select draw mode
Fig. 3.3.7.1
The window where graphics can be created/edited consists of dots and enables a user to generate
graphics with a maximum height of 16 dots and length of 60 dots.
3.3.8. Using a few Special Registers in a Text
A number of special registers can be created in a text. The registers can be of the same type, for
example, incremental counters only, or of various types.
How to create several variable fields – incremental counter, decremental counter, universal date as a
date and universal date as a time:
1. In the text edit window, type in a text to be printed remembering to enter the appropriate character
groups to the specific fields.
2. Create variable fields and set parameters (proportional or monospacing, volatile or non-volatile)
for them. If all fields are defined properly, the following control-program window is displayed: