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6-33 Programming
Download a Character
ASCII Hex Decimal
P-Series SFCC c SFCC 63 SFCC 99
Serial ESC c 1B 63 27 99
Purpose Defines a new character to replace any used or unused symbol point in the
Character Library in a specific print mode and pitch.
Expression SFCC c is followed by ASCII characters: {PP}{SSSSSE}{A}{data}
NOTE: Each parameter is visually separated by paired brace symbols for clarity. Do not
input these brace pairs in the command sequence.
where {PP} is the print mode and pitch at which the character will print. These
values are defined via control panel by SFCC X (page 6-58).
{SSSSSE} is the decimal value between 0 and 65535 representing the
symbol point of the new character in the Character Library (page
NO TAG); E is the terminator following this numeric field. No leading
zeros are required.
{A} is the single-digit character attributes flag representing the characĆ
ter position in the character cell. Bits 0 through 3 are turned on (1) or off
(0) to define particular character attributes as follows:
Bit 0 indicates that the character descends below the bottom of the
print line (lowercase descenders);
Bit 2 indicates that one or two dot rows near the bottom of the charĆ
acter will be repeated until the next print line starts (used for graphĆ
ics characters);
{data} represents the two-digit hex values for each dot column of the
character. The Least Significant Bit is the bottom dot row.
- IMPORTANT -
If a downloaded character replaces a predefined character in a font, that character
will be changed in every character set or international language in which that symĆ
bol is used.
Comment Refer to Appendix E for complete information on Downloading Characters
and practical examples.
User-defined characters have priority over standard Printronix characters.
Downloaded characters can be accessed via SFCC V, Download a Language,
described on page 6-31, or by replacing a used symbol point in the Character
Library.