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Appendix E-8
Example 3: Characters with Extenders
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2
LSB
1
2
3
4
5
6
F
F
F
5
4
3
2
1
0
Selected Print Mode and Pitch: HS 10 cpi
HS 10 cpi with extenders = 12 Columns x 6 bits per column (Table E-2)
BIT #
COLUMN #
ROW #
MSB
F F F
F F F F F
F
F
F
Value Column
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
0000
0028
0000
0028
0000
003F
0000
0028
0000
0028
0000
0000
Empty columns (rows 1 and 3) eliminate
adjacent dots and half-speed printing
Figure E-3. Characters with Extenders Layout
The BASIC program to generate this character and a print sample is provided below.
The command for the character shown in Figure E-3 is as follows:
ESC c {20}{1010E}{6};{0;8;0;8;0;F;0;8;0;8;0;0;}
where:
ESC c is the Serial Matrix Control Code Header introducing the Download a
character command.
{ 20 } is the selected print mode and pitch code from Table E-2 derived from
Print Mode/Pitch Selection Table 6-7 on page 6-59 m = 2 representing
HS mode; and n = 0 representing a pitch of 10 cpi.)