Star Micronics NX-1000, User Manual

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I f y o u se lec t n e a r le tte r q u a lity , th e c h a r a c te r b o x is th e sa m e size b u t
now h as 16 (h ig h ) x 23 (w id e) d o t p o sitio n s. E a c h d o t is re p re s e n te d by tw o
a d ja c e n t s h a r p signs, o c c u p y in g its o w n p o s itio n a n d th e p o s itio n to th e rig h t.
T h is re flec ts th e f a c t th a t th e p r in te r still c a n n o t p r in t h o r iz o n ta lly a d ja c e n t
d o ts , b u t th a t e v e n s k ip p in g ev e ry o th e r d o t, th e d o ts a p p e a r jo in e d w h e n
p rin te d .
A n e a r -le tte r- q u a lity c h a r a c te r is re p re s e n te d b y 46 b y te s o f d o t d a ta ,
tw o b y te s fo r e a c h c o lu m n . N e a r- le tte r-q u a lity c h a r a c te r s a re p rin te d in tw o
p asses o f th e p r in t h e a d , th e p a p e r sc ro llin g h a l f a d o t u p b e tw e e n th e p asses.
T h e first 23 b y te s o f d o t d a t a re p re s e n t th e firs t pass; th e n e x t 23 b y te s
re p re se n t th e se c o n d p ass. I n e a c h c o lu m n th e first, th ird , f i f t h , ... d o ts b e lo n g
to th e firs t-p a ss b y te a n d th e se c o n d , f o u r th , six th , ... d o ts b e lo n g to th e
s e c o n d -p a ss by te.
A m a x im u m o f 78 n e a r-le tte r-q u a lity c h a r a c te r s c a n b e d efin e d .
T h e file c r e a te d by th is p r o g ra m c o n ta in s th e fo llo w in g p r in te r c o m ­
m a n d s:
1. < E S C > < 0 > < 0 > < 0 > ( s ta n d a r d m o d e ) o r < F S > < 0 >
< 0 > < 0 > (IB M m o d e ) to c o p y th e p r in te r ’s re g u la r c h a ra c te r s in to
d o w n lo a d m e m o ry . I f y o u leave a d o w n lo a d c h a r a c te r u n d e fin e d , th e
re g u la r c h a r a c te r will be p rin te d .
2. < E S C > “ x ” < 0 > o r < E S C > “ x” < 1 > to selcct d r a f t o r n e a r le tte r
q u a lity .
3. O n e < E S C > < 0 >
<cc> <cc>
< a > < p l >
. . . command for
e a c h c h a r a c te r d e lin e d . • cc is t h c c h a r a c tc i c o d e , n is th e a t tr ib u te
b y te , a n d < p l > ... a rc the II (driil'l) oi *l<* ( u n it leltci q u a lity ) b y te s
of" d o t d a ta . T h is p ro g ru m uses o n ly th e numl MHiillicanl bil
of
the a t ­
trib u te byte. It d o c s n o t set the o lh e i bits, w hich die c o n c e rn e d w ith
p r o p o rtio n a l sp acin g .
T h is p r o g r a m is c o d e d in M ic ro s o ft B A S IC I'oi HIM l ’( I he W I D T H
255 c o m m a n d in line 1010 m e a n s in fin ite line w id th nnl p re v e n ts th e
c o m p u te r f ro m in s e rtin g u n w a n te d line feeds in th e clm m e lc i d a ta . S o m e
v e rsio n s o f B A S IC d o n o t n ee d th e W I D T II c o m m a n d . < hei k y o u r B A S IC
m a n u a l a n d m a k e a n y c h a n g e s necessary.
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