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w ide. F ig u re C - l sh o w s th e m a tr ix w ith th e c a r sy m b o l filled in. N o te th a t
th e re a re n o p a ir s o f h o r iz o n ta lly a d ja c e n t d o ts . T h e p in s in th e p r in t h e a d
c a n n o t fire fa s t e n o u g h to p rin t a d ja c e n t d o ts in th e h o r iz o n ta l d ire c tio n .
T o th e p r in te r, a d r a f t c h a r a c te r is r e p re s e n te d by 11 b y te s o f d o t d a ta ,
o n e b y te fo r e a c h c o lu m n . I f y o u a re w o rk in g b y h a n d , y o u c a n c a lc u la te
th e d a ta as sh o w n in F ig u re C - l a n d e n te r th e m v ia th e < E S C > “ & ” < 0 >
p r in te r c o m m a n d . I f y o u use th e p r o g ra m in th is a p p e n d ix , p ro c e e d as
follow s.
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a n e x istin g file. I f y o u a re g o in g to a d d th e c a r sy m b o l to a file o f d o w n lo a d
c h a r a c te r s y o u h a v e a lre a d y g e n e ra te d , a n s w e r yes; i f y o u a r e g o in g to c re a te
a new file, a n s w e r no. T h e a r ro w o n th e sc re en to g g le s b e tw e e n Y es a n d
N o w h en a n y key e x c e p t R e tu rn is p resse d . T h e R e tu r n k ey e n te rs y o u r
cho ice.
In th e sa m e w ay th e p ro g ra m a sk s y o u to select S ta n d a rd o r IB M m o d e
a n d d r a ft o r n e a r le tte r c|iiiilily, th e n to c o n firm w h e th e r to c o n tin u e o r s ta r t
o v er. C o n tin u in g , o n th e next screen th e p ro g ra m a s k s w h a t c h a r a c te r y o u
w a n t to red e fin e , o ffe rin g th e e x c la irm tio n m a rk (!) as a su g g e stio n . I f y o u
w a n t to p r in t th e c a r sy m b o l in p la ce o! the e x c la m a tio n m a rk , press R e tu rn .
I f y o u w a n t to assig n th e ca t sy m b o l In a n o lh e i c h a r a c te r, p ress th e key
o f th a t c h a r a c te r .
N e x t y o u m u s t c h o o s e w h e th e r In m a k e llie i .11 sy m b o l a n a s c e n d e r
o r a d e sc e n d e r. T h is d e te rm in e s how tlie c h a n u i e t is .ented o n th e lin t:
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A fte r y o u p re ss R e tu r n fo r th e a s c e n d e r/d e sc e n d e i i h n io die i itiso r e n te rs
th e c h a r a c te r b o x . Y o u c a n m o v e th e c u r s o r w ith th r m im eiic k ey p a d . F o r
ex a m p le , p re ssin g th e “ 6 ” key m o v e s to th e rig h t; p i • ..m g the “ 3 ” key
m o v e s d ia g o n a lly d o w n to th e rig h t. T h e fu n c tio n keys . <m tiol die se ttin g
a n d c le a rin g o f d o ts . A fte r F I is p resse d th e c u r s o r c le m s die d o t in e a c h
p o s itio n it is m o v e d to . F 3 c a u se s th e c u r s o r to set d o ts I .’ allo w s th e c u r s o r
to p a ss o v e r d o ts w ith o u t e ith e r se ttin g o r c le a rin g them
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lo c a te d in th e u p p e r le ft c o r n e r o f th e b lo c k . W h e n a do! is set, a 2x3 b lo c k
o f s h a rp sig n s is d isp la y e d , p a r tly o v e rla p p in g th e d o t p o sitio n to th e rig h t.
T h is re flec ts th e fa c t th a t th e p r in te r c a n n o t p r in t h o riz o n ta lly a d ja c e n t d o ts .
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