Example 3: characters with extenders – Printronix P9000 Series User Manual

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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.)

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