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Using the Font Packet –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
You can use a font packet to add or clear downloaded fonts
from memory, upload your font buffer, or upload the cell size
information for a particular font. The font packet is useful
when you are downloading fonts. If you are using downloaded
fonts, the font number and the number of bytes each
downloaded font uses is listed.
This packet does not list the number of bytes the standard
printer fonts use.
Syntax {W,font#,action,device p }
W1. W Writable Font Header
W2. font# Font number from 0-9999.
0 is for all fonts. 1 - 5 digits is the font number.
For example, 11 is the standard printer font,
CG Triumvirate.
W3. action Action. Options:
A Adds the specified font.
C Clears all or specified fonts, except ones in ROM.
H Uploads font size information.
M Uploads font memory usage information.
W4. device Storage device. Options:
R Volatile RAM
Z All devices (use for upload).
If you are creating fonts, you need to have font data included
with this packet. Software is available to create the font data
and packet. Call Technical Support for more information.
Example {W,0,M,R p }
Selects all fonts and checks the memory usage in RAM. The
printer returns the following to the host:
{W,0,M,R p
Number of bytes free, Number of bytes used p }
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