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AppendixE-6
Example 2: Characters with Descenders
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LSB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
FF
F
1
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
F
Selected Print Mode and Pitch: DP 10 cpi
DP 10 cpi with descenders = 12 Columns x 9 bits per column (T
able E-2)
BIT #
COLUMN #
ROW #
LSB
MSB
FF
FF
ValueColumn
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
0000
0000
0000
0072
0088
0007
0088
0072
0000
0000
0000
0000
Empty columns (rows 2 and 8) eliminate adjacent
dots and half-speed printing
Figure E-2. Characters with Descenders Layout
The BA
SIC program to generate this character and a print sample is provided below.
The command for the character shown in Figure E-2 is as follows:
ESC c {00}{90E}{2};{0;0;0;72;88;7;88;72;0;0;0;0;}
where:
ESC c is the Serial Matrix Control Code Header introducing the Download a
Character
command.
{00} is the selected print mode and pitch code from Table E-2 derived from
Print
Mode/P
itch Selection T
able 6-7 on page 6-59
m
= 0 representing
DP
mode; and
n
= 0 representing a pitch of 10 cpi.)