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AppendixE-8
Example 3: Characters with Extenders
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 122
LSB
1
2
3
4
5
6
F
F
F5
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 (T
able E-2)
BIT #
COLUMN #
ROW #
MSB FFF
FFFFF
F
F
F
ValueColumn
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 BA
SIC 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/P
itch Selection T
able 6-7 on page 6-59
m
= 2 representing
HS
mode; and
n
= 0 representing a pitch of 10 cpi.)