User Characters

You can create up to four user characters and store them in memory. You can create a character from scratch, or you can use an existing character or symbol as a basis for your new character.

User Character Drawing Techniques

The following are the basic techniques for drawing on the user character screen.

To draw characters

Use the cursor keys to move the cursor around the character creations screen.

•FUNCTION cand FUNCTION vmakes the cursor jump to the far left or far right of the screen (when “CONTINUE” is not highlighted).

•FUNCTION x and FUNCTION z makes the cursor jump to the top or bottom of the screen (when “CONTINUE” is not highlighted).

To draw a dot

Press 1 to draw a black dot at the cursor position or 2 to draw a white dot.

To draw a series of black dots

Press 1 to select “BLACK”, and then press 3 to select “CONTINUE”. In this condition, a continuous series of black dots will be drawn when you move the cursor.

To draw a series of white dots

Press 2 to select “WHITE”, and then press 3 to select “CONTINUE”. In this condition, a continuous series of white dots will be drawn when you move the cursor.

To create a user character using an existing character

1.Input the character or symbol you want to use as a basis for your new character and locate the cursor under the character.

2.Press USER CHR.

3.Use the cursor keys to select “MAKE” and then press SET.

4.Use the cursor keys to select “USE INPUT CHAR” and then press SET.

•The input screen will show an image of the character you input in step 1.

•If you selected “NEW”, a screen appears for creating a character from scratch.

5.Use the user character drawing techniques in the left column of this page to change the image on the screen.

6.After you are finished changing the character, press SET.

7.Use the cursor keys to select the user character area where you want to store the character and then press SET.

•If the user character area you select already has a character in it, the old character will be replaced with the new one.

8.In response to the confirmation message that appears, press SET to store the character.

•If there was no input character at the cursor location when you pressed USER CHR in step 2, the screen for creating a new character from scratch appears when you press SET in step 3.

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