Commands Arranged by Topic

User-defined Characters

See Chapter 4 for sample programs and full information on this topic.

ESC &

 

 

 

Define User-defined Characters

Format:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASCII code:

ESC

&

0

n1

n2

d1

d 2

d a t a

Decimal:

27

38

0

n1

n2

d 1

d 2

d a t a

Hexadecimal:

1B

26

00

n1

n2

d 1

d 2

d a t a

Comments:

This command allows characters to be redefined in the currently selected mode.

When defining characters, DIP switch 2-5 must be set to off.

ESC :

 

 

 

 

Copy ROM to RAM

Format:

 

 

 

 

 

ASCII code:

ESC

 

0

n

0

Decimal:

2 7

5 8

0

n

0

Hexadecimal:

1B

3A

00

n

00

Comments:

This sequence copies the characters in ROM to RAM so that specific characters can be redefined. The variable n represents the font family. Fonts in font cartridges (except Orator and Orator-S) can also be copied. The LQ-1010cannot select fonts 2 to 6 unless you have installed the appropriate font module.

0: Roman

4: Script

1: Sans Serif

5: OCR-B

2: Courier

6: OCR-A

3: Prestige

 

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