This manual uses decimal numbers because the example programs in this manual are written in BASIC and everyone is familiar with decimals. The data you send to the LQ, however, can be in any form (binary, decimal, hexadecimal) that you can use with your programming language.

Figure 6-7.Calculating the data

You’ve seen how to design a character by placing dots on a grid and translated the dots to decimal equivalents. The last step in defining a character is to send this information to the printer.

Sending information to the LQ

The printer loads characters in the print style (Letter Quality, draft, or proportional) that the printer is currently using. It also records whether italic or script (either superscript or subscript) is turned on. This means that if you want to print a character in the italic mode, for example, you must have the italic mode turned on when you define the character.

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