Lexmark 248X, 249X manual 111, Part Two Specifying the Download Data, Bit Bit Values Functions

Part Two: Specifying the Download Data

Attribute byte 1 specifies the character type and additional information.

Bit	Bit Values	Functions
7	0 if the character is an	Ignored if bit 0 or bit 1 is set to 1.
	ascender (a character using
	only the upper 8 wires of
	the print head).
	1 if the character is a	Ignored if bit 0 or bit 1 is set to 1.
	descender, a character
	using only the lower 8
	wires of the print head (for
	example, g).
6-2	Not used; set to zeros.
1, 0	0,0 no expansion.	Normal ascender/descender character
		based on bit 7.
	0,1 line-drawing character.	The dots in row 8 are extended downward
		through rows 9, 10, 11, and 12. Bit 7 is
		ignored. Use this mode to create characters
		similar to resident font characters 179 to
		223.
	1,0 shading character.	The dots in rows 1, 2, 3, and 4 are repeated
		as rows 9, 10, 11, and 12. NLQ mode is
		ignored. Use this mode to create characters
		similar to resident font characters 176 to
		178.
	1,1 not valid.

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