BYTE | MEANING |
o | description length |
1 | blank |
2 | always 14 |
3 | always 1 |
4 | orientation |
5 | blank |
left offset (blank space to left of character) | |
top offset (blank space above character) | |
character width | |
character height | |
print position travel (proportional spacing only) |
The bit map of the character isjust the pattern of dots in the character, starting at the top left of its cell. You work your way across the cell and down to the bottom right, giving each dot a value of Oif it’s not to be printed and 1 if it is. Then you group those dots as
Pt
The last step in downloading your own font is to make the font permanent or temporary, using the Font Control command described earlier. The com- mand <ESC> *c 4 F will allow the font to be erased when you reset the printer. But the command <ESC>*C 5 F will keep your font available even after you reset the printer.
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