Download Characters | Star Micronics LC-20 specification

chapter 5

DOWNLOAD CHARACTERS

Withthisprinteryoucancreatenewcharactersandsymbols,downloadtheir dotdata,andhavethemprintedin placeof selectedcharactersin the regular characterset. Charactersthatcanbegeneratedin thiswayrangefromsimple but useful symbols like the check mark through complex Chinese or Japanesecharacters.

Regular characters are permanently stored in the printer’s ROM, but charactersyou design are downloadedand storedin RAM for use.

DESIGNING YOUR OWN DRAFT CHARACTERS

Designingand printing your own charactershas two requirements:first, designingthe shapeof the character,calculatingthe datanecessaryto make the shape, and sendingthat data to the printer, and secondly,sendingthe commandto printthe downloadedcharactersinsteadof the regularcharac- ters. There are a number of designconstraintsfor downloaddraft quality characters:

●The matrixor grid on whichyou designthe charactersis six boxeswide by nine boxeshigh.

●HorizontaUy,dotsmaybecenteredinabox, ormaystraddlealine, making the actualcharactergrid 11dotswideby 9 dotshigh.Vertically,dotscan only be centeredin a box. See Figure5-1.

I

Figure 5-1.Dotscanbe insideboxesor straddlethe verticallinesof the grid

69

Image 77

Star Micronics LC-20 user manual Download Characters, Designing Your OWN Draft Characters

Contents

LC-20 Trademark Acknowledgements HOW to USE this Manual Page Features of the Printer Table of Contents Page Index Locating the Printer Chapter Checkthe cartoncontents Parts name of theprinter Setiwjg UP Mounttheplaten knobLnsta// the ribboncartridge Removing the lop cover ‘ h~,.kribbo Connection \!j’06’$ Loading Single Sheets Automaticloading Loading a single sheet Manualloading Loading and Parking Fanfold Forms Loadingthepaper Figuru 7-11.Mount the fanfold psper over the sprockets Gufo 1-12. Mountingthe paper guide for fanfold forms Paperunparking Paperparking Adjusting the Printing GAP Page Control Panel Operations Buttons and Indicators On L/NE button PITCHbutton Paperfeed button FONTbutton POWER-UP Functions Short test mode Stay in panel pitch Long test modeStay in panel font Stay in panel pitch and font Next Lprint Hexadecimaldump Ill Form feed Switch Combination Functions Forwardmicro-feed Paper ParkingTopof form Clearingthe buffer Reversemicro-feedPage Location of the DIP Switches DIP Switch Settings IBM Functions of the DIP Switches Inches OFF on 12 inches OFF OFF Denmark/Norwaywhen switch2-1 is on Printer Control Commands Select draft qualitycharacters Font Control CommandsSelect draft elite characters Select NLQ characters Se!ectCouriercharacters Select NLQ fontSelect Sanserifcharacters Select Oratorcharacterswithsmall capitals Select italic characters Select Oratorcharacterswith lower caseSelect uprightcharacters Emphasizedprinting Canceldouble-strikeprinting CancelemphasjzedprjntjngDouble-strikeprinting Start underlining Start overlining Stop underliningStop overlining Superscript Selectstandardcharacterset Cancelsuperscriptor subscriptSelect IBM characterset Select characterset #1 Selectinternationalcharacterset Enableprinting of all charactercodesEnable printing of all character codes on next character Select slash zero Character Size and Pitch CommandsSelect normalzero Pica pitch Cancelexpandedprinting CancelcondensedprintingCondensedprinting Expandedprinting Expandedprinting for one /ine r Cancelone-lineexpandedprintingSelectproportionalspacing Select fixed spacing Select doubleor quadruplesize Selectmasterprint modeIncreasecharacterspacing Print double-heightcharacters Select charactersize Select characterheight, width,and line spacing Returnto normalheight Set line spacingto 1/8inch Vertical Position CommandsSet line spacingto 7Y72inch Set line spacingto 1/6inch ExecuteESC a Set line spacingto n/72 inchLine feed Reverseline feed Performone n/216-inchreverseline feed Performone n/216-imhline feedFeedpaper n lines Set top of page at currentposition Setpage length ton lines CancelbottommarginSet page length ton inches Set bottommargin Returnto top of currentpage Disablepaper-outdetectorEnablepaper-outdetector Set verticaltab stops everyn lines Set verticaltab stopsSet verticaltab stops in channel Select vertica/tab channel Set left margin Horizontal Position CommandsVerticaltab Carriagereturn Set right marginSet left and right margins Set automaticline feed Cancelautomaticline feedBackspace Leftjustify Rightjustify Resetall tab stopsSet horizontaltab stops Set horizontaltab stopseveryn columns Relativehorizontaltab HorizontaltabAbsolutehorizontaltab in inches Absolutehorizontaltab in columns Print normal-density8-bitgraphics Graphics CommandsPrint double-density8-bitgraphics Printdouble-density,double-speed8-bitgraphics Convertgraphicsdensity Selectgraphics modePrint quadruple-density8-bitgraphics Print 9-pingraphics Define draft downloadcharacters Download Character Commands Definedraft downloadcharacters DefineNLQ downloadcharacters Select downloadcharacterset Copy characterset from ROM into RAM Select draft elite downloadcharacterset Select draft downloadcharactersetSelect NLQ downloadcharacterset Select ROM characterset Set MSB to Cancellast lineSet MSB to O Accept MSB as is Quietprint CancelquietprintSet printer off-line Setprinter on-line Bidirectionalprinting BellUnidirectiona/printing One-1ineunidirectionalprinting Auto feed ResetprinterEjectpaper fromASF Setprint startposition onASF Designing Your OWN Draft Characters Download Characters Definingthe attributedata Ml m3 nd m7 m9 mll Nl~ ,4 m6 Samp/eprogram Assigningthe characterdata LLlEL EX’ Defining Your OWN NLQ Characters 1s1 ml Memo MS-DOS and Your Printer Installing Application Software with Your Printer CPI Embedding Printer Commands Printer Commands Programming the Printer with DOS Commands ESC ?COPY NLC?ELITE. PAT PRN Programming with Basic 1470NEXTI 1820REAOIX 2180 2190 Page Expdncled..Double-height, Ihub 1e-s ized Page Troubleshooting Troubleshooting and Maintenance If the Power indicatordoes not illuminate,checkthe following If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following Page Check Possibleremedy Relativetothepage Replacing the Print Head MaintenancePage Page Page Specifications DPI Ribhntife ~fi~.~fi~ Imillion charactersdraft pica 102 Character Sets 104 105 Standard Character SET #2 International Character Sets IBM Character SET #2 ’m -G 109 IBM CH/ ,RAC’‘ER SET IBM Special Character SET 112 Index Oor L b Z 8 mi Z l t 1th D1e Command Summary ‘Irr’ Pb m,cp 119 WorldwideHeadquarters AmericanMarket