Tally Genicom 6600 manual Interrupt Function

Chapter 5 Positioning Data

Interrupt Function

With the Interrupt function, a Graphics Pass may be interrupted at a designated vertical distance from the top of the pass to allow another Pass to begin printing at that location. The Interrupt command is not processed until a Pass Terminator is received. Any Code V commands between the Interrupt and the corresponding Pass Terminator will not be affected by the Interrupt. For example, in the Code V command sequence:

^M0202000Interrupts^I043^M0101031Can Be^-^M0101000Confusing^- prints:

The 0.2” x 0.2” characters Interrupts will print at the top of the pass. The 0.1” x 0.1” characters Can Be will print 0.3” + 1 dot row from the top of the pass. The 0.1” x 0.1” characters Confusing will print 0.4” + 3 dot rows from the top of the previous pass since Confusing is justified relative to the location of the Interrupt.

In contrast, in the Code V command sequence

^M0202000Interrupts^I043^-^M0101031Can Be^_^M0101000Confusing^- prints:

The 02” x 0.2” characters Interrupts will print at the top of the Pass. The 0.1” x 0.1” characters Can Be will print 0.7” + 4 dot rows from the top of the previous Pass since Can Be is justified relative to the location of the Interrupt (0.4” + 3 dot rows below the top of the pass). The 0.1” x 0.1” characters Confusing will print 0.8” + 4 dot rows from the top of the previous pass.

The format for an Interrupt function is:

Command ^Ixxd

Arguments

^I Indicates the Interrupt function.

xxIncrements of 0.1 inches from the top of the Graphics Pass down to where data is inserted. The range is 00 to 99.

d Additional distance in dot rows. The range is 0 to 9.

NOTE: ^I000 prints out all of the interrupted passes.

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