Download Characters ESC &The sequence for the definition of download characters receives different parameters for
9 needle and 24 needle printers. Use the data structure available for your printer.
Definition of Draft Characters (9 Needle Printer)
Data Structure ASCII ESC & NUL <x> <y> <A> <n1><n
2><n
3>...<n11> define
hex. 1B 26 00 ... download
dec. 27 38 0 ... characters
Description x first character to be redefined
y last character to be redefined
A an attribute which consists of descending data and proportional data
(see “Computing the Attribute”)
n1needle information for column 1
n2needle information for column 2
n3needle information for column 3
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n11 needle information for column 11
This code sequence assigns the character pattern defined by n1, n2, n3 to n11 as down-
load character to ASCII codes x to y. If the download character is only being assigned to
one character code, specify x = y. "A" determines the descender and proportional print
attributes.
80 Download Character Generator