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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> <n2> <n3>...<n11> | define | ||
| hex. | 1B | 26 | 00 ... | download | |
| dec. | 27 | 38 | 0 | ... | characters |
Description | x | first character to be redefined |
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| y | last character to be redefined |
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| A | an attribute which consists of descending data and proportional data | ||||
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| n1 | needle information for column 1 |
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| n2 | needle information for column 2 |
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| n3 | needle information for column 3 |
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| n11 | needle information for column 11 |
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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.
