Definition of NLQ Characters (9 needle printer)

The definition of NLQ characters is more comprehensive than the definition of draft char- acters, since a larger number of dots is required.

User-defined NLQ characters can only be generated in the NLQ mode of the printer.

Data structure

ASCII

ESC "&"

NUL <x> <y> <d0> <d1> <d2> <n1>...<nk> (data 1. character)

 

 

 

 

<d0> <d1> <d2> <n1>...<nk> (data 2. character)

 

hex.

1B

26

00

 

dez.

27

38

0

Description

x

 

first character to be redefined

 

y

 

last character to be redefined

 

d0

 

leading space of the character

 

d1

 

number of columns of the defineded character

 

d2

 

following space of the character

 

k

 

number of data bytes to transmit

 

n1...nk

 

data bytes (3 data-bytes for one column)

Values of parameters:

0 d0 20

0 d1 20

0 d2 20 k = 3 d1

If only a single download character is to be defined, x = y is to be set.

When this command is transferred to the printer, first of all, all data in the print buffer are output.

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