Epson FX-850 User Manual - Page 84

User-Defined Characters, LPRINT CHR$27;Y;CHR$4l;CHR$0

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100 WIDTH "LPT1:", 255 110 LPRINT CHR$(27);"A";CHR$(7); 120 FOR ROW = 1 TO 2 130 LPRINT CHR$(27);"Y";CHR$(4l);CHR$(0); FOR COLUMN = 1 TO 41 150 READ N 160 LPRINT CHR$(N); 170 NEXT COLUMN 180 LPRINT 190 NEXT ROW 200 END 210 DATA 64,32,80,8,68,2,64,0,64,0 220 DATA 64,0,64,0,32,0,16,0,8,0 230 DATA 8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0 240 DATA 184,64,32,16,8,4,2 250 DATA 8,16,40,64,136,0,8,0,8,0 260 DATA 8,0,8,0,16,0,32,0,64,0,64,0 270 DATA 64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0 280 DATA 116,8,16,32,64,128,0 When you run the program, it produces this printout: If you want to see the figure in other densities, change the Y in line 130 to L or Z. User-Defined Characters The FX has several hundred different characters stored in its ROM (Read Only Memory). Although this number includes draft, italic, international, Epson Extended Graphics, and NLQ (near letter quality) characters, sometimes you may want to have a few more. For those occasions when you need a special character or a few letters in a different typeface, the FX allows you to create your own characters and print them just as if they were ordinary letters. You can make the task of defining characters easier by using a commercial software program that either assists you in creating Using Software and Graphics 4-19

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100
WIDTH "LPT1:", 255
110
LPRINT CHR$(27);"A";CHR$(7);
120
FOR ROW = 1 TO 2
130 LPRINT CHR$(27);"Y";CHR$(4l);CHR$(0);
FOR COLUMN = 1 TO
41
150
READ N
160
LPRINT CHR$(N);
170
NEXT COLUMN
180
LPRINT
190
NEXT ROW
200
END
210
DATA 64,32,80,8,68,2,64,0,64,0
220
DATA
64,0,64,0,32,0,16,0,8,0
230
DATA
8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0,8,0
240 DATA 184,64,32,16,8,4,2
250
DATA
8,16,40,64,136,0,8,0,8,0
260
DATA
8,0,8,0,16,0,32,0,64,0,64,0
270
DATA
64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0,64,0
280
DATA 116,8,16,32,64,128,0
When you run the program, it produces this printout:
If you want to see the figure in other densities, change the Y in line
130
to L or Z.
User-Defined Characters
The FX has several hundred different characters stored in its ROM (Read
Only Memory). Although this number includes draft, italic,
international, Epson Extended Graphics, and NLQ (near letter quality)
characters, sometimes you may want to have a few more. For those
occasions when you need a special character or a few letters in a different
typeface, the FX allows you to create your own characters and print
them just as if they were ordinary letters.
You can make the task of defining characters easier by using a
commercial software program that either assists you in creating
Using Software and Graphics
4-19