Epson LX-90 User Manual - Parallel 8620 PIC for LX-90 - Page 47

Running the Program, RETURN, RETURN only.

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Running the program Now run the program. For each of the nine columns, the program asks for the numbers of the rows in which you want dots to appear. Enter the row numbers one at a time, pressing the RETURN key after each one. When you have entered all the numbers for a column or when you want no dots in a column, press RETURN without a number. Remember that the vertical lines in the grid are the even-numbered columns. To see Program 1 produce the character in Figure 7-4, run the program and follow these instructions: When the screen message asks what rows have dots in the column 1, respond with RETURN to indicate that no dots go in that column. For column 2 (the vertical line), press 7, RETURN, 5, and RETURN again to indicate that you want dots in rows 7 and 5. Then press RETURN alone to indicate that no more dots go in column 2. For column 3 press 8, 6, 4, and 2, with an RETURN after each of them. Then press RETURN to finish with column 3 and go on to column 4. For column 4 press RETURN only. (The rest of the directions assume that you know to press RETURN after each number and one extra time to end the entries for each column.) For column 5, enter 6, 4,3,2, and 1. For column 6, press RETURN only; for column 7 enter 8, 6, 4, and 2; for column 8 enter 7 and 5; and for column 9 press RETURN only. Now wait a moment for your computer to calculate the dot patterns and your LX-90 to print the new character in two different typestyles. Your printout also gives you nine numbers, which you will use in the next program. You should get the printout you see below: YOUR CHARACTER IN PICA: IN EXPANDED EMPHASIZED PICA: YOUR 08 D0 ATA170NUM0BER4S:7 0 170 80 0 When you get to this point with a character of your own, you see how it looks and whether or not you like it. If you want to make any changes, move the dots on the grid as needed and rerun the program. If you want to put dots in the bottom row, change the number in line 190 from 128 to 0. Then the usable rows will be as shown in Figure 7-5. 45

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Running the program
Now run the program. For each of the nine columns, the program
asks for the numbers of the rows in which you want dots to appear.
Enter the row numbers one at a time, pressing the
RETURN
key after
each one. When you have entered all the numbers for a column or
when you want no dots in a column, press
RETURN
without a num-
ber. Remember that the vertical lines in the grid are the even-num-
bered columns.
To see Program 1 produce the character in Figure 7-4, run the pro-
gram and follow these instructions: When the screen message asks
what rows have dots in the column 1, respond with
RETURN
to
indicate that no dots go in that column. For column 2 (the vertical
line), press
7, RETURN,
5, and
RETURN
again to indicate that you
want dots in rows 7 and 5. Then press
RETURN
alone to indicate that
no more dots go in column 2. For column 3 press 8, 6, 4, and 2, with
an
RETURN
after each of them. Then press
RETURN
to finish with
column 3 and go on to column 4.
For column
4
press
RETURN
only. (The rest of the directions
assume that you
know
to press
RETURN
after each number and one
extra time to end the entries for each column.) For column 5, enter 6,
4,3,2, and
1.
For column 6, press
RETURN
only; for column 7 enter
8, 6, 4, and 2; for column 8 enter 7 and 5; and for column 9 press
RETURN only.
Now wait a moment for your computer to calculate the dot pat-
terns and
your
LX-90 to print the new character in two different type-
styles. Your printout also gives you nine numbers, which you will use
in the next program. You should get the printout you see below:
YOUR CHARACTER IN PICA:
IN EXPANDED EMPHASIZED PICA:
YOUR DATA NUMBERS:
0
80
170
0
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0
170
80
0
When you get to this point with a character of your own, you see
how it looks and whether or not you like it. If you want to make any
changes, move the dots on the grid as needed and rerun the program.
If you want to put dots in the bottom row, change the number in
line 190 from
128
to 0. Then the usable rows will be as shown in Figure
7-5.
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