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“,

;

‘,.i’,

Following the specification of the range of characters to be defined

in this command are three data bytes,

d0,

dl,

and d2, that specify the

width of the character and the space around it. The left space (in dot

columns) is specified by

&I,

and the right space is specified by d2.

The second byte,

dl,

specifies the number of columns of dots that

are printed to make up the character. By varying the width of the

character and the spaces around it, you can create proportional-

width characters that print at draft speed. The table below shows

the maximum values for these bytes.

Mode

Draft

Letter Quality 10 cpi

Letter Quality 12 cpi

Proportional

dO+

dl+

The last part of the command to define your characters is the actual

data that defines the dot patterns for each character. Since it takes

three bytes to specify all the dots in one vertical column, your

printer expects

x 3 bytes of data to follow d2.

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