Summary - Epson FX-80 User Manual

DELETE
8~
DELETE
9~
DELETE 165
18~
LPRINT " 147646 12345678"
Now RUN it:
STFIATA SCPTWAFIB
Save the current program as: STRATA
We will continue to add to this program. In the next chapter, you'll
discover how user-defined characters can be used to create some strik-
ing effects.
Summary
(ESC) "
%
"CHR$(nJCHR$(nJ
Activates a given character set, where n 1 indicates
ROM
(0)
or
RAM (1)
and n
z
is
O.
(ESC) " &" CHR$(n 1 )CHR$(n
z
)CHR$(n 3 );
Defines characters, where n 1 selects the RAM
buffer (0), n
z
is the starting character, and n3 is
the ending character.
(ESC) "6" Enables printing of codes 128 to 159.
(ESC) "7" Disables printing of codes 128 to 159.
(ESC)": "CHR$(n1)CHR$(nz}CHR$(n)
(ESC)
"!1"
(ESC)"IO"
Downloads ROM characters into RAM. All three
numbers are
o.
Enables printing of the codes 0 to 31 except those
used as control codes. The control codes can
be printed with (ESC)"R".
Disables printing of codes 0 to 31.
For each character in the (ESC)"
&"
sequence from n
z
to n 3 , the
printer expects 12 data numbers. The first number, called the attribute
byte, determines the height and width characteristics of the character
at print time. The other 11 numbers determine the pin patterns used to
print the character.
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