Specifications

Appendix C— Creating User-Defined Bitmap Graphics and Fonts
230 IPL Programmer’s Reference Manual
6 Translate each eight-digit group into an ASCII character according to
the full ASCII table in Appendix A.
u0 = |q@
u1 = ~sA
u2 = FcA
u3 = FcA
u4 = <DEL><DEL>C
u5 = <DEL><DEL>C
u6 = FcA
u7 = FcA
u8 = N<DEL>A
u9 = L~@
7 Make sure the printer is in Advanced mode and not in 86XX Emulation
mode.
8 Download the font so that you represent each column with a command
string.
Here are the previously defined characters shown in a six bits per byte
format with ASCII characters.
Example of User-Defined Font, Six Bits Per Byte
Commands Definitions
<STX><ESC>C<ETX>
Selects Advanced mode
<ESC>P;<ETX>
Enters Program mode
<STX>T11,FONT11<ETX>
Create bitmap font 11
<STX>x10;y14;<ETX>
Define cell width (10) and cell height (14)
<STX>t36;Z12;<ETX>
Create ASCII character 36 ($), define
character width as 12
<STX>u0,|q@;<ETX>
Defines column 0
<STX>u1,~sA;<ETX>
Defines column 1
<STX>u2,FcA;<ETX>
Defines column 2
<STX>u3,FcA;<ETX>
Defines column 3
<STX>u4,<DEL><DEL>C;<ETX>
Defines column 4
<STX>u5,<DEL><DEL>C;<ETX>
Defines column 5
<STX>u6,FcA;<ETX>
Defines column 6
<STX>u7,FcA;<ETX>
Defines column 7
<STX>u8,N<DEL>A;<ETX>
Defines column 8
<STX>u9,L~@;<ETX>
Defines column 9
<STX>t105;Z4;<ETX>
Creates ASCII character 105 (i), define
character width as 4
<STX>u0,L<DEL>C;<ETX>
Defines column 0
<STX>u1,L<DEL>C;<ETX>
Defines column 1
<STX>R;<ETX>
Saves and exits to Print mode