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TM-U295/U295P
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F.2 Character Format for Alphanumeric and International Characters
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One character is composed of 6 bytes of data, with the first byte denoting the left-most column of dots,
the second byte the next column of dots and so on, up to the sixth byte. In this character format, only
normal dot positions are printed, and adjacent dots can be printed
The Most Significant Bit (MSB) (or the seventh byte) denotes the top dot of a column, and the Least
Significant Bit (LSB) (or the first byte) denotes the bottom of a column.
When a bit is 1, the dot is printed, and when a bit is 0, the dot is not printed. The lowest dot is 0.
Example)
Top dot
(byte)654321
Bottom dot
Data for the example: 10H, 28H, 44H, 82H, 00H, 00H
Lowest dot
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One character is composed of 10 bytes of data, with the first byte denoting the left most column of dots,
the second the next column of dots and so on, up to the tenth byte. In this character font, the even
bytes denote the printing data for half dot (adjacent dot) positions.
The MSB (or the seventh bit) denotes the top of a column, and the LSB (or the first bit) denotes the
bottom dot of a column.
When a bit is 1, the dot is printed, and when a bit is 0, the dot is not printed. The lowest dot is 0.
Example)
(byte)654321
Data for the example: 00H, 10H, 00H, 28H, 00H, 44H, 00H, 00H, 00H, 00H
Top dot
Bottom dot
Lowest dot
10987
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