Star Micronics 8 Series - Page 100

Alternatively,to showthe verticaldimensionin decipoints,you send this
command:
<ESC>
*C n V
inwhichnisthenumberofdecipointsintherule’sthicknessorthepattcm’s
verticallength.
Choosing and printing a rule or pattern
Youneedbothofthenexttwocommandstochooseandprinttheparticular
patternyouwanttofillyourdefinedarea.Thesecommandsworktogether.
WiththePrintPatterncommand(whichactuallycomessecond)youspecify
whetheryouwanttofillyourrectangularareawithasolidblackrule,afinely
dotted gray-scalepattern, or a predefine linear pattern. And with the
SpecifyPattcmcommandyoucanindicatewhichparticular dottedorlinear
patternyouwant.YoualwayssendtheSpecifyPatterncommandbeforethe
PrintPauem command,evenif youwanta solidblackrule.
To indicatetheparticularpatternyouwant,sendthefollowingcommand.
The generalmeaningof the n value you enter actuallydependson the
commandyouputafterthis:
<ESC>
*C n G
If youwanta solidblackruleitdocsn’tmatterwhatyouputinfor n,asthe
printerignoresit.
Ifyouwanta 1-scaledottedpattern,fern youcnterhercapercentagenumber
from1to 100indicatingthedensitywithwhichyouwanttheboxfilled,from
lightto solid.Yourn percentagewillcomcspondto oneof theeightgray-
scalcdensitiesin thechartbelow.
1- 20/0
3-10 %0
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