Datamax-O'Neil DPL Programmer’s Manual - Manual (Page 141)

Font Loading Command Functions
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7 Font Loading Command Functions
Introduction
The commands used for font loading are usually generated by font creation software;
however, the assigned font ID number command must be sent to the printer before the font
file. All Font Loading Commands begin with (ASCII control character 27 [decimal]).
The downloaded font will be stored in the default module (refer to the X command) as
file type .dbm. The commands in the table below are listed in their order of appearance, top
to bottom, during font downloading. The D command must be sent prior to
downloading a font.
Command Description
*c###D
Assign Font ID Number
)s#Wnn…n Font Descriptor
*c#E
Character Code
(s#W Character Download Data
*c###D Assign Font ID Number
This command is the first command required for downloading a font to either RAM or
Flash Memory modules. ESC represents the ASCII control character 27.
Syntax: *c###D
Where: ### - Is the font ID numbers 100-999 (000 – 099 are
reserved for resident fonts).