protected void OutCodeword17(int codeword) {
int bytePtr = bitPtr / 8;
int bit = bitPtr - bytePtr * 8;
outBits[bytePtr++] |= (byte)(codeword >> (9 + bit));
outBits[bytePtr++] |= (byte)(codeword >> (1 + bit));
codeword <<= 8;
outBits[bytePtr] |= (byte)(codeword >> (1 + bit));
bitPtr += 17;
}