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This sample uses ESCape E
to produce emphasized printing.
Double-strike
The other bold mode on the GX-80 is double-strike. For this mode
the printer prints each line, th. e n �oves t � e pap. e r up slightly and
prints the line again. Each dot is pnnted twice, with the second one
slightly below the first as you can see in Figure 6-2.
Figure 6-2. Single-strike and double-strike
Unlike emphasized, double-strike combines with any d � aft pitch
(but not with NLQ) because it
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not. overlap dots honz. o n � all � .
Since each line in this mode is pnnted twice, the speed of pr �� mg is
slowed down. The code for double-strike is <ESC> G. Try it i. n t � e
master program if you wish. The code to tum off double-stnke is
<ESC> H.
The code to turn off emphasized is <ESC> F.
You should get the following printout when you run this pro?1'am
and type the letter E and "emphasized" in answer to the questions.
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Master program
First, type in the program below. If you have some programming
experience, you can see that it asks you what codes you want to test
and then prints a sample of printing after the code has been given so
that you can see what the codes do. Ensure that you have typed the
blank spaces in lines 70 and 80.
20 PRINT "Which ESCape code do you"
30 INPUT "want to test";A$
40 PRINT "What kind of printing"
50 INPUT "does it produce";B$
55 PRINT CHR$(4)"PR#l"
60 PRINT CHR$(27)A$
70 PRINT "This sample uses ESCape ";A$
80 PRINT "to produce "; B$; " printing. "
90 PRINT CHR$(27)"@"
95 PRINT CHR$(4)"PR#0"
Emphasized works only in draft pica and NLQ modes. In elite and
condensed the dots are already so close together that even with the
reduced print speed, the GX-80 cannot fire, retract, and again fire
the pins quickly enough to print overlapping dots.
You do sacrifice some print speed and ribbon life with emphasized,
because the print head slows down and prints twice as many dots,
but the increase in print quality is well worth it. Indeed, you may
want to use emphasized instead of the NLQ mode for some pur-
poses because emphasized printing is faster than NLQ printing.
The following master program allows you to test almost any of the
<ESC> codes, including the <ESC> code to turn on emphasized:
<ESC> E.
Now run the program. When the first question appears on the
screen, type a capital E and then press the RETURN key. Type the
word "emphasized" and press the RETURN key in answer to the
second question. The program is easy to use. Just remember to
press the RETURN key after the answer to each question and to use
a capital letter in the answer to the first question unless asked to use
a lower case letter for a specific code.
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