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Master Select code is ESCape "I" followed by a number that is calcu-
lated by adding together the values of the modes listed below:
underline
italic
double-width
double-strike
emphasized
condensed
proportional
elite
pica
For any combination, just add up the values of each of the modes
you want and use the total as the number after ESCape "1". For exam-
ple, to calculate the code for double-width underlined pica, add the
following numbers together:
underline
double-width
pica
To print this combination, therefore, you use ESCape "!" followed
by the number 160. In the BASIC programming language the com-
mand is CHR$(27)"!"CHR$(160).
To try this number or any other, enter and run this short program,
which will ask you for a Master Select number and then give you a
sample of printing using that code.
10 INPUT "Master Select number";M
20 LPRINT CHR$(27)"!"CHR$(M)
30 LPRINT "This sample of printing uses"
40
LPRINT "Master Select number";M
50 LPRINT CHR$(27)"@"
In this program, you can use any number you calculate by using the
formula above, but remember that emphasized can't be combined
with condensed or elite. If you try to combine emphasized with either
of the two narrow widths, you won't harm your printer; it will simply
use a priority list in its memory to determine which mode to use.
5-12
128
64
32
16
8
4
2
1
0
128
32
0
160
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