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out. When the Elite switch is turned off, the Compressed switch will
take charge-unless some other mode that has priority over Com-
pressed Mode is active.
Table F-4 shows the internal priority list maintained by the printer.
Table F·4
Elite
Proportional
t
Proportional (Emphasized)
t
/ \
Emphasized
t
Script Double-Strike
Compressed
Note:
Elite Mode takes precedence over the modes beneath it. For example, if
both Elite and Compressed are "on," the printing will be in Elite. If Elite is turned off
at this point, the printing will change to Compressed.
The first chain shows that:
Elite has priority over Proportional, Emphasized, and Com-
pressed.
Proportional has priority over Emphasized and Compressed.
Emphasized has priority over Compressed. (Yes, everyone seems to
win out over Compressed.)
The second chain shows that Proportional also has priority over
Script and Double-Strike Modes.
Summary Notes:
(1) Pica is the default pitch when Elite and Compressed are turned off.
(2) When two modes conflict, the one of lesser priority is masked (not
cancelled). For example, Compressed and Emphasized cannot be
printed at the same time. The chart shows that when both are
active, printing is in Emphasized. When Emphasized is cancelled,
printing is in Compressed.
(3) Italic, Underline, and Expanded Modes combine with all the
above print modes.
(4) Proportional characters are always printed in Emphasized.
(5) Script characters are always printed in Double-Strike.
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