Compressed Mode; Conflicting Modes - Epson FX-80 User Manual

Compressed Mode
There is a third handy print pitch available with the FX-80 printer.
Replace your current program with this one:
NEW
2!lJ LPRINT CHR$(15) "COMPRESSED MODE IS SET WITH
CHR$(15)"
3!lJ LPRINT "IT WILL STAY ON UNTIL YOU CANCEL IT"
4!lJ LPRINT CHR$(18) "PICA AGAIN!"
COMPRESSED MODE IS SET WITH CHR$(15l
IT WILL STAY ON UNTIL YOU CANCEL IT
F' J CA PI{3(~ I
1\1 '
Notice that the command to enter Compressed Mode does not include
an ESCape code; however, (ESC)CHR$(15) can also be used.
Most print modes on the FX-80 stay on until they are turned off;
Compressed Mode is no exception. And there is a unique code that
turns it off-CHR$(18). (The Master Reset Code would work just as
well, but remember that it also resets all other current printer modes to
the defaults. The FX-80 gives us a choice of resetting codes one at a
time or all at once.)
At 17.16 characters per inch, Compressed Mode is the narrowest
character type available on the FX-80 printer. We can squeeze 132
Compressed characters into each line (up to 137 with changes in the
margin settings; see Chapter 9). Compressed Mode is useful for print-
ing spread sheets or reports that require several columns of informa-
tion.
If you find yourself using this pitch more often than not, you can
change the default pitch to Compressed Mode by setting switch 1-1
on. (Change all switch settings with the printer off.) This will make the
printer automatically come up in Compressed Mode, after which you
can switch to other modes as needed.
Conflicting modes
The three different pitches-l0 cpi (Pica), 12 cpi (Elite), and 17.16
cpi (Compressed)-are mutually exclusive. That is, only one can be in
use at a given time. When a program activates two conflicting modes
at the same time, one of them will take precedence. In the case of Elite
and Compressed Modes, for example, Elite has the higher priority. To
check this, try RUNning this line in your program:
40