Switching Modes With Master Select - Epson FX-80 User Manual

No problem. With the current program, just manually set one of the
11 combinations of the first 4 modes, and let the Master Print Mode
Select take care of the rest. Try adding this line to your program to
produce the printout shown as Figure 5-4.
lli' LPRINT CHR$(27)"-1";CHR$(27)"Sli''';CHR$(27)''4'';
Switching modes with Master
Select
Mode selection by number
makes it very easy to choose com-
binations. For example, the combi-
nation Double-Strike Emphasized
Expanded Pica normally requires:
LPRINT
CHR$(27) "G";CHR$(27) "E";CHR$(27) "Wi"
But with Master Select, it is considerably shorter:
LPRINT CHR$(27)"!"CHR$(56)
or shorter still:
LPRINT CHR$(27)"!8" rYes, CHR$(56)="8"
This latter format is the ultimate in simplicity. In fact, we use this
format for Table 5-3, which is a shorter form of Table 5-1. This one
shows first a single numeral for each of the unique modes and then a
convenient ASCII symbol. You choose which of the pair to use.
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