Double Strike ON
Double Strike OFF
Data Structure
ASCII
hex.
dec.
ASCII
hex.
dec.
Description
In double strike mode characters are printed twice in two printing passes. Double strike
mode can be used in all print qualities and character densities. Double strike mode can
also be used in combination with emphasized mode.
The use of this sequence in combination with LQ and emphasized printing is not
STOP
recommended.
Example
10 REM double strike
20 LPRINT CHR$(27);"[8w";
30 LPRINT "this is normal printing";
40 LPRINT CHR$(27);"[9w";
50 LPRINT "and this is double strike printing"
60 END
CSI "9"
"w"
9B
39
77
155 57
119
CSI "8"
"w"
9B
38
77
155 56
119
[B] [C] double strike print mode ON
[B] [C] double strike print mode OFF
CSI 9 w
CSI 8 w
41
Character Styling
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