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CHAPTER 4
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CHARACTER SIZES
The Microline 92 and 93 can print characters in three sizes,
known as "pitches"
.
Pica
=
10 cpi (characters per inch)
Elite
=
12 cpi
Condensed
=
1 7 .1 cpi
Each si ze can also be printed at double width
-
5 cpi, 6 cpi
and 8.5 cpi respectively
-
giving a total of six possible
character pitches
.
The printer will be set to print at 10 cpi
when it's turned on
.
You can change character size by adding
to your program the control codes explained below
.
You can
change from one pitch to another anywhere in a line, and the
printer will continue printing at that size until you select a
new si ze or turn the printer off.
Here are the codes for changing character size
:
FS
GS
RS
us
CHR${28)
lC (hex)
Change to Elite type
at12cpi
CH R$ (29)
1 D (hex)
Change to condensed type
at 1 7 .1 cpi
CHR${30)
1 E (hex)
Return to Pica type at 10 cpi
CHR$(31)
lF(hex)
Doubles the width of the type si ze
currently in effect
You can cancel the double-width code by entering any of the
above control codes for single-width characters
.
NOTE: You
cannot
use Condensed (17.1 CPI) or doubled Condensed (8.5 CPI) print
when Correspondence Quality mode is in effect. If you try to change to these print sizes
while Correspondence Quality is active, the printer will ignore the print size codes.
Obviously, the number of characters you can print on one
line depends on the character si ze as well as the width of the
paper. The following table shows the maximum number of
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