Mixing Pitch Modes - Epson FX-80 User Manual

1!tJ LPRINT CHR$(27)"M";"ELITE PITCH"
ELI TE PITCH
COMPRESSED MODE IS SET WITH CHR$(lS)
IT WILL STAY ON UNTIL YOU CANCEL IT
PICA AGAIN!
The entire printout is in Elite pitch even though Compressed Mode is
turned on in line 20. Does that mean that the printer ignores the
CHR$(15) when it is in Elite Mode? Let's find out. Change line 30 to
read:
3!tJ LPRINT CHR$(27) "P"; "CANCEL ELITE TO SEE
COMPRESSED"
ELI TE
PITCH
COMPRESSED MODE IS SET WITH CHR$(15)
CANCEL ELITE TO SEE CO"PRESSED
PICA AGAIN!
(ESC)"P" sure enough cancelled Elite, and line 30 printed in Com-
pressed print! So the printer did recognize the CHR$(15) in line 20; it
just couldn't show it until the Elite was cancelled.
The lesson just learned should not be taken lightly. It is a good
example of how print modes interact on the FX-80.
Mixing Pitch Modes
The previous three modes can't be mixed, but the next mode can be
used in combination with any of them. And it can be added for either
of two durations: for one line or for a longer passage.
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