Epson LX-90TM User Manual

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Enter and run the following program to see how the NLQ mode is
turned on by an ESCape sequence:
NEW
10 LPRINT CHR$(27); "x"; CHR$(l);
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FOR X=65 TO 105
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LPRINT CHR$(X);
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NEXT X: LPRINT
A B C D E F G H I N K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ˆ _ ` a b c d e f g h i
Note that you use a lowercase x, not a capital X, in line 
10. 
Because
of the high resolution of the NLQ mode, it prints only in pica, not in
elite or compressed.
All the modes demonstrated in this chapter are compared in Table
4 - l .
Table 4-1. Summary 
of 
LX-90 pitches
Print sample
CPI
codes
<- inch ->
On
Off
N e a r   L e t t e r   Q u a l i t y
10.00
ESC “x” 1
ESC “x" 0
P i c a   p r i n t .
10.00
E l i t e   p r i n t
12.00
ESC “M”
ESC “ P”
Compressed print
17.16 15
18
Compressed elite print
20.00
ESC “M” 15
ESC “P” 18
Remember that you don’t have to use BASIC to change modes; you
can use any method or software that sends the proper codes to the
printer.
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