DOUBLE-STRIKE PRINT IS DARKER THAN SINGLE-STRIKE
EMPHASIZED ADDS A TOUCH OF CLASS
That’s right, Emphasized is very similar to Expanded print, except that
Expanded Mode prints a duplicate set of dots a full (rather than a half)
column to the right of the initial set. Figure 4-2 shows Expanded and
Emphasized characters.
Figure 4-2. Expanded and Emphasized
letters
Although the print head slows to half normal speed (i.e., 80 cps) in
Emphasized Mode, the increase in print quality is well worth it. If you
like Emphasized so well that you want to use it for most of your
printouts, you can set it as a default with DIP switch
1-5.
This adjust-
ment will make the printer automatically reset to Emphasized Mode,
after which you can switch to other modes as needed.
Whether you turn Emphasized on with ESCape “E” or by DIP
switch, you can turn it off with ESCape “F”.
Emphasized Mode is always a variation of Pica; it can never be
combined with either the Elite or the Compressed Mode. It can, how-
ever, be added to Double-Strike. See this by adding:
40
LPRINT CHR$(27)"GCOMBINED THEY CAN'T BE BEAT"
to your program.
DOUBLE-STRIKE PRINT IS DARKER THAN SINGLE-STRIKE
EMPHASIZED ADDS A TOUCH OF CLASS
COMBINED THEY CAN’T BE BEAT
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