Epson FX-286 User Manual - Page 60

The net addition to the program cancels elite with ESCape "P" (ASCII 18 in Proprinter mode) and turns on condensed with ASCII 15: 30 LPRINT CHR$(27)"P"CHR$(15); or 30 LPRINT CHR$(18)CHR$(15); Now run the program to see the line printed in condensed mode. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_'abcdefghi Cancelling Codes As you saw in the third version of the print width program, you must cancel a code when you don't want it any more. With very few exceptions, the FX-286 modes stay on until they are cancelled. It is important to remember this because an FX-286 mode can stay on even if you change from BASIC to another type of software. For example, if you run the above program and print a memo with a word processing program afterward, the memo is printed in condensed because the printer is still in condensed mode. To cancel condensed, use ASCII 18. In BASIC, you use this format: LPRINT CHR$(18) To avoid having one program interfere with the printing modes of another, you can cancel a mode one of two ways: l With a specific cancelling code such as ASCII 18 to cancel condensed. Each mode has a cancelling code, which you can find in the discussion of the code and in Appendixes G and J. Pica is an exception to this rule. To cancel pica, turn on elite or condensed. l By resetting the printer, a method explained in the next section. Resetting the Printer Resetting your FX-286 cancels all modes that are turned on. You can reset the printer with one of two methods: l In the Epson mode only, by sending the reset code (Escape "@") l Turning the printer off and then on. 5-4