Epson LQ-850X User Manual - Page 136

Notice that the dots overlap quite a bit. This design was printed using the triple-density, 24-pin graphics option because the density is the same (180 dots per inch) in both directions. Adding the following lines to the preceding program causes the pattern to print 10 times in a row as shown below: 15 FOR C=l TO 10; RESTORE 65 NEXT C Individual graphics option commands There are four individual graphics option commands that are very much the same as the ESC * command, but each one works for only one graphics option. All these commands are for 8-pin graphics options. Note that the commands contain one less variable than the ESC * command because they don't need to select a graphics option. The commands are shown below: Command ESC K ESC L ESC Y ESC Z Function Single-density Double-density Double-density, high-speed Quadruple-density ESC l format ESC*0 ESC*1 ESC*2 ESC*3 Because of a difference in line spacing increments, the shape of graphics figures produced on the printer with an 8-pin option is different from the output from the same program on a 9-pin printer. 4-20 Software and Graphics