Epson LX-90 User Manual - IBM PC Jr. 8690 PIC for LX-90 - Page 27
Lprint Chr$27xchr$l, For X=65 To 105, Lprint Chr$x, Next X: Lprint, Table 4-1. Summary
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Enter and run the following program to see how the NLQ mode is turned on by an ESCape sequence: NEW 10 LPRINT CHR$(27)"x"CHR$(l); 20 FOR X=65 TO 105 30 LPRINT CHR$(X); 40 NEXT X: LPRINT ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]ˆ-'abcdefghi 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 4-1. Table 4-1. Summary of LX-90 pitches Print sample 1 inch Near Letter Quality Pica print Elite print Compressed print Compressed elite print CPI 10.00 10.00 12.00 17.16 20.00 Codes On Off ESC "x" 1 ESC "x" 0 ESC "M" ESC "P" 15 18 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. 22