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60 LPRINT “This line shows Font 2 characters.”

70 LPRINT CHR$(27);“k”;CHR$(O);

80 LPRINT “This line shows Internal Characters.”

90 END

When you’ve installed the Gothic Font Cartridge to the font slot 1, and the Italic Prestige Font Cartridge to the font slot 2, the results of this program look like this:

This line shows Font 1 characters.

This line shows Font 2 characters.

This line shows Internal Characters.

In this program, line 30 selects the characters on the font slot 1, with (ESC) “k” CHR$(l) command. Line 40 prints a sample with the LQ characters in the font cartridge installed on the font slot 1. Line 50 selects the font cartridge slot 2 with (ESC) “k” CHR$(2) command. Line 60 prints a sample with the font slot 2 characters before line 70 switches printer back to internal LQ characters with an (ESC) “k” CHR$(O) command.

You can control the font styles with the extra functions with the control panel.

Table 5-2

Font selection commands

Function		Control code
Selects font slot 1		(ESC)	“k” CHR$(1)or (ESC) “4”
Selects	font slot 2	(ESC)	“k” CHR$(2)
Selects	internal characters	iESC j “k” CHR$(Oj
Cancels font slot 1		(ESC)	“5”

nUnderlines and overlines

Not only your printer print all characters in both draft and LQ, but it can underline or overline them too. The control codes are shown in Table 5-3.

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Contents USER’S MANUAli Tatement Special Message to the New Owner Table of Contents CHR$ Chapter Controlling with BasicChapter Special Features of the Printer Functions of the Connector Signals TRS-80 Basic Appendix G Serial Interface SpecificationsSetting UP Your Printer Page Tion and movement for both removing and replacing the cover Page Print head Printer Slide the I/F board into the slot Page Getting to Know Your Printer Page Page Page Selecting and Loading Paper ‘igure 2-4. Raise the paper guide for loading single sheets You can insert a sheet of paper by using the release lever To align paper that is not in straight Sprocket cover You can raise While trrnirrgon the power Self-test DIP switch 2-2 on Efgh!jklmnopqr¶tuvwxyz~ ?lSS&‘ TOF During normal operation Connecting the Printer Page Memo Using Commercial Software Page Ascii Using Your Printer with Word Processors Page Memo Controlling With Basic List PR#ONEW Lprint Testing RUN ESC W Lprint CHR$27WCHR$l Lprint CHR$27WCHR$49 Lprint CHRS27Wl Memo Printing Text Lprint CHR$27 xl ESC Lprint Undelined OFF ESCLprint Overlined Boldface on Escso When you run this program you should get this Demonstration Condensed Here’s what you should get from this program OFF Elite mint Summary notes Memo Formatting Text This is what you will get This Line Spacing is SET to Run the program again. Now the results will look like this Here is what your printer will produce Lprint CHRS12 Line NumberIOI ESCNCHR$n Lprint this is LINE1 Next This is Line Return TWO Three Four ONE This command sets the horizontal tab to every eight columns Next Try thisprogram tosee how this works Lprint CHR$11 First TAB Lprint CHR$llFIFTH TAB CHR$O Lprint 2ND TAB of CHANNEL’ Memo Special Features Printer Lprint CHR$7 ESCVCHR$O Here is what this program will print Lprint CHR$27il Printing direction commands Function Control code Next Lprint Lprint Eighth bit controls Next J 129 LPRINTCHR$27 LPRINTCHR$27= Lprintlprint Double This is Double Sized Printing Lprint CHR$I Next LprintPage Creating Your OWN Characters Print Matrix Defining Your OWN Characters Usethisgridoronesimilartoittodefineyourown draftcharacters Wrong 128 Assigningavalueofcharacterspace Characterdesignsforthetwographsymbols Page Read MM LPRINTCHR$MM Next M Next N Lprint LPRINTCHR$I Next Lprint CHR$I Next LprintLprint LPRINTGERMANYCHR$9 Lprintscales Read MM Lprint CHR$MM Next M Data 1, 9, 2, 31,253,64, 32, 1,128,80MO+ml +m2 105 106