Epson FX-286 Letter, Near, Quality, Print Enhancements and Special Characters, modes, Epson Mode, Emphasized mode, IBM Proprinter Mode

The following modes and typestyles are available in NLQ:

Epson Mode	IBM Proprinter Mode
Double-width	Double-width
Emphasized	Elite
Superscript	Emphasized
Subscript	Superscript
Underline	Subscript
	Underline

All the modes demonstrated in this chapter are compared in Table 5-1.

Table S-7. Summary of Fx-286 modes

		Print sample		CPI
	inch
	Near	Letter	Quality	10.00
	P i c a	p r i n t		10.00
E l i t e		p r i n t		12.00
Condensed print				17.16
Condensed elite *				20.00

*Epson mode only

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.

Print Enhancements and Special Characters

Besides the widths (pica, elite, and condensed) already covered, the FX-286 offers many other typestyles.

Emphasized mode

In the emphasized mode the FX-286 prints each dot twice, with the second dot slightly to the right of the first. In order to do this, the print head must slow down so that it has time to fire, retract, and fire the pins quickly enough to produce the overlapping dots. This method produces better-looking, more fully-formed characters that are darker than single-strike characters.

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