Epson LX-90TM NEW, 28 FOR X=65 TO, 40 NEXT X: LPRINT, 30 LPRINT CHR$(X);, 10 LPRINT CHR$(27); "x"; CHR$(l);

Enter and run the following program to see how the NLQ mode is turned on by an ESCape sequence:

NEW10 LPRINT CHR$(27); "x"; CHR$(l);28 FOR X=65 TO 10530 LPRINT CHR$(X);40 NEXT X: LPRINT

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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 - l .

Table 4-1. Summary of LX-90 pitches

		Print sample	CPI	codes
	<- inch ->			On	Off
	N e a r	L e t t e r Q u a l i t y	10.00	ESC “x” 1	ESC “x" 0
	P i c a p r i n t .		10.00
	E l i t e	p r i n t	12.00	ESC “M”	ESC “ P”
Compressed print			17.16	15	18
Compressed elite print			20.00	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.

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