n THE LETTER-QUALITY (LQ) MODE Although DQ is the original factory default setting, you can change
the default to the Letter-Quality (LQ) mode either by turning OFF
DIP switch 1-5 (turn this back ON to reactivate DQ) or by entering
the codes through your word processing program (see the “Draft-
Quality Mode” later in this section). But before you begin exper-
imenting in DQ, let’s take a look at the options you have in the let-
ter-quality mode.
Double-Strike printing -
Whenever you want to make a word or phrase stand out in text,
a good way do it is with the double-strike feature. When you activate - double-strike printing, your printer does exactly that: it prints each
character twice. The example below shows how double-striking can -
set off your text from normal LQ printing. -
THIS LINE IS LETTER QUALITY, -- AND DOUBLE-STRIKE PRINTING. NOW, TURN TO NORMAL PRINTING. - Figure 4-2. An example of double-strike printing.
Of course, when you begin double-strike printing, everything you
print will be double-struck until you turn this feature off-so you’ll
need the codes for how to activate double-striking as well as how
to cancel it. Here they are:
Table 4-l. The codes for double-strike printing.
FUNCTION ESCAPE DECIMAL HEXADECIMAL
CODE CODE CODE
-
Activate
Double-Strike <ESC> G 27 71 lB47 -
-
Cancel
Double-Strike <ESC> H 27 72 lB48 -
Emphasized printing
--
Another effective method to make a portion of text stand out
against the rest is with the “Emphasized” print feature. To get em-
phasized print, your printer prints a line once, shifts the carriage --
about 1/120th of an inch, and prints the line again. Because em-
phasized print has a “double image”, it really calls attention to itself. -
THIS LINE IS LETTER QUALITY, AND EMPHASIZED PRINTING. NOW, TURN TO NORMAL PRINTING. Figure 4-3. An example of emphasized print.
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