By combining expanded print with the four pitches, SG-lo/15 has eight different character widths available.

Enter this program to see how the print pitches and expanded print can be combined:

18 'Demo pitches in combination with expanded mode. 241LPRINT CHR$(27) "W" CHR$(l) ; 'Permanent expanded

mode on.

39)LPRINT CHR$(27) "B" CHR$(3) ; 'Select condensed pitch.

40 LPRINT "This line is EXPANDED CONDENSED pitch."

5@ LPRINT CHR$(27) "B" CHR$(2) ; 'Select elite pitch. 60 LPRINT "This is EXPANDED ELITE."

74)LPRINT CHR$(27) "B" CHR$(l) ; 'Select pica pitch. 80 LPRINT "This is EXPANDED PICA."

90 LPRINT CHR$(27) "p" CHR$(l) ; 'Select proportional 100 LPRINT "This is EXP. PROPORTIONAL."

110 LPRINT CHR$(27) "p" CHR$(fl) ; 'Cancel proportional. 120 LPRINT CHR$(27) "W" CHR$(Q)) ; 'Permanent expanded

mode off.

130 LPRINT "This is UNEXPANDED PICA pitch (default)."

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If you are using with the IBM mode, change the following lines to the program given above.

30 LPRINT CHR$(27) CHR$(l5) ; 'Select condensed pitch. 50 LPRINT CHR$(27) "M" ; 'Select elite pitch.

70 LPRINT CHR$(27) "P" ; 'Select pica pitch.

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this program:

 

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This

line

is

EXPANDED

CONDENSED

pitch.

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This

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MAKING SG-lo/15 PRINT DARKER

SC-lo/l5 has very good print density when it’s just printing regularly. But sometimes you may want something to stand out from the rest of the page. SG-IO/l5 provides two ways to do this: double-strike and emphasized print. Both of these go over

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SG-10, SG-15 specifications

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