Star Micronics NB24-10/15 Printer User Manual


 
Demonstration of CONDENSED printing.
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Condensed print set with CHR$(15) stays on until you turn it
off with CHR$(18). Note that you don’t need to put an (ESC) in
front of the CHR$(15), although (ESC) CHR$(lS) works just
the same.
Table 4-8
Condensed print commands
Function
Control code
Condensed ON
CHR$(15) or (ESC) CHRW5)
Condensed OFF CHR$(18)
By combining expanded print and condensed print with the
three pitches, this printer has ten different character widths
available.
Enter this program to see how the print pitches, expanded
print and condensed print can be combined:
10 '
Demo of various print pitches
20 LPRINT CHR$(15);
30 LPRINT CHR$(27);"M";
40 LPRINT "This line is CONDENSED ELITE pitch."
50 LPRINT CHRS(27);"P";
60 LPRINT "This line is CONDENSED PICA pitch."
70 LPRINT CHR$(18);
80 LPRINT CHR$(27);"g";
90 LPRINT "This line is SEMI-CONDENSED pitch."
100 LPRINT CHR$(27);"M";
110 LPRINT "This line is NORMAL ELITE pitch."
120 LPRINT CHR$(27);"P";
130 LPRINT "This line is NORMAL PICA pitch."
140 LPRINT CHRS(27);"Wl";
150 LPRINT CHR$(15);
160 LPRINT CHR$(27);"M";
170 LPRINT "This line is EXPANDED CONDENSED ELITE."
180 LPRINT CHRS(27);"P";
190 LPRINT "This line is EXPANDED CONDENSED PICA."
200 LPRINT CHR$(18);
210 LPRINT CHR$(27);"g";