Tally Genicom Matrix Printer - Manual (Page 277)

Double Strike ON CSI 9 w
Double Strike OFF CSI 8 w
Data Structure ASCII CSI "9" "w" [B] [C] double strike print mode ON
hex. 9B 39 77
dec. 155 57 119
ASCII CSI "8" "w" [B] [C] double strike print mode OFF
hex. 9B 38 77
dec. 155 56 119
Description In double strike mode characters are printed twice in two printing passes. Double strike
mode can be used in all print qualities and character densities. Double strike mode can
also be used in combination with emphasized mode.
The use of this sequence in combination with LQ and emphasized printing is not
recommended.
Example 10 REM double strike
20 LPRINT CHR$(27);"[8w";
30 LPRINT "this is normal printing";
40 LPRINT CHR$(27);"[9w";
50 LPRINT "and this is double strike printing"
60 END
STOP
Character Styling 41