it stays on until turned off. When two modes that conflict are turned
on at the same time, the printer must choose which one to use.
For example, suppose you turn on both Elite and Compressed
Pitches. Since the printer can only print one pitch at a time, it must
make a choice; in this case, the printer chooses Elite. The Compressed
switch, however, is still on even though it doesn’t show on your print-
out. When the Elite switch is turned off, the Compressed switch will
take charge-unless some other mode that has priority over Com-
pressed Mode is active.
Table G-3 shows the internal priority list maintained by the printer.
Table G-3. Mode priorities
Elite
Proportional
\
Emphasized
\
Compressed
Pica
Summary Notes:
(1)
Pica is the default pitch when Elite and Compressed are turned off.
(2) When two modes conflict, the one of lesser priority is masked (not
cancelled). For example, Compressed and Emphasized cannot be
printed at the same time. The chart shows that when both are
active, printing is in Emphasized. When Emphasized is cancelled,
printing is in Compressed.
(3) Italic, Underline, and Expanded Modes combine with all the
above print modes.
(4) Proportional characters are always printed in Emphasized.
(5) Script characters are always printed in Double-Strike.
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