Epson LX-80 Bold Prints As Shadow

DocumentID: 647464
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:21 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: In 5.0, the bold for this printer was marked as auto bold. In 5.1, multiple pass overstrike is marked, with 2 for number of passes. A customer called who got great bold from 5.0, but her 5.1 bold was printing shadowed. The codes for auto bold are in 5.1 already, so why isn't this marked? Solutions: The emphasized mode for bold actually created some problems in 5.0 which were never reported. The manual states that this code "cannot be mixed with elite or compressed modes" meaning it will disable the other two settings, only making it available in 5 or 10cpi fonts. You can help the customer edit the PRS file and simply mark the auto mode so they can have emphasized bold instead of multiple pass. However, the user must be made aware that this bold method will not work in the elite (6 or 12cpi) and compressed (17 or 20cpi) fonts.

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