Part6CharacterSizes

There are two methods you can use to set characters sizes: Auto sizing and manual sizing.

Normally you should use auto sizing, except when you need to make particular character size specifications yourself.

By using auto sizing, the character size is set automatically in accordance with the tape size you are using and the number of lines you are printing.

About Auto Sizing

If you do not specify a character size, the label printer automatically selects the optimum size in accordance with the width of the tape and the number of lines you are using. If you are using frames (page E-33), characters are automatically balanced with the type of frame being used.

The following table shows the character size for “Normal Justified Printing” and “Frame Justified Printing”.

It also shows the specified size in accordance with the tape width and the number of lines.

Normal Justified Printing (Auto Sizing)

number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

more

of lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

than

tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 lines

width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46mm

119pt

43pt

26pt

20pt

17pt

14pt

12pt

12pt

9pt

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36mm

85pt

34pt

20pt

17pt

14pt

12pt

9pt

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24mm

59pt

20pt

14pt

12pt

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18mm

43pt

17pt

12pt

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12mm

26pt

12pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9mm

17pt

An error message, “LABEL HAS TOO MANY LINES!” appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6mm

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frame Justified Printing (Auto Sizing)

number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

more

of lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

than

tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 lines

width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46mm

85pt

34pt

20pt

17pt

14pt

12pt

9pt

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36mm

68pt

26pt

17pt

14pt

12pt

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24mm

43pt

17pt

12pt

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18mm

34pt

14pt

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12mm

20pt

9pt

 

 

An error message,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9mm

14pt

 

“TOO MANY LINES TO FRAME!” appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6mm

9pt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual Sizing

Your label printer provides you with two different ways to change character sizes manually: direct specification of character size and specification of character size for entire lines of text using preset format.

The operations in this part of the manual explain how to change character sizes using each of these techniques.

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