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Character
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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 SizingIf 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
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 |
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46mm | 119pt | 43pt | 26pt | 20pt | 17pt | 14pt | 12pt | 12pt | 9pt | 9pt |
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36mm | 85pt | 34pt | 20pt | 17pt | 14pt | 12pt | 9pt | 9pt |
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24mm | 59pt | 20pt | 14pt | 12pt | 9pt |
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18mm | 43pt | 17pt | 12pt | 9pt |
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12mm | 26pt | 12pt |
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9mm | 17pt | An error message, “LABEL HAS TOO MANY LINES!” appears. | |||||||||
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6mm | 9pt |
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number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | more |
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46mm | 85pt | 34pt | 20pt | 17pt | 14pt | 12pt | 9pt | 9pt |
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36mm | 68pt | 26pt | 17pt | 14pt | 12pt | 9pt |
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24mm | 43pt | 17pt | 12pt | 9pt |
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18mm | 34pt | 14pt | 9pt |
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12mm | 20pt | 9pt |
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9mm | 14pt |
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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.