Unicode and Fonts
The Epic 880TM always prints at 203 dots per inch (dpi) and always uses the scalable font to form characters. The resulting characters are not necessarily exactly the dot size indicated, but are always spaced in a fixed dot cell provided that the legacy commands are used. Adding or subtracting space between characters achieves different character pitches with a fixed character cell size. As each dot has a fixed size and position, only specific pitches are possible. The following table defines the fonts and pitches possible with each.
| Character Cell (H x W) | 10x24 Font |
| 13x24 Font |
| 15x24 Font |
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| (W x H) |
| (W x H) |
| (W x H) |
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| Horizontal Width | 10 Dots |
| 13 Dots |
| 15 Dots |
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| 0.0493 inches |
| 0.0640 inches |
| 0.0739 inches |
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| Vertical Height | 24 Dots |
| 24 Dots |
| 24 Dots |
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| 0.118 Inches |
| 0.118 Inches |
| 0.118 Inches |
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| Character | spacing in Characters per | Inch (CPI) |
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| Pitch at native cell size | 20.30 | 15.62 | 13.5 |
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| 5 dot Removed | 40.60 |
| 25.38 |
| 20.30 |
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| 4 dot Removed | 33.83 |
| 22.56 |
| 18.45 |
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| 3 dot Removed | 29.00 |
| 20.30 |
| 16.92 |
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| 2 dot Removed | 25.38 |
| 18.45 |
| 15.62 |
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| 1 dot Removed | 22.56 |
| 16.92 |
| 14.50 |
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| 0 dot added | 20.30 | 15.62 | 13.53 |
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| 1 dot added | 18.45 | 14.50 | 12.69 |
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| 2 dots added | 16.92 | 13.53 | 11.94 |
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| 3 dots added | 15.62 | 12.69 | 11.28 |
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| 4 dots added | 14.50 | 11.94 | 10.68 |
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| 5 dots added | 13.53 | 11.28 | 10.15 |
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| 6 dots added | 12.69 | 10.68 | 9.67 |
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NOTE: Combinations shown in shaded areas are not recommended.
Table 9. Possible Character Pitches
Character spacing may also be selected by requesting a print pitch based on characters pre inch. Once again, the results are not exact in this case. The following table lists the resulting spacing based on a given CPI request.
Requested |
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CPI | Character Width | Resulting CPI | Requested CPI | Character Width | Resulting CPI | |
0 | variable | variable | 16 | 12 | 16.92 | |
1 | 203 | 1.00 | 17 | 12 | 18.45 | |
2 | 101 | 2.01 | 18 | 11 | 18.45 | |
3 | 67 | 3.03 | 19 | 10 | 20.30 | |
4 | 50 | 4.06 | 20 | 10 | 20.30 | |
5 | 40 | 5.08 | 21 | 9 | 22.56 | |
6 | 33 | 6.15 | 22 | 9 | 22.56 | |
7 | 29 | 7.00 | 23 | 8 | 25.38 | |
8 | 25 | 8.12 | 24 | 8 | 25.38 | |
9 | 22 | 9.23 | 25 | 8 | 25.38 | |
10 | 20 | 10.15 | 26 | 7 | 29.00 | |
11 | 18 | 11.28 | 27 | 7 | 29.00 | |
12 | 16 | 12.69 | 28 | 7 | 29.00 | |
13 | 15 | 13.53 | 29 | 7 | 29.00 | |
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