Default settings descriptions

Character fable

Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages. The printer prints text with the selected character table. When you select this feature, the font light on the control panel goes on or off to indicate the current selection.

Auto print direction

The printer ordinarily prints text bidirectionally for speed and prints graphics characters unidirectionally for precise vertical alignment.

When auto print direction is set to on, the printer switches between bidirectional (for text data) and unidirectional motion (for graphics data). When this feature is set to off, the print head motion is controlled by your software.

Continuous-paper page length

When you are printing on continuous paper, this feature lets you select from the four page lengths described in the table on page 3-15.

Skip-over-perforation

When this feature is on and you are using continuous paper, the printer leaves a l-inch (25.4-mm) margin between the last printable line on one page and the first printable line on the next page. This causes the printer to skip over the perforation between continuous sheets.

Most software takes care of the top and bottom margins. Do not turn on skip-over-perforation unless your software does not provide these margins.

Using the Printer 3-9