Typestyles

Character pitch

You can select a character pitch from the control panel. To select a pitch, press the PITCH button until the indicator light next to the desired pitch comes on.

The table below shows the character pitches available for each font.

 

Script-C

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orator

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orator-S

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCR-B

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the lo-,12-,15-,17-,or 20-cpimodes, each character gets an equal amount of space. In proportional mode, the spacing varies from character to character. A narrow letter like the lowercase i receives less space than an uppercase W.

The printout below compares the different pitches:

This is 10 cpi printing.

This is 12 cpi printing.

This is IS cpi printing.

This is 17 cpi printing.

This is 20 cpi printing.

This is proportional printing.

3-22 Using the Printer