HP 5961-0509 manual 16Effect of Horizontal and Vertical Text Paths, Illustration

	Figure 23-16Effect of Horizontal and Vertical Text Paths
Note	If an SB1; command has been sent, the printer draws the label along
	the nearest perpendicular. In the case of bisection, the angle is
	rounded down (e.g., 45° would round to 0°). Refer to the following
	illustration.

Figure 23-17Scalable Versus Bitmap Variable Text Path Printing

Suppose you want your label plotted in the direction shown in the following illustration. You can do this in one of two ways: measure the run and rise, or measure the angle.

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