Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel

3

 

Press the

key.

 

 

4

 

key.Check that Internal is displayed and press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Font Select

>

 

 

 

Internal

 

 

5

 

pears.Press the

or

key repeatedly until >Size ap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Size

 

 

 

 

 

012.00 point(s)

 

6

 

pears.Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor ( _ ) ap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Size

 

 

 

 

 

01

 

 

 

 

2.00 point(s)

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Press the

or key to increase or decrease the val-

 

ue of the figure where the cursor is blinking. The

 

 

font size can be set between 4 and 999.75 points, in

 

 

0.25-point increments. You can use the and key

 

 

to move the cursor right and left.

8

 

key.When the desired size is displayed, press the ENTER

9

 

 

Press the MENU key. The message display returns to

 

Ready.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting the Character Pitch for Courier/Letter Gothic

You can set the character pitch for fixed-pitch fonts when the default font is Courier or Letter Gothic.

1

 

Press the MENU key.

2

 

pears.Press the

or

key repeatedly until Font > ap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font

 

>

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the

key.

 

 

4

 

key.Check that Internal is displayed and press the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Font Select

>

 

 

 

Internal

 

 

5

 

pears.Press the

or

key repeatedly until >Pitch ap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Pitch

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00 cpi

 

6

 

pears.Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor ( _ ) ap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Pitch

 

 

 

7

 

 

10.00 cpi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the

or

key to increase or decrease the val-

 

ue of the figure where the cursor is blinking. The

 

 

character pitch can be set between 0.44 and 99.99

 

 

characters per inch, in 0.01 character-per-inch incre-

 

 

ments. You can use the and keys to move the

 

 

cursor right and left.

8

 

key.When the desired size is displayed, press the ENTER

9

 

 

Press the MENU key. The message display returns to

 

Ready.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting the character code set

You can change the character code set. Available character code sets vary depending on the current font. (The default character code set is IBM PC-8.)

1

 

Press the MENU key.

2

 

pears.Press the

or

key repeatedly until Font > ap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font

 

>

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the

key.

 

 

4

 

Press the

or

key repeatedly until > Code Set

 

appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Code Set

>

 

 

 

 

 

IBM PC-8

 

 

5

 

pears.Press the ENTER key. A blinking cursor ( ? ) ap-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Code Set

 

 

 

 

 

 

?IBM PC-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HP WP36/50 manual Size Points, Pitch 10.00 cpi, Code Set, Setting the Character Pitch for Courier/Letter Gothic

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