Understanding the operator panel

Menu item

Purpose

Values

 

Lines per

To determine the number of lines

1...255

The printer sets the amount of

Page

that print on each page.

 

space between each line (vertical

60*

 

line spacing) based on the Lines

 

 

(country/region-

 

 

per Page, Paper Size, and

 

 

specific factory

 

 

Orientation menu items. Select the

 

 

default values)

 

 

correct Paper Size and Orientation

 

 

 

 

 

64*

before changing Lines per Page.

 

 

(country/region-

 

 

 

specific factory

 

 

 

default values)

 

 

 

 

 

Orientation

To determine how text and

Portrait*

Prints text and graphics parallel to

 

graphics are oriented on the page.

 

the short edge of the paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landscape

Prints text and graphics parallel to

 

 

 

the long edge of the paper.

 

 

 

 

Pitch

To specify the font pitch for

0.08...100

Pitch refers to the number of fixed-

 

scalable monospaced fonts.

(in increments

space characters in a horizontal

 

 

of 0.01 cpi)

inch of type. You can select a pitch

 

 

 

from 0.08 to 100 characters per

 

 

10*

 

 

inch (cpi) in increments of 0.01 cpi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For nonscalable monospaced

 

 

 

fonts, the pitch is displayed, but

 

 

 

cannot be changed.

 

 

 

Note: Pitch is only displayed for

 

 

 

fixed, or monospaced, fonts.

 

 

 

 

Point Size

To change the point size for

1...1008

Point size refers to the height of

 

scalable typographic fonts.

in increments of

the characters in the font. One

 

 

0.25 points)

point equals approximately 1/72 of

 

 

 

an inch. You can select point sizes

 

 

12*

 

 

from 1 to 1008 in increments of

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.25 points.

 

 

 

Note: Point Size is only displayed

 

 

 

for typographic fonts.

 

 

 

 

Symbol Set

To choose a symbol set for a

10U PC-8*

A symbol set is a set of alphabetic

 

specified font name.

(country/region-

and numeric characters,

 

 

specific factory

punctuation, and special symbols

 

 

default values)

used when printing with a selected

 

 

 

font. Symbol sets support the

 

 

12U PC-850*

 

 

different requirements for

 

 

(country/region-

 

 

languages or specific applications,

 

 

specific factory

 

 

such as math symbols for scientific

 

 

default values)

 

 

text. Only the symbol sets

 

 

 

 

 

 

supported for the selected font

 

 

 

name are displayed.

 

 

 

 

Using the printer menus

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IBM 1422 manual Lines per, Orientation, Pitch, Point Size, Symbol Set