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Symbol Set

Specify the symbol set for each font name.

 

10U PC8

Notes:

 

12U PC850

10U PC8 is the US factory default setting. 12U PC850 is the international

 

 

 

 

factory default setting.

 

 

A symbol set is a set of alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation,

 

 

and special symbols. Symbol sets support the different languages or

 

 

specific programs such as math symbols for scientific text. Only the

 

 

supported symbol sets are shown.

 

 

 

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Change the point size for scalable typographic fonts.

 

Point Size

Notes:

 

1.00–1008.00

 

12 is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

Point size refers to the height of the characters in the font. One point

 

 

equals approximately 0.014 inch.

 

 

Point sizes can be increased or decreased in 0.25point increments.

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Specify the font pitch for scalable monospaced fonts.

 

Pitch

Notes:

 

0.08–100

 

10 is the factory default setting.

 

 

 

 

Pitch refers to the number of fixedspace characters per inch (cpi).

 

 

Pitch can be increased or decreased in 0.01cpi increments.

 

 

For nonscalable monospaced fonts, the pitch appears on the display but it

 

 

cannot be changed.

 

 

 

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Specify the orientation of text and graphics on the page.

 

Orientation

Notes:

 

Portrait

 

Portrait is the factory default setting. Portrait prints text and graphics

 

Landscape

 

parallel to the short edge of the page.

 

 

 

 

Landscape prints text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the page.

 

 

 

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Specify the number of lines that print on each page.

 

Lines per Page

Notes:

 

1–255

 

60 is the US factory default setting. 64 is the international default setting.

 

 

 

 

The printer sets the amount of space between each line based on the

 

 

Lines per Page, Paper Size, and Orientation settings. Select the Paper Size

 

 

and Orientation you want before setting Lines per Page.

 

 

 

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Set the printer to print on A4size paper.

 

A4 Width

Notes:

 

198 mm

 

“198 mm” is the factory default setting.

 

203 mm

 

The 203mm setting sets the width of the page to allow printing of eighty

 

 

 

 

10pitch characters.

 

 

 

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Lexmark 896, 496, 696 manual Understanding the printer menus 236, Symbol Set, PCL Emulation Settings