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Menu item

Description

 

 

 

 

Symbol Set

Specifies 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

Changes 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 1/72 of an inch.

 

 

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

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Specifies 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

 

 

cannot be changed.

 

 

 

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Specifies the orientation of text and graphics on the page

 

Orientation

Notes:

 

Portrait

 

Portrait is the factory default setting.

 

Landscape

 

Portrait prints text and graphics parallel to the short edge of the page.

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Specifies 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.

 

60

 

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

 

64

 

 

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

 

 

Paper Size and Orientation before setting Lines per Page.

 

 

 

 

PCL Emulation Settings

Sets 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 the printing of

 

 

 

 

eighty 10pitch characters.

 

 

 

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Lexmark C736, 25A0591 manual Understanding printer menus 122, Symbol Set, PCL Emulation Settings