Chapter 2 Oversize Character Font Option
Oversize Character Font Option
The optional oversize font is composed with scalable characters that can be expanded 156 times the size of standard fonts. This will accommodate letters up to 15.25 inches (388mm) high by 13 inches (330mm) wide. The minimum character size (default setting) is two times the size of standard characters.
Oversize characters can also be rotated 90, 180, or 270 degrees.
Do not mistake oversize characters with expanded characters. The expanded character feature (standard in your printer) expands all existing fonts (except high speed) up to 8 times the normal size and cannot be rotated.
The oversize character feature works with only the ANSI protocol.
NOTE: Control sequences displayed in the following examples show the proper syntax required from the host.
The program examples provided will help you to become familiar with the oversized feature. All characters are printed in actual size.
Entering And Exiting Oversize
The following sequences are used to enter, rotate, and exit oversize printing.
ESC [0 Exit oversize Printing.
ESC [1 Select oversize font with no rotation.
ESC [300; 300 BSize 3x3 : ABCD
ESC [2 Select oversize font with
ESC [300 ; 300 BSize 3x3 : ABCD
ESC [3 Select oversize font with
ESC [300 ; 300 BSize 3x3 : ABCD
ESC [4 Select oversize font with
ESC [300 ; 300 BSize 3x3 : ABCD.
Text can be rotated in the following order from top to bottom: no rotation, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees.
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