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Selecting character spacing

This function selects one of the fixed spaced characters and proportional spaced characters.

The "Pitch Lock" option in the extended setup options can lock-in the character spacing

selected in this option and ignores the related software command.

When SD (speed draft) or SSD (super speed draft) is set the character spacing automatically

changes to 12 cpi or 15 cpi, respectively.

When OCR-A or OCR-B font is selected, either 10 cpi or 12 cpi can be selected.

5 CHAR PITCH

PITCH: 10 CPI

PITCH: 12 CPI

PITCH: 15 CPI

PITCH: 16.7 CPI

PITCH: 17 CPI

PITCH: 20 CPI

PITCH: 24 CPI

PITCH: PROP.

PITCH: 1/2PROP.

........... Default character spacing is 10 cpi printing

The Proportional character width is twice the 1/2 Proportional width. In the Epson mode,

the print quality is changed to the high quality one. In the IBM or HP mode, print quality

does not change the print quality.

10 CPI

12 CPI

15 CPI (HP/ IBM)

15 CPI (EPSON )

16.7 CPI

17.1 CPI

20 CPI

24 CPI(EPSON )

24 CPI (HP/ IBM)

Character Picth Print Sample

Proportional

1/2 Proportional

10 cpi

12 cpi

15 cpi (EPSON)

15 cpi (HP/IBM)

16.7 cpi

17 cpi

20 cpi

24 cpi (EPSON)

24 cpi (HP/IBM)

Proportional

1/2 Proportional

24 X 36

24 X 30

16 X 24

24 X 36(+12)

24 X 36(+7)

24 X 36(+6)

24 X 30(+6)

16 X 24(+6)

24 X 24(+6)

24 X N

24 X N

1/180 X 1/360

1/180 X 1/360

1/180 X 1/360

1/180 X 1/720

1/180 X 1/720

1/180 X 1/720

1/180 X 1/720

1/180 X 1/720

1/180 X 1/720

1/180 X 1/360

1/180 X 1/720

Character pitch Dot-spacing (V x H) Character structure (V x H)

Letter Quality

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4. Basic setup options (5)

Contents

Main Page OWNER'S MANUAL Page Contents 1 2 3. Control panel and operations 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. Page Caution for use Power source Foreign matter and water Installation environment Operating condition Unpacking the printer Check the cartons for the following items: ? Quick startup ? 2 ? ? ? ? To set up the printer To make a test print To connect your computer 1. Introduction Options and expendables 4 Page 6 Printer description Precaution for extra-thick paper usage 1. Introduction 7 Friction Roller Tractor Physical dimension(Model A) Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg) 8 9 Physical dimension(Model B) Weight: 44.1 lbs. (20 kg) 2. Setting up Installing the paper rack Installing the sound seal cover 10 Installing the ribbon cassette Cassette Holders Ribbon Guide Ribbon Mask Cassette Holder Remove any slack from ribbon Page Loading the paper Fanfold continuous paper Be careful not to catch your finger when closing the tractor covers. 13 Single sheet paper 14 Paper alignment Adjusting the print head position 15 0.5 3. Control panel and operations Control panel and indicators Indicators 16 P.OUT FANFOLD Function Keys 17 + 18 Note 19 Control Levers Paper parking 20 Page Demonstration print-out Tearing off a form 22 Power-on operation summary 23 4. Basic setup options About basic setup options To set this option 24 Selection procedure example Setup Memory SIZE: LETTERp SIZE: LETTERp* 1 MULTIPART 3 PAGE SINGLE 25 Printing multipart paper Selecting page length for fanfold paper 26 Selecting single sheet paper size 27 Note A3 landscape can not be used with CSF. Number of Lines / Page Selecting font style 28 Selecting character spacing 29 Letter Quality Enlarging/compressing print 400% 1600% Setting top of form position Loading user & factory setup options 31 Page 5. Extended setup options About extended setup options To set this option 33 34 5. Extended setup options Extended s e t u p o p t i o n s summary 29 14 Previous page 3535 46 45 73 Print enhancement Emulation 36 Character table (HP mode) 10 EMULATION EML: EPSON EML: IBM EML: HP Character table (Epson mode) Character table (IBM mode) 37 National font style Code page 38 IBM Alternate graphic mode (AGM) (Valid in IBM mode) Carriage return (CR) Line feed (LF) 39 Line feed spacing Slashed zero Set default tab stops Lock-in the page length 40 Print quality Lock-in the font Lock-in the character spacing Lock-in the print quality 41 Bar code print enhancement Enable Bar code print and Enlarged character Bar code type 42 Bar code specifications 43 Bar code size Enlarged character size 44 Graphic Print Speed Accent character Setting of the FF (Form Feed) code at TOF 45 HP mode enhancement PCL Mode (HP mode) Secondary character table (HP mode) 46 Paper handling enhancement Set the top margin Set the bottom margin 47 Set the left margin Set the right margin Fanfold paper width 48 Autoscroll delay Override bottom margin 49 46 OVERRIDE BM OVERRIDE: NO OVERRIDE: YES Label mode Setting of "Paper out" detection Cut sheet feeder type Setting of the auto-scrolling position 50 Communication enhancement Interface type SELECT IN signal (parallel interface) Parity bit (serial interface) 51 Data length (serial interface) Stop bit (serial interface) Communication protocol (serial interface) Communication speed (serial interface) 52 Serial error check (serial interface) CTS signal (serial interface) CD signal (serial interface) DSR signal (serial interface) 53 Communication buffer size Busy/ACK timing (parallel interface) 54 Data latch timing (parallel interface) Setting of whether ERROR/PE signals are output or not Miscellaneous Print direction LCD display language Invert LCD display 55 Software controlled setup Lock the RESET key Setting ENERGY STAR Saving user setup options Printing list of setup options 6. Setting the application software About printer driver Printer driver selection Page Saving Your Setup 59 7. Troubleshooting 60 Error Messages Troubleshooting guide 61 Input hexadecimal dump mode 62 8. Maintenance 63 Cleaning Lubrication Printer cover removal 64 Page Vertical alignment mode 66 Page A-MODE 1: NO. 6 EXAMPLE (To change the pattern No. 6 to 7 in A-MODE 4.) * Bad aligned is chosen Best aligned is chosen Best aligned 69 9. Bar code and enlarged character Bar code function Outline of bar code function Makeup of bar code Specified items on Bar Code Bar Code command 70 Page Page Page Page Data processing in the bar code data sequence 75 Printing bar codes HRI 76 Error processing Code 128 subset transition rule 1. 2. 1. 2. 77 UPC-E conversion rule 1. 2. 3. Calculating the check character 78 Page 80 Other Element printing Element printing example 9. Bar code and enlarged character 81 Enlarged character function Outline of enlarged character function Enlarged character command list 82 9. Bar code and enlarged character Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 94 Enlarged character print samples Appendix A. Specifications Printing specifications 95 Page Page Print mode specifications Note: (+n) indicates the number of space added. Print mode Graphic Print Specifications Note: (+n) indicates the number of space added. Print mode 100 Parallel interface specifications Initialization Input connector (36-pin parallel) Bidirectional (IEEE1284 Nibble mode) is available. Data input timing chart and input condition Serial interface specifications 101 Output signal Data frame Input signal Other specifications 102 Appendix B. Control code summary IBM mode 103 Page Page Page Page Page EPSON mode 109 Page Page Page Page Page PCL mode 115 Page Page Page ITEM SYMBOL Hexadecimal Decimal FUNCTION [48] ESC ( s # W 1B,28,73,#,57] H Download character descriptor and data. [data] [data] 1 byte 1 byte 1 byte 36 dots 1/180 dpi Page Page Setup options control codes Setup command sequence 122 Page Page Page Page Appendix C. Character sets Epson, Italic character set Epson, Graphic character set, extended 127 International character set (EPSON) IBM character set 1 128 IBM character set 2 IBM all character set 129 130 HP Mode ROMAN-8 Character sets (PCL) PC-8 (Danish / Norwegian) Character sets (PCL) ECMA-94 Latin 1 (ISO 8859-1) Character sets (PCL) LEGAL character sets (PCL) 131 MATH 7 character sets (PCL) The character of (A0)H-(FF)H are, respectively, the same as those of (20)H-(7F)H. LINE DRAW character sets (PCL) 132 International character set [ISO] (PCL) Page Page Page Installation 136 Appendix D. 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