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Selecting a font

Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

Press FONT to change the font selection. An indicator lights to the left of the name of the font that is currently selected.

Lit Indicator

Font

 

 

LQ + ROMAN

Roman

 

 

LQ + SANSERIF

Sanserif

 

 

LQ + COURIER

Courier

 

 

LQ + PRESTIGE

Prestige

 

 

LQ + ORATOR

Orator

 

 

LQ

OCR-B

 

 

HS-DRAFT

HS-Draft

 

 

DRAFT

Draft

 

 

Note:

The font setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the software you are using overrides the setting on the control panel. You can prevent this by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Font Lock Mode when you turn it on.

Entering the Font Lock Mode

When the printer is in the Font Lock Mode, the font settings you make on the control panel are used even if your software tries to override the font. Use the following procedure to enter the Font Lock Mode.

Turn off the printer.

While holding down FONT, turn printer power on.

The printer is now in the Font Lock Mode. You could enter the Font Lock Mode and Pitch Lock Mode (page 18) at the same time by holding down both FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power.

To exit the Font Lock Mode, simply turn the printer off.

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Star Micronics XB24-250 II user manual Selecting a font, Entering the Font Lock Mode, Lit Indicator Font

XB24-250 II specifications

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