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

Selecting a font 17

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.