• Character height (point size)
• Character style (upright
vs.
italic)
• Stroke weight (light, medium, and bold)
• Typeface (Courier, Pica, Elite, etc.)
If
the above
font
characteristics are not specified when selecting
a character font. the printer will remain set
to
the characteristics
last specified.
For
example,
if
you wish to select a
font
without
selecting a point
size.
the
default
point size will be the size last
requested (or the power-up
default
if no point size was requested
since the last reset
or
power-up).
The
following table shows
the
characteristics
of
the
printer's
two
internal fonts (A
and
B)
and the characteristics
of
the fonts in a
sample
font
cartridge
(C,
D.
and
E).
Font A
is
the default
character font; when
the
printer
is
powered-up
or
reset
(EcE),
the
default character
font
becomes active and all characteristics are
set
to
those
of
the
default
font.
It
is
important to remember that.
when selecting character fonts, the printer chooses the available font
that best matches the characteristics last specified. with the priority
of
the characteristics being as previollsly indicated. The following
pages explain what happens
if
you specify a characteristic which
does not exist
in
the defalllt set or installed font cartridge.
To
illustrate how
the
printer
chooses the best-fitting character
font
from
those available,
the
following example
is
provided.
This example assumes
that
a
font
cartridge
is
loaded
into
the
printer. With this cartridge loaded, the five character fonts
(A
through
E)
listed in
the
following table are accessible.
To
demonstrate how the
font
selection process works, we will send
the
following escape sequence
to
the printer
to
select
font
A:
SYMBOL FONT
SET PITCH STYLE TYPEFACE
~
.....-'---1
........,
r-'--,
Ec&110
Ec(8U
Ec(s0p
10h
12v
0s 0b
3T
1.....--.---1
~
L..,......J
L.,:J
LANDSCAPE
SPACING
POINT STROKE
ORIENTATION SIZE WEIGHT
2-20
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