Star Micronics 8 Series - Optional fonts

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Optional fonts
ManyoptionalfontsavailableforyourStarLaserPrinter8 complementits
internalfonts.Thesecangiveyoumorevarietyinsymbolsets,spacing,font
height,styleand strokeweight.To yourCourieror TmsRomn fonts,for
example,youmightadditalicsandbold,legalormathsymbolsets,andsizes
rangingfrom7 to 14points.
Optionalfontsofferdifferenttypefacestoo.AskyourStarMicronicsdealer
aboutcartridgesor disksforthe following:
Helvet linedrawingfonts
LetterGothic presentationfonts
Barcodes opticalcharacter~ader fonts
universalproductcode
Using cartridge fonts
To gainaccessto a fonton acartridge:
1)pressthe ON LINE buttonto puttheprinteroffline,
2) slidethecartridgeyouwantintooneofthecartridgeslotsonthefront
of the printer,
3)pressthe ON LINE buttonto puttheprinterbackonline,
4) useeitherthefrontpanelmenuor a commandfromyourcomputerto
selectthe fontyouwant(explainedfor each emulationin following
chapters).
Note: Do notinsertor pullcartridgesoutoftheprinterwhiletheprinteris
online.
Youcan use fontsfrombothcartridgeslotswithinonedocument.
A coupleof intcrcslingnotesaboutdefaultcartridgefonts:First, say you
haveselcctcdon thefrontpanelmenuacartridgefontasyourdefaultfont.
Lateryouturnofftheprinter.Ifyouslipthecartridgebackinbeforeyouturn
on theprinteragain,thatfontwillstillbe yourdefaultfont.
Second,somecartridgescontaintheirowndefaultfont.Thatmeansassoon
as youslide such a cartridgeinto the printer,thatcartridge’sdefaultfont
becomes the printer’s new default font automatically.To change the
printer’sdefaultfromthatonthecartridgeyoumustselectanotherfontfrom
the frontpanel.
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