Expanded Font - SATO CL4NX Programming Reference Manual

Expanded font

Font can be expanded by a factor of 1 to 36.
Internal bitmap fonts can also be expanded with a factor of 1 to 36.
Example: A font in a size of 5 dots of width and 9 dots of height is expanded by a factor of 3. The resulting font has a width of 15
dots and a height of 27 dots.
The input of expansion factors (height x expansion factor, width x expansion factor) for characters to be printed is done as described
below:
Width x expansion factor= width parameter setting value
Height x expansion factor= height parameter setting value
The command <L> decides the expansion of the character. This parameter is set as factor.
Example: If setting the factor to: <L>0304, the character is expanded by a factor of 3 in horizontal direction (width) and a factor of
4 in vertical direction (height)
If an expansion factor is specified, also the pitch between the characters is automatically determined.
Fixed pitch / proportional pitch
There are fonts which can select both the fixed pitch and the proportional pitch. You can set the proportional pitch by <PS>
command and release it by <PR> command on the printer screen.
Depending on the font type, the width of the proportional pitch does differ. Kata-kana is not affected by the proportional pitch, but the
side space of characters will be narrowed.
At the fixed pitch, the character width is according to the relevant font size selected.
Difference between outline font and bitmap font
Regarding the bitmap font, the height and the width of the font are predefined. The height of the bitmap font is a little bit larger than
the width.
The bitmap font is the largest in the font matrix.
For the font type and size refer to the font list on the previous page.
Regarding the outline font, if the height and the width of the font are set properly, the smooth scaling algorithm of the printer allows
a well balanced font. It is also possible to define some style options like a gray scale and a shadow setting.
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