Print Pitch Switch - Star Micronics NX-1000 User Manual

While you are feeding lines, if you also press the On Line switch, the
paper will feed to the top of the next page. This is explained later.
When power is on, always use the Paper Feed switch instead of the platen
knob to feed paper. Turn the platen knob only when power is off.
Print Pitch switch
This switch operates off-line to select the print pitch: the spacing between
characters. The indicators to the left light (green) to indicate the selected
pitch.
The printer powers up in pica pitch. To change to another pitch, press
the On Line switch to go off-line, then press the Print Pitch switch repeatedly
until the indicators show the pitch you want.
In Standard mode (when DIP switch 1-6 is ON), the pitch selections
cycle as follows:
Pica
(10 characters per inch)
Elite (12 characters per inch)
Condensed pica (17 characters per inch)
Condensed elite
(20 characters per inch)
Proportional pica
Proportional elite
This is elite (12 characters per inch)
This is condensed pica (17 characters per inch).
This is condensed elite (20 characters per inch).
This is proportional pica.
This is proportional elite.
Figure 2-2. Print pitches selectable from the control panel
Samples of these pitches are shown in Figure 2-2. Note that with
proportional pitch different letters occupy different widths. (For example,
"i" and "1" are narrower than other letters.) Proportional pitch is attractive
and space-efficient, though not always convenient when column alignment
is required.
Note that you cannot select condensed proportional pitch on the control
panel. You can make this selection by the printer commands < SI > < ESC >
"p" 1 - see Appendix B.
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