Setting The Character Pitch; Entering The Pitch Lock Mode - Star XB24-250 II User Manual

18 Control Panel Operations

Setting the character pitch

The character pitch setting controls how many characters are printed per inch.
Use the following procedure to select the pitch you want.
Make sure the printer is off-line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).
Press PITCH to change the pitch selection.
The following shows the meanings of the indicators that light on the control
panel when you press PITCH.
Lit Indicators
10CPI
12CPI
15CPI
10CPI + COND
12CPI + COND
PROP
COND+PROP
Note:
The pitch setting you make with the above procedure can be changed if the
software you are using overrides the setting from the control panel. You can
prevent this by using the following procedure to put the printer into the Pitch
Lock Mode when you turn it on.

Entering the Pitch Lock Mode

When the printer is in the Pitch Lock Mode, the pitch settings you make on the
control panel are used even if your software tries to override the pitch. Use the
following procedure to enter the Pitch Lock Mode.
Turn off the printer.
While holding down PITCH, turn printer power on.
The printer is now in the Pitch Lock Mode. You could enter the Pitch Lock
Mode and Font Lock Mode (page 17) at the same time by holding down both
FONT and PITCH when you turn on printer power.
To exit the Pitch Lock Mode, simply turn the printer off.
Meaning
10 characters per inch (Pica)
12 characters per inch (Elite)
15 characters per inch
17 characters per inch (Condensed Pica)
20 characters per inch (Condensed Elite)
Proportional
Condensed proportional