Condensed Mode - Epson LQ-1050 User Manual

The following printout compares the three pitches with proportional
spacing.
This is 12 cpi printing.
This is proportional spacing.

Condensed Mode

You can use the condensed mode to change the size of printed
In the condensed mode, characters are approximately 60
characters.
percent of the width of normal characters. Hence, condensed
printing is very useful for spreadsheets and other applications where
you need to print the maximum amount of information on a page.
You can combine the condensed mode with 10 and 12 cpi printing
and proportional spacing, but not with 15 cpi.
To select the condensed mode, simply press the CONDENSED button
so that the orange indicator light comes on. To turn off the
condensed mode, press the button again.
The following printout compares normal 10 and 12 cpi with
condensed 10 and 12 cpi. The condensed 10 cpi is 17 cpi, and the
condensed 12 cpi is 20 cpi.
T h i s i s 1 0 c p i p r i n t i n g .
This is condensed 10 cpi
This is 12 cpi printing.
This is condensed 12 cpi printing,
T h i s i s 1 0 c p i p r i n t i n g .
This is 15 cpi printing.
printing.
Using the Printer
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