FONTbutton
This button selectsthe font to be printed.Draft font is always selectedat
power-up.To changeto one of the NLQ (near letterquality)fonts, set the
printeroff-line,then press the
FONT
buttonrepeatedlyuntil the indicators
besidethe desiredselectionilluminate.The selectionscycle in the follow-
ing order:
Font
Indicator(s)
Draft
DRAFT
Courier
COURIER
Sanserif
SANSERIF
Orator
ORATOR
TheOratorfontisuniqueintwoways.First,itislarger(higher)thantheother
fonts,whichmakesit a goodchoicefor labelsand othertext requiringhigh
visibility.You will need a little extra line spacing when Orator is used.
Second,there are two versionsof the Oratorfont:one prints smallcapitals
in placeof lower-caseletters;theotherprintslower-caseletters,butwithout
descenders. T heotherfontsdo nothavea small-capitals option.Lowercase
will alwaysprint as lower case.
Theversionyouget whenyouselectOratorfromthecontrolpaneldepends
on the DIP switches.If DIP switch 1-6is OFF,lower-caseOratorwillprint
as lower case. Otherwiseit will print as smallcapitals.
The font can also be selected by printer commandsgiven in Chapter4.
Printercommandsenableyou to selectboth Oratorfonts.
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