Example: Changing The Vertical Pitch - Genicom LA36 User Manual

3. After selecting the desired values, press the
<FUNCTIONS> menu where the red cursor is positioned beneath SAVE&EXIT.
For each option, the bolded value is the current default value (the value currently saved
in the printer's permanent memory). In the previous example, the default values are
PORT DEPND (Port Dependent) for protocol selection and DRAFT (Draft) for font
selection.

Example: Changing the Vertical Pitch

To become familiar with the Set-Up mode, try the following example. This example shows
how to change the vertical pitch in Macro 2 from 6 lines per inch to 8 lines per inch.
1. Enter the Set-Up mode.
Turn the printer off and back on while pressing the
beeps.
2. Select the Macro 2 function.
Wait for the printer to stop printing and press the
cursor on the plastic guide of the print head under MACRO 2. Press the
the button to select the Macro 2 function and print the <PROTOCOL> option and its
values.
3. Print the menu of the vertical pitch option.
Since you only want to change the vertical pitch, press the
protocol. Bolded PORT DEPND is underlined, and the next option <PRTCL SERL> is
printed. (The bolded value indicates the current setting, and the underlined value is the
new setting.) Repeatedly press the
option and its values are printed.
4. Change the vertical pitch from 6 to 8 lines per inch.
Press the button once to position the red cursor beneath 8 LPI. Press the
to select 8 LPI. 8 LPI is underlined, and the next option, <HORZ PITCH>, and its
values are printed.
5. Exit the Macro 2 function.
Since you do not want to make any other changes in MACRO 2, press the
button. The <FUNCTIONS> menu is then reprinted, and the red cursor is positioned
beneath SAVE&EXIT.
6. Exit the Set-Up mode, saving or not saving the new vertical pitch.
Press the button or the
in Macro 2, and then exit Macro 2. The printer exits the Set-Up mode and returns to the
Ready state. These settings remain in effect until the next time they are changed.
Press the
Set-Up/Quit
Exit/Save
button in the same way until the <VERT PITCH>
button to save 8 lines per inch as the new power-on default
button if you do not intend to save these settings in Macro 2.
Using Set-Up Mode
button to reprint the
button until the printer
Set-Up/Quit
button once to position the red
button or
button to select the current
Exit/Save
button
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