Intermediate Positions; Main Columns - Epson FX Series User Manual

Intermediate positions

FX characters are designed to be five or fewer columns wide. Leav-
ing the sixth column blank allows for space between letters. Figure 3-3
shows the 6 main columns, numbered
Because the use of 5 dots does not give quite enough detail for the
highest quality characters, an FX prints some dots half way between
the main columns in the 6-dot-wide matrix. This enhancement results
a
in matrix grid that is actually
intermediate columns. You can count the
shown as Figure 3-4.
The dots printed in intermediate column positions would overlap with
those in the main columns if they were printed in the same row.
Figure 3-3. Main columns
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Figure 34. Intermediate positions
etc.
1, 3, 5,
dots wide-6 main columns with 5
positions on the grid
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