DMP-204  (260-2883)            Font and Pitch          Faxback Doc. # 4246

The printer can print in various fonts (type styles) and pitches (character
spacing)--either proportional-spaced or monospaced.

* When you use proportionally spaced characters, the width of each
  character determines the amount of space it takes up. For example, an M
  takes up more space than an I. Use proportional characters to create
  professional-looking documents.
* When you use monospaced characters, all characters take up the same
  amount of space. Use monospaced characters for tables and charts that
  require vertical alignment.

The dot-matrix pattern varies in both character styles. Monospaced
characters use a 12 x 19 or a 36 x 17 matrix, while proportionally-spaced
characters use a matrix of n x 17. (The value of n depends on the width of
the character you print.)

The selected font and the spacing between each printed character determines
the print pitch (character spacing). Consequently, you must think of pitch
in terms of the number of characters printed per inch--10 cpi (characters
per inch), 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi and 20 cpi.

Selecting the Font:

You can select a specific font via hardware, using the front panel switches
(called the front panel method) or by sending control codes from your
computer. However, once you set by the front panel method, any control code
sent from the computer has no effect. If you want to change the font
through your application,  use the default CODE setting. To restore the
font to the default code, turn the printer off then on again. See Appendix
A for a listing of control codes.

1. Be sure the printer is off line (the ON/OFF LINE indicator is off).
2. Press and hold FONT until the ON/OFF LINE indicator starts flashing.
3. The printer cover has labels for the various fonts available on the
   DMP-204. Press --> or <-- to move the print head so it is next to the
   label for the font you wish to select.
4. Press SET to select the font.

In the SSD mode, characters print in 8 x 19 matrix in 15 cpi pitch instead
of the 12 x 19 matrix in 10 cpi pitch of the standard draft mode, but print
1.5 times faster.

The SSD print mode is designed for normal character printing only. The
printer ignores all print attributes (bold, underline, and so on) in this
mode. Also, if you try to print graphics intermixed with text while in SSD
mode, some text might print over the graphics.

Selecting the Character Pitch:

You can select the character pitch using the front panel method or by
sending control codes from your computer. However, once you set the pitch
by the front panel method, any pitch setting control code sent from the
computer has no effect on the printing. If you want to change the pitch
through your application software or by sending control codes from your
computer, use the default CODE setting. To restore the pitch to the default
code, turn the printer off then on again. Refer to the Appendix A for the
appropriate code.

1. Be sure the printer is on line (the ON/OFF LINE indicator is on).
2. Press and hold PITCH/MARGIN until the ON/OFF LINE indicator starts
   flashing.
3. The printer cover as labels for the various character pitch settings.
   Press <-- or --> to move the print head so it is next to the label for
   the character pitch you wish to select.
4. Press SET to set the character pitch.


(jlc-07/20/93)