DMP 205  (260-2904)    Setting the Character Pitch    Faxback Doc. # 5731

You can set the printer's character pitch through the control panel or by
sending control codes from your computer.

Once you set the pitch by the front panel method, any pitch setting
control codes from your computer.;

Once you set the pitch by the front panel method, any pitch setting
control codes sent from the computer have no effect on the printing.
If you want to change the pitch through your application software or
by sending control codes from your computer, reset the front panel to the
CODE pitch setting.

Follow these steps to set the character pitch using the front panel.

1.  Be sure paper is loaded and the ON/OFF LINE indicator is on.

2.  Press and hold PITCH for one second while the printer is on line.
    The ON/OFF LINE indicator flashes.

3.  The printer cover has labels for the various character pitch settings
    Press -> or <- to move the print head until it is next to the label
    for the character pitch you wish to select.  See "Selecting the Print
    Mode" for information about the Draft and LQ print modes.

4.  Press SET to set the character pitch.  The printer automatically goes
    online.

The printer can print in different character pitches (character spacing) 
either proportionally spaced or monospaced.

-When you use proportionally spaced character, 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-by-19 or a 36-by-17 matrix, while proportionally-spaced
characters use a matrix of n by 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, pitch refers to
the number of characters printed per inch - 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 cpi
(characters per inch).

The table below shows the character pitches available for each LQ font.

FONT        10 CPI    12 CIP    15 CPI    17 CPI    20 CPI    PROPORTIONAL
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DRAFT        X         X         X          X         X
COURIER      X         X         X          X         X
ROMAN        X         X         X          X         X           X
SANS SERIF   X         X         X          X         X           X
PRESTIGE     X         X                    X         X
SCRIPT       X         X                    X         X
SCRIPT-C     X         X                    X         X           X
ORATOR       X         X                    X         X
ORATOR-S     X         X                    X         X
OCR-B        X         X                    X         X
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(smc-12/07/93)

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