a font is a family of characters with the same style and size. the appearance of the font can be varied by using attributes such as: size, bold, italic, etc. the fonts included in the pm ser/par are:
1 data
2 letter gothic
3 letter gothic italic
4 courier
5 micro
6 orator
7 orator-c
8 roman
9 prestige
10 script
11 ocr a
12 ocr b
13 data block
see appendix b for print samples.
print test 3 lists all available fonts.
2 print quality
three different print quality levels can be selected:
1 draft quality (font "data")
2 near letter quality (nlq displayed with the font name)
3 letter quality (lq displayed with the font name).
different print qualities result in different print speed.
3 sub/super font
when the sub/super font is set to "no", sub and superscript text will be raised or lowered a half line, but the text size itself will not change. when set to "yes", the text size will be reduced, and printed above or below the line.
4 pitch
indicates the number of characters printed per inch (10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20 or proportional).
any pitch setting can be combined with any available font. in some cases this may lead to a conflict with font designs. the pitch setting is, therefore, a matter of personal taste.
5 line
determines the number of lines per inch (line space).
6 page length
page length is expressed in terms of lines within the range of 5 to 132 lines. any page length setting is based on six lines per inch, regardless of the number of lines per inch selected in the line setting or defined by theapplication.
the following indicates the number of lines for the most common paper sizes.
paper length appropriate setting
in inches in no. of lines
4 24
4 25
6
6 36
8 48
8 51
2
11 66
11 70
3
12 (default setting) 72
the tear-off/cut mode and top/bottom margins use the page length setting as a basis.
an incorrect page length, therefore, gives an incorrect perforation skip.
7 vertical positioning adjustment (vert.pos.adj.)
this can be set differently for each macro to exactly position the printout in relation to the top edge of the form in use. it is meant to be a corrective parameter to meet variations in paper size and pre-printed material. using this function, the top margin and bottom margin setting are taken into
8 the right margin is set to print position 80, 132 or 136, always measured from the position of the first possible, not actual, left margin setting. the left margin setting is influenced by the physical setting of the left tractor. the above specifications are only correct if the tractors are in the original positions, i.e. the left perforation is aligned with the center mark on the plastic plate (distance between the marks is / "). 1 10
9 the top margin indicates the first print line and is always set in steps of 16/6 ". the position of the first margin is / " from the top of the paper and indicates 1 6 the baseline of the letter h in upright "data" font (see illustration). account as well.
10 the bottom margin indicates the last print line. going beyond this margin automatically initiates a form feed. the bottom margin is always set in stepsthe bottom margin can be set to a maximum of / ".
the above specifications are influenced by the settings in "vertical position"
11 perforation skip
if perf. skip is set to yes the printer starts to print after specified top of 16/6 ".
(see section vertical positioning adjustment in this chapter).
margin and stops printing before the bottom margin.
if perf. skip is set to no the printer ignores the top and bottom margin and prints from the very first line to the very last one. that means that on a standard 11" paper 66 lines are available for printing.
12 paper source
the printer offers three input possibilities:
1 tractor lower (default)
2 tractor upper
3 tractor l/u (pool), that means that the printer switches automatically to the other cassette once the cassette in use is out of paper. the empty cassette can be loaded again and thus be ready for the next automatic switch if needed. the pool function requires the use of the same type of paper in both tractor cassettes.
please refer to chapter 6 technical data, for detailed media specifications.
13 paper exit (only for printer with cutter)
it is possible to choose between batch (to leave the printer at the rear) and stacker (at the top) via the point path.
if batch is selected, the paper keeps its continuous form and leaves the printer at the rear. the cutter is not activated by default. if print jobs need to be separated, the cutter must be activated.
if stacker is selected the fanfold paper automatically leaves the printer as cut sheets which are collected face down in the stacker at the top. the paper is cut along the perforation as long as no other form length has been defined. the form length can be determined in the menu or by the application. printing briefly stops when the paper arrives at the cut station. the paper gets cut and is transported to the stacker. afterwards, printing resumes.
if, for some reason, it is not desired to print exactly on the perforation it is very important to cut below the perforation of the printed page. if the paper is cut above the perforation the remaining paper can easily bend and cause a paper jam. do not cut through a label as the blad would get dirty by the glue.
1 stack.capacity (capacity at the top)
(only for the printer with cutter)
2 batch capacity (capacity of the option at cut sheet tray at the rear)
(only for the printer with cutter)
to control the capacity of the stacker or the cut sheet tray use these two functions. capacity can be defined in steps of 20 single sheets. s stack.capacity in the range from 20 to 200 and s batch capacity from 20 to 600 sheets. (single sheet paper, see chapter 6 technical data, paper specification ) change of paper exit (only for the printer with cutter)
when switching from one paper exit to the other, paper in the printer moves automatically to the cut station where it is cut at the perforation below the last printed page.
3 emulation
the emulation determines the set of commands available for the printer (see appendix d to f).
1 ibm propr.
2 ibm propr.agm
3 epson lq
4 philips gp
4 character set
corresponding national versions.
detailed tables of the character sets can be found in appendix b. when selecting a character set it can be further specified by the if a different macro is selected the default character set may change,
e.g. 1 philips gp emulation has the character set nv-2.5 as default.
2 ibm propr. emulation has the character set ibm set 2 as default.
3 epson emulation has the character set epson ext.gct as default.
5 line mode
if lf = lf + cr is selected, the printer performs a carriage return (cr) for every line feed (lf) received via the interface.
if cr = lf + cr is selected, the printer performs a line feed (lf) for every carriage return (cr) received via the interface.
6 $$ commands
this function causes $$ either to be printed as $$ or to activate esc commands within an application.
if this function is set to yes the characters are interpreted by the printer in the following way:
1 $$ as esc
2 $$/ as esc.
7 tear-off-mode / cut-mode
in case the selection of paper exit for the printer with cutter is "stacker", each form will be cut automatically and laid down into the stacker. if for the printer with cutter "batch" is selected or the printer without cutter is in use, the following choices of either automatic feeding into the tear off position or automatic cutting are available:
1 no
2 tear - off 10 s
3 tear - off 1 s
4 cut 10 s only for printer with cutter
5 cut 1 s only for printer with cutter
6 cut 1 s no ff only for printer with cutter
7 cut mode on only for printer with cutter
disregarding these settings for the printer with cutter, the printer will always cut the paper when a switch from one tractor to the other has been initiated. in this case the printer without cutter gives the message tear off furthermore, all settings can be overruled by software (command spsif, cut mode on).
if in the printer with cutter the page before the last gets cut it is not possible to print on the very last page of the fanfold batch because it has left the transport pins of the tractors.
the setting no means, that neither automatic feeding into the tear off position nor automatic cutting is performed. it is appropriate for batch output of continuous forms.
the setting tear - off 10 s causes the paper to move into the tear off position if no new printing data have been received within 10 seconds. this setting supports applications lacking a programmed form feed after the completion of a print job. if printing data are received for the page at the tear off position after 10 seconds the page is moved back so that printing can resume at the last print position. if the page has already been torn off printing will be
the setting tear - off 1 s causes the paper to move to the tear off position when the print job has been completed by a form feed command and no new print job has been received within one second. if the paper is not torn off and new printing data are received the paper moves back into the printer to allow the following page to be printed.
the setting cut 10 s (printer with cutter) causes the form to be cut if no further printing data have been received within a print job for a period of 10 seconds. after cutting, the paper moves immediately into the top of form position of the next page. this setting supports applications lacking a programmed form feed after completion of a print job.
the setting cut 1 s (printer with cutter) causes the form to be cut if, after a job for a period of 1 second. after cutting, the paper moves immediately into the top of form position of the next page.
the setting cut 1 s no ff (printer with cutter) has the same function as cut 1 s but is independent of receiving of a form feed command.
by the function cut mode on and path = batch in paper exit the
printer with cutter will cut continuous forms into single sheets and feed them to the rear. use the optional cut sheet tray to collect the sheets. the application otherwise the printer is unable to through out the sheet.
form feed command, no further printing data have been received within a print has to control page length. the page length must be at least three inch, continued at the top of the next page.