Epson LQ-860 - Impact Printer, User Manual

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Note: High-speed draft is available only with 10 cpi printing.
Underlining and double-width printing can be combined with
high-speed draft. If other enhancements or character spacings are
selected, the printer switches to normal draft speed. High-speed
draft resumes again after the feature is turned off.
Character Spacing
To add greater variety to your documents, the printer has five cpi
spacings, as well as proportional spacing. You can select each one
with a software command or with SelecType.
For each of the Letter Quality fonts (Roman and Sans Serif), you can
choose a character spacing of 10, 12, 15, 17, or 20 cpi, or proportional
spacing. However, you cannot combine normal draft mode with
proportional spacing, and high-speed draft mode is available only
in 10 cpi printing.
The printout below compares the five spacings:
T h i s
i s 1 0 c p i p r i n t i n g .
This is 12 cpi printing.
This is 15 cpi printing.
This is 17 cpi printing,
This is 20 cpi printing.
As shown above, 15 cpi characters are only about two-thirds the
height of 10 and 12 cpi characters. This makes 15 cpi particularly
useful when you want to separate certain material from the main
text.
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