Epson LQ-860 - Impact Printer, User Manual

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In fixed cpi spacing each character is given the same amount of
space.
The
width of proportional characters, however, varies from
character to character. For example, a narrow letter like i takes less
space than a wide letter like
W.
The width of each proportional
character is given in the appendix.
The following printout compares 10 cpi spacing with proportional
spacing:
T h i s i s 1 0 c p i p r i n t i n g .
This is proportional spacing.
Note:
Proportional spacing is not available in the draft mode.
Character Size
In addition to the basic cpi spacings and proportional spacing, the
printer offers three other modes that can change the size of your
printing. These modes are double-wide, double-high, and condensed.
The double-wide mode doubles the width of any size character,
while the double-high mode doubles the height of any size
character. These modes are useful for emphasizing document titles
and headings in reports, but are usually not suitable for large
amounts of text. These modes can also be combined to obtain even
more impressive printing results.
This is normal 10 cpi printing.
T h i s i s d o u b l e - w i d e .
This is double-high,
This is double-wide
and double-high.
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