Oki ML3390, User Manual

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Chapter 14: Epson - Standard Function
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Select font
The OCR-B consists of the 14
characters 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 0, +, -, >, <.
All other
characters are shown in
Courier.
Character pitch
Function Dec. Hex. ASCII
Select font 27 107 n 1B 6B n ESC k n
n = 0: Roman
n = 1: Swiss
n = 2: Courier
n = 3: Prestige
n = 5: OCR-B
n = 7: Orator
n = 122: Swiss Bold
n = 124: Gothic
n = 126: typeface according to menu
This command allows you to select a font. »Courier« is the most
usual standard font, while »Gothic« gives your documents an at-
tractive appearance. If you need a machine-readable font for special
applications, then select »OCR-B«.
You can also use the menu mode or the PRINT QUALITY button on
the printer’s control panel to select a typeface.
Print modes
Function Dec. Hex. ASCII
Start 10 cpi 27 80 1B 50 ESC P
Start 12 cpi 27 77 1B 4D ESC M
Start 15 cpi 27 103 1B 67 ESC g
The pitch is usually measured in characters per inch (cpi). For ex-
ample, with 10 cpi 10 characters can be printed per inch (2.54 cm).
Each character then occupies 1/10 of an inch.
The pitch can also be defined via the Pitch menu item or via the
control panel. The spacing can also be defined via a multifunction
command.