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Q: Is there a way to review what font I’ve chosen?
A: Yes. Press MENU. Press the right arrow key to move to the next
screen. Press 7 (REVIEW TITLE). The display screens now shows what
font types, sizes, and styles you have selected for each active zone.
Q: What are the “default formats”?
A: The default formats are the built-in settings for the font type, style,
and size. For the PowisPrinter™, they are Univers Condensed, Normal,
and AutoFit. Each time you turn off your printer, the machine assumes
these settings. For example: if you change the font to 12 point Times,
Bold-Italic, and then turn off the machine and turn it back on, the
machines resets, and the formats revert to Univers Condensed, Normal,
and AutoFit.
Q: Can I change the default formats?
A: Yes. Simply press MENU, press the right arrow key three times, and
press “U” for User Settings. Now press the right arrow key once to move
to the next screen. You should see options to set the default font and
style. Select the font and style you prefer, and the printer will now use
these as the default formats.
Q: Can I enter text in all three zones?
A: Yes! Not only can you enter text in all three zones, but each zone
can be oriented differently. You can also have different fonts, font sizes
and styles in each.
Q: How do I see what I’ve written in all three zones?
A: Press MENU. Press the right arrow key to move to the next screen.
Press 7 (REVIEW TITLE). The display screen now shows you the text in
each zone, followed by the orientation, font type, size, and style you have
selected.
Q: After I inserted the strip, an error message flashed on the screen,
and then disappeared. I don’t know what the problem is, but it’s not
printing my strip. What’s going on?
A: That quick message alerts you that you have too much text to print
on the strip, and tells you how to fix it. Depending on the situation, the
printer offers you up to three solutions: reduce your font size (or
AutoFit), change the orientation of the text, and/or delete some text. See
the section, A Few Words About Printing (p. 17), for more details.
Q: What if I want the screen text to display in Spanish? Can I do this?
A: Sure. In fact, you can change the screen text to any of nine languages:
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and
Norwegian! Simply press MENU, press the right arrow key three times,
and press “U” for User Settings. Select 1 for Language, and choose your
preferred language. Now press ENTER, then ESC, to activate the
language.
Q: Can I have two different colors on the same strip?
A: No. The printer holds only one color cartridge at a time, which limits
you to one color for each strip. For example, if you’ve loaded a gold
cartridge in the printer, it can only print gold ink. While there’s a rainbow
of cartridge colors to choose from, you can only use one at a time.
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