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Document Revision: “1.7”
Document Date: “11 Sep. 2013”
Built-In Fonts
The built-in font characters are formed according to the Font Mode:
Font
Mode
Chars/Line Character Height
Row Height
Printer Model
0
32
24 dots (3.00 mm)
30 dots (3.75 mm)
All
1
42
24 dots (3.00 mm)
30 dots (3.75 mm)
All
2
24
24 dots (3.00 mm)
30 dots (3.75 mm)
All
3
32
24 dots (3.00 mm)
24 dots (3.00 mm)
All
Font Mode 0 is the default factory setting. Character heights refer to the maximum spans of capital
letters and descenders. Row heights refer to the interval from the top of one character row to the top
of the next, including inter-row spacing. The row height may be adjusted if required.
In all the built-in Font Modes, the character set is the standard IBM
®
character set (also known as
Code Page 437) which includes graphics box-drawing characters. These box-drawing characters are
extended to link up in both axes where appropriate. This character set has been modified (except in
the ATB102) to include the Euro symbol (‘€’) at position 80H (128 Decimal), in place of the usual
capital C with cedilla (‘Ç’). Also, certain special character substitutions are possible for particular
applications (e.g.:- switching the ‘£’ and ‘#’ characters, or including the Nordic 'ø' & 'Ø' characters in
place of the ‘¢' & '¥' characters). Printers running firmware V8.3 or higher also support Code Page
1252 which is the default character set for the Ap1300-BTi. See the section on SETTING
CONFIGURATION INFORMATION for details.
The Font Mode is normally stored in non-volatile memory (FLASH). This means that the printer can be
pre-configured to operate in 24, 32 or 42 Char/Line modes as applicable.
If required, Font Mode changes may be disabled. See the section on SETTING CONFIGURATION
INFORMATION for details.
User Font
N.B. The User Font facility is not available for the ATB102.
This mode gives access to a single User Font programmed into the printer’s non-volatile memory
using the Flash Programming Utility. The format of the characters in the User Font is defined within
the font itself.
When a User Font is present, the Built-In Fonts, and any character substitutions, are disabled. If the
User Font is subsequently removed, then the Built-In Fonts are re-enabled automatically.
Several fonts, covering a variety of code pages are available at
www.able-systems.com
Multiple Code Page Fonts
N.B. Multiple Code Page Fonts are only available for the Ap1300 and Ap1310 printer range.
This type of User Font consists of multiple code pages resident at ASCII 0x80 to 0xFF. A simple
command can be issued to switch between these pages, providing access to multilingual character
sets.
Dot Addressable Graphics
Several protocols for dot-addressable graphics data are supported:
Eight (8) dot high graphics are aligned with the top of text characters. In these modes the dot
patterns sent by the host may be doubled-up, tripled-up or quadrupled-up, both horizontally
and vertically before printing. The dot size is nominally 0.25, 0.375 or 0.5 mm square.
