If you want to save the new value, press ← or → to select either STORE=SAVE (new
value is stored in NVM) or STORE=CURRENT (new value remains valid until the
printer is powered off (O)). Press Menu/Enter to save the new value.
Pitch
You can set the horizontal spacing (characters per inch) on your printer to any of
the following values:
v 5 CPI
v 6 CPI
v 7.5 CPI
v 8.5 CPI
v 10 CPI (default)
v 12 CPI
v 15 CPI
v 17.1 CPI (DP quality only)
v 20 CPI (DP quality only)
v Prop (Proportional)
To change or check the Pitch value:
1. Press Menu/Enter. The message PRINT OUT=NO displays.
2. Press ↓ until the message FORM SETTING displays.
3. Press → until the message LINE SP=xxxxxxx displays, where xxxxxxx can be 6
LPI, 8 LPI, 12 LPI, 3L/30MM, 4L/30MM, 6L/30MM, 8L/30MM,or12L/30MM.
4. Press ↓ until the message PITCH=xxxxxxx displays, where xxxxxxx can be 5 CPI,
6 CPI, 7.5 CPI, 8.5 CPI, 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, 17.1 CPI, 20 CPI,orPROP.If
you want to select a value other than the one displayed, press ← or →.
5. To exit from Program Configuration, press ↓ until the message STORE=QUIT
displays. If you want to exit without saving the new value, press Menu/Enter.
If you want to save the new value, press ← or → to select either STORE=SAVE (new
value is stored in NVM) or STORE=CURRENT (new value remains valid until the
printer is powered off (O)). Press Menu/Enter to save the new value.
Pitch Lock
You can set this value to:
No (default) The host can override the horizontal spacing value (characters per
inch).
Yes The host cannot override the horizontal spacing value (characters
per inch) that was set through the operator panel.
To change or check the Pitch Lock value:
1. Press Menu/Enter. The message PRINT OUT=NO displays.
2. Press ↓ until the message FORM SETTING displays.
3. Press → until the message LINE SP=xxxxxxx displays, where xxxxxxx can be 6
LPI, 8 LPI, 12 LPI, 3L/30MM, 4L/30MM, 6L/30MM, 8L/30MM,or12L/30MM.
4. Press ↓ until the message PITCH LOCK=xxx displays, where xxx can be NO or
YES. If you want to select a value other than the one displayed, press ← or →.
5. To exit from Program Configuration, press ↓ until the message STORE=QUIT
displays. If you want to exit without saving the new value, press Menu/Enter.
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