Epson ActionPrinter 3250 Product Support Bulletin(s) - Page 2
SCALABLE FONTS: ESC/P 2 provided access to Scalable Roman - driver
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PSB No: P-0084A Page: 2 of 6 3. Q. What is the Epson ESC/P 2 command set? A. As the leading impact printer vendor, the Epson Standard Codes for Printers (ESC/P) has become a de facto standard for most dot matrix printers. Epson Standard Codes are featured by most other vendors as an immediate entry into a wide range of third party software. As the market continues to develop new requirements, Epson has moved to improve its standard by offering a version called ESC/P 2. 4. Q. What are the benefits of ESC/P 2? A. The features of ESC/P 2 are divided into two categories: Scalable Fonts, and Enhanced Graphics. SCALABLE FONTS: ESC/P 2 provided access to Scalable Roman and Sans Serif fonts. The Scalable Fonts are available in even increments from 8 to 32 points. In addition to these sizes, 10.5 and 21 point sizes are also available. Epson printers with ESC/P 2 perform the calculations necessary to scale the fonts. The Scalable Fonts are most easily selected within application software programs that provide ESC/P 2 printer drivers. ENHANCED GRAPHICS: ESC/P 2 also provides Enhanced Graphics capabilities in certain software applications supporting the raster graphics mode of ESC/P 2. Enhanced Graphics is defined as a finer, more accurate placement of printed dots leading to greater clarity of text and sharper more detailed graphics in graphical printing environments such as Microsoft Windows or Lotus 1-2-3. Enhanced Graphics also allows for true 360 horizontal DPI printing with a single pass of the print head, creating better print quality and faster print speeds than other dot-matrix printers. 5. Q. When printing multi-page documents, what would cause the AP-3250 to print the first page correctly but print too low on the following pages? A. This difference in print position is easy to adjust in most software application programs. Most application programs have a default page length of 66 lines per page when using 11" continuous paper. Since the AP-3250 uses single sheets of paper, it automatically provides a small top and bottom margin. Since these margins are non-printable area, the AP3250's maximum number of lines per page when using 11" singe sheet paper is 61 lines. Most software application programs include an option to