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Selecting a Font With DIP Switches, changing any DIP switch settings.

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Selecting Typestyles SelecType skips over the SLOT option (both lights on) if an optional font module is not installed. The font selected by SelecType remains valid until another font is selected by a software command or until the printer is turned off, reset, or initialized. Selecting a font with DIP switches You can set your favorite font as the default font by setting DIP switches 1-4 and 1-5. The printer comes with Roman as the default font. If you wish to change it, set the DIP switches as shown in the table below. CAUTION: Be sure the printer is turned off before changing any DIP switch settings. Font Roman Sans Serif Slot Draft SW1-4 OFF ON OFF ON SW1-5 OFF OFF ON ON In addition to font selection, you can also change the character pitch and add other print enhancements by using software commands listed in the Command Summary, Chapter 6. Using the Printer 3-13

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Selecting Typestyles
SelecType skips over the
SLOT
option (both lights on) if an optional
font module is not installed.
The font selected by SelecType remains valid until another font is
selected by a software command or until the printer is turned off,
reset, or initialized.
Selecting a font with DIP switches
You can set your favorite font as the default font by setting DIP
switches
1-4
and
1-5.
The printer comes with Roman as the default font. If you wish to
change it, set the DIP switches as shown in the table below.
CAUTION:
Be sure
the
printer is turned off before
changing any DIP switch settings.
Font
SW1-4
SW1-5
Roman
OFF
OFF
Sans Serif
ON
OFF
Slot
OFF
ON
Draft
ON
ON
In addition to font selection, you can also change
the
character
pitch and add other print enhancements by using software
commands listed in the Command Summary, Chapter
6.
Using
the Printer
3-13