The Multi-Font Module

The optional Multi-Font Module gives you an easy way to have access to seven more fonts for your printer. After you install the

Multi-Font Module in its slot, you can use any one of the following fonts as your default font when the printer is turned on and any of the others optionally by sending a command to the printer.

CAUTION: Do not insert the Multi-Font Module when the printer is turned on.

These are samples of the character sets of the Multi-Font Module’s fonts:

We've just seen your excellent

ad

for

m i n i a t u r e z e b r a s

in

a

r e c e n t

b a c k i s s u e o f

Trader's Times. What is the price schedule for quantities over one gross?

W e ’ v e j u s t s e e n y o u r e x c e l l e n t a d f o r m i n i a t u r e z e b r a s i n a r e c e n t b a c k i s s u e o f

T r a d e r ’ s T i m e s . W h a t i s t h e p r i c e s c h e d u l e f o r q u a n t i t i e s o v e r o n e g r o s s ?

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W e ’ v e j u s t s e e n y o u r e x c e l l e n t a d f o r m i n i a t u r e z e b r a s in a r e c e n t b a c k i s s u e o f

T r a d e r ' s T i m e s . W h a t i s t h e p r i c e s c h e d u l e f o r q u a n t i t i e s o v e r o n e g r o s s ?

OCR-B

We've just seen your excellent ad for

miniature

zebras in

a

recent back issue of

Trader's Times. What is the price schedule for quantities over one gross?

We've just seen your excellent ad for

m i n i a t u r e

z e b r a s in a recent back issue of

Trader's Times. What is the price schedule for quantities over one gross?

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The Multi-Font Module

Orator

W

E

'

V E J U S T S E E N Y O U R E X C E L L E N T A D F O R

MINIATURE ZEBRAS IN A RECENT BACK ISSUE OF

T

R A D E R

'

S

T

I M E S

. W

HAT IS THE P R I C E S C H E D U L E

FOR QUANTITIES OVER ONE GROSS?

Orator-S

We've just seen your excellent

ad

for

miniature

zebras in a recent back issue of

price

schedule

Installation

1. Turn off the printer. See the font family table on page 5-33 and dial the rotary switch to the font of your choice.

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2. Hold the module with the rotary switch on the top and plug it into the slot.

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3. Turn the printer on; then select the slot by pressing the FONT switch on the operating panel.

WARNING: Always turn off the power before inserting or removing the module; otherwise you may seriously damage the printer or the module.

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Selecting a Font

This table shows the family numbers and characters per inch of the fonts in the Multi-Font Module.

Font name

Courier

Prestige

Script

OCR-B

OCR-A

Orator

Orator-S

Family number

2

5

6

3

4

7

8

Characters per inch

10, 12, 15

10, 12, 15

10, 12, 15

10

10

10

10

There are two ways to select a font from the module: l l

With the printer turned off, dial the family number of the font with the rotary switch on the module. When the printer is turned on, that font becomes the default font if the slot is selected with the DIP switch setting or by pressing the button on the control panel.

Send a software command, ESC k, to the printer to select the family number. See the Command Summary in Chapter 9 for details.

Proportional spacing is not effective when printing any font in this module.

Numbers 0, 1, and 9 are not used.

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