3. After start-up is complete, release Menu/Enter and the message PRINT OUT=NO
displays.
4. Press ↓ until the message PARALLEL INTF displays.
5. Press → until the message INTF=xxxxxxxxxxx displays, where xxxxxxxxxxx can
be CX PARALLEL, 1284 BYTE,or1284 NIBBLE.
6. Press ↓ until the message AUTO LF=xxx displays, where xxx can be NO, YES,or
HOST. If you want to select a value other than the one displayed, press ← or →.
7. To exit from Power On Configuration, press Menu/Enter. Your new value is
stored in NVM.
20 CPI
You can set the printer to allow 20 characters-per-inch (CPI) condensed print from
the data stream. For more information, see “Shift In (SI) / Condensed Print” on
page 190. You can set this value to:
No (default) A combination of 12 CPI and a condensed print data stream
command (Shift In) sets the printer to 12 CPI.
Yes A combination of 12 CPI and a condensed print data stream
command (Shift In) sets the printer to 20 CPI.
To change or check the 20 CPI value:
1. Ensure the printer is powered off (O).
2. Press and hold Menu/Enter while powering on (|) the printer. The message
STARTING UP displays.
3. After start-up is complete, release Menu/Enter and the message PRINT OUT=NO
displays.
4. Press ↓ until the message PARALLEL INTF displays.
5. Press → until the message INTF=xxxxxxxxxxx displays, where xxxxxxxxxxx can
be CX PARALLEL, 1284 BYTE,or1284 NIBBLE.
6. Press ↓ until the message 20 CPI=xxx displays, where xxx can be NO or YES.If
you want to select a value other than the one displayed, press ← or →.
7. To exit from Power On Configuration, press Menu/Enter. Your new value is
stored in NVM.
NLQ
Note: Using NLQ reduces printer throughput by approximately 50%.
You can change the font for Near Letter Quality (NLQ) printing, available through
the operator panel Font key, to either of the following values:
v Courier (default)
v Gothic
To change or check the NLQ font value:
1. Ensure the printer is powered off (O).
2. Press and hold Menu/Enter while powering on (|) the printer. The message
STARTING UP displays.
3. After start-up is complete, release Menu/Enter and the message PRINT OUT=NO
displays.
4. Press ↓ until the message PARALLEL INTF displays.
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