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Bitmap Font Information
Our bitmap fonts are either monospaced (each character occupies the same
amount of space) or proportional (each character is a different width). Use
monospaced fonts for price fields and data you want to list in a column.
With proportionally spaced fonts, you may be able to place more characters
on a line. However, you may need to experiment with these fonts and adjust
field measurements in your format. The bitmapped fonts (either
monospaced or proportional) appear jagged when magnified.
The magnification range is 1-7.
Use the MONARCH® MPCL™ Toolbox (Soft Font Utility), available on our
Web site, to convert a bitmap font to Hex or Run-Length encoding for the
printer. Select the point size and characters to print. Bitmap fonts may
image faster than a TrueType font, but you are limited to the point size and
characters you downloaded.
Monospaced Font Magnification
Monospaced characters occupy the same amount of space within a
magnification. Use monospaced fonts for price fields and data you want to
list in a column. Decide how wide and tall you want the characters to
appear on the labels. The following two tables show the width and height of
each of the monospaced fonts after magnification.
This table includes the default (3 dots for Standard, 1 dot for Reduced, 3
dots for Bold) spacing.
Width Mag. Standard Reduced Bold
Units Character
Width Sample
Character
Width Sample
Character
Width Sample
1x 1/100 in. 8.37 3.9 13.3
1/10 mm 21.26 9.9 33.78
Dots 17 8 27
7x 1/100 in. 49.75 24.63 84.24
1/10 mm 126.37 62.56 214
Dots 101 50 171
To calculate other font widths, multiply the font dots (14 dots for Standard, 7
dots for Reduced, 24 dots for Bold) by the magnification and add the default
spacing (3 dots for Standard, 1 dot for Reduced, 3 dots for Bold) between
characters.
B-4 Fonts