Oki MICROLINE 591Elite User Manual

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3 – 4Pitch can also be set in Menu select mode or on the printer’s control panel. In addition,pitch is one of the features available through the print mode combination commandsin both emulations.* These compressed width values apply to the Epson emulation only. In IBMemulations, the SI command produces 17.1 CPI and ESC SI produces 20 CPIregardless of initial pitch.Proportional spacing adjusts the space between letters to compensate for the varyingwidths of individual characters. Unlike fixed spacing, where all characters are formedwithin a matrix of uniform width at a specified pitch, proportional spacing gives morehorizontal space to wide characters, such as w or M, and less to narrow characters, suchas I or f. The printed result is more attractive and easier to read than fixed-spaceprinting.Because the characters have different widths, proportionally spaced fonts have nofixed pitch. Therefore, margin settings are only approximate unless your softwarespecifically supports proportional spacing. Proportional spacing is available only withLetter Quality (LQ) printing. You can also select proportional spacing in Menu Selectmode or on the printer’s control panel. In addition, proportional spacing is one of thefeatures available through the print mode combination commands in all the emulations.Pitch Double Width Compressed* (Epson only)10 CPI 5 CPI 17.1 CPI12 CPI 6 CPI 20 CPI15 CPI 7.5 CPI Cannot be compressed17.1 CPI 8.5 CPI Cannot be compressed20 CPI 10 CPI Cannot be compressedProportional Proportional double Proportional condensedProportional Spacing Decimal Hex ASCII CompProportional spacing 27 112 n 1B 70 n ESC p n En = 1: Begin proportional spacing; n = 0 End proportional spacingProportional spacing 27 80 n 1B 50 n ESC P n P An = 1: Begin proportional spacing; n = 0 End proportional spacing