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Printronix ThermaLine Series User Manual

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Commands

4–14

The default orientation prints character strings in the

standard horizontal format.

NOTE:

Alpha rotation parameters (CW, CCW, INV) require more memory to

implement than the default orientation. Thus, characters selected for

rotation may appear in the default orientation. Selecting a smaller font will

correct the problem.

UC

Enter UC to specify uppercase–only characters. When

uppercase–only is specified, all lowercase alpha

character codes are converted automatically to

uppercase. Consequently, do not specify

uppercase–only characters if lowercase characters are

required.

POINT

Optional parameter that changes the units for the

vertical and horizontal expansion values. When the

point parameter is present the VE value defines the

font height in 1/72 of an inch (i.e. points). If the HE

value is non–zero, it defines the character width in 1/72

of an inch, otherwise the character width is the

standard width for the chosen height. Cannot be used

with elongated (E) and compressed (Cn) parameters.

SR

Defines the starting row of the alphanumeric data.

Enter a value ranging from row 1 through one less than

the length of the form. Character row or dot row is

specified based on the Scale command (page 4–88), or

use the CP.DP format (page 4–7).

SC

Defines the starting column of the alphanumeric data.

Enter a value ranging from column 1 through one less

than the width of the form. Character column or dot

column is specified based on the Scale command (page

4–88), or use the CP.DP format (page 4–7).

VE

Defines the vertical expansion factor to enlarge

characters vertically. Enter a value between 0 and 139.

Zero specifies the standard font (no expansion). A VE

value must be entered. Elongated (E) and compressed

(Cn) characters cannot be used with a vertical

expansion other than zero.