George: check these codes out: 1) Printer top-of-form 12 2) Slave printer on 27:119:119:27:51 3) Slave printer off 27:52 4) 10 characters per inch on 27:40:115:49:48:72 5) 6 lines per inch on ----- 6) 12 cpi on 27:40:115:49:50:72 7) 12 cpi off (10 cpi on) 27:40:115:49:48:72 8) 17 cpi on 27:40:115:49:54:46:54:54:72 9) 17 cpi off (10 cpi on) 27:40:115:49:48:72 10) Double-wide ON ----- 11) Double-wide off (10 cpi on) ----- 12) Correspondence quality on 27:40:115:49:66 13) Correspondence quality off 27:40:115:48:66
--- George Gallen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to put together some labels using PCL. > > I was told to use 10point font. I'm using a font > that is fixed, so the > printer > is ignoring the point size setting "esc ( s # V" > > I'm using the pitch setting instead "esc ( s # H" > > one point is supposed to 1/72 of an inch. So 10 > point should 10/72 of > inch > show it should be 7.2 cpi, but 7.2cpi is way larger > than 10point text.. > > From what I read the point setting is vertical > measurment. I can set the > printer for a vertical spacing of 7.2lpi, no > problem. So would 17cpi > size > characters on a line setting of 7.2lpi pass for 10 > point? that would be > 17 pitch, 10 point ? > > We were told by the USPS that when we produce > mailing labels they > need to be 10point. > > We are switching from a printronix line printer (now > dead) to an HP > laser > printer for our labels, and wanted to use 3 across > labels (down from > 4 across). Our old print size for 10cpi on the line > printer. If we go > with > 10 cpi, that's not enough space for 3 across on the > laser, need 9" > > George > > George Gallen > Senior Programmer/Analyst > Accounting/Data Division > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ph:856.848.1000 Ext 220 > > SLACK Incorporated - An innovative information, > education and management > company > http://www.slackinc.com > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit > http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ===== Computerized Data Mgmt Inc PO Box 3473 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72702 (479) 521-5670 ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
