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B-4 Packet Reference Manual
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 to 7. 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.
Only the 1x width can be scanned with the OCRA-like font. Using a printhead with 203 dpi, the
character widths are as follows: 7.9 (English), 20.1 (Metric), and 16 (Dots).
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.
Example
14 (Standard font dots) x 5 (magnification) = 70 + 3 (default spacing between characters).
There are 73 dots in the Standard font at 5x.
Proportional Font Magnification
Each character in a proportionally spaced font is a different height and width. You may be
able to place more characters on a line using proportionally spaced fonts. You may want to
experiment with these fonts and adjust field measurements in your format as needed. The
bitmapped fonts (either monospaced or proportional) appear jagged when magnified. The
magnification range is 1 to 7.
To calculate other font widths, multiply the font dots (3 dots for Minimum, 13 dots for Average,
22 dots for Maximum) by the magnification.
Example
13 (Average font dots) x 5 (magnification) = 65 dots in an average letter of the CG
Triumvirate™ Typeface Bold at 5x.