Specifications

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^A
Scalable/Bitmapped Font
Description: The ^A command is used with build-in or TrueType
®
fonts. ^A
designates the font for the current ^FD statement or field. The font specified in ^A
will be used only once for that ^FD entry. If ^A is not specified again, the default
^CF font will be used for the next ^FD entry.
Format: ^Af,o,h,w
Parameters:
f = font name
Accepted Values: letters A through Z, and numbers 1 to 9.
Default Value: A
Any font in the printer (downloaded, EPROM, stored fonts, font A
through Z and 1 to 9) can also be selected with the ^CW command. If
the value is incorrect or unspecified, it will revert to the default or the
current ^CF value.
o = font orientation
Accepted Values:
N = normal
R = rotated 90 degrees (clockwise)
I = inverted 180 degrees
B = read from bottom up, 270 degrees
Default Value: the last accepted ^FW value or the ^FW default.
h = character height (in dots)
Scalable:
Accepted Values: 10 to 32000
Default Value: 15, or the last accepted value for ^CF.
Bitmapped:
Accepted Values: Multiples of height from 2 to 10 times the
standard height, in increments of 1.
Default Value: The standard matrix height for a specified font.
w = width (in dots)
Scalable:
Accepted Values: 10 to 32000
Default Value: 12, or last accepted value for ^CF.
Bitmapped:
Accepted Values: Multiples of width from 2 to 10 times the
standard width, in increments of 1.
Default Value: The standard matrix width for a specified font.
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