PRESCRIBE Command Reference
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FTMD — bitmap FonT MoDe
Format
FTMD value;
Parameter
value:
an integer from 0 to 15
Function
The FTMD command determines which attributes will be changed automatically when a
bitmap font (simulated based on scalable fonts) is selected by the FONT, ALTF, or RPF
command. The attributes and values appear as follows:
The values 1, 2, 4, and 8 change a single font attribute using the FTMD command. When
the FTMD command is executed, the printer adjusts the designated attributes of the
current font. Later, if the current font is changed by a FONT, ALTF, or RPF command,
the printer automatically changes the designated attributes to the values of the new font.
The default value of the FTMD command depends on the emulation mode.
The printer does not automatically change any attributes not designated by the FTMD
command. If necessary, these attributes must be adjusted by other commands: SCS or
SCPI for the character spacing; SLS or SLPI for the line spacing; and SPO for the page
orientation. The FTMD command is ignored when the current font is a scalable font.
Font Mode Values
Horizontal motion index (character spacing) 1
Vertical motion index (line spacing) 2
Fixed or proportional spacing 3
Portrait or landscape orientation 4
Font
mode
Automatic changes
Character
spacing
Line
spacing
Fixed or
proportional
Portrait or
landscape
0
1Yes
2Yes
3YesYes
4Yes
5Yes Yes
6YesYes
7 Yes Yes Yes
8Yes
9Yes Yes
10 Yes Yes