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Printronix and Genicom Fonts


The Printronix and Genicom are normally set to print at 132 characters across the page.
The number of characters can also be changed to 156, 173, 195, and 218.

SETPTR 0,156,44,1,1,1,BANNER SPOOL.ALUM,AT XXX,BRIEF,NOFMT,FORM 156S
SETPTR 0,173,44,1,1,1,BANNER SPOOL.ALUM,AT XXX,BRIEF,NOFMT,FORM 173S
SETPTR 0,195,44,1,1,1,BANNER SPOOL.ALUM,AT XXX,BRIEF,NOFMT,FORM 195S
SETPTR 0,218,44,1,1,1,BANNER SPOOL.ALUM,AT XXX,BRIEF,NOFMT,FORM 218S
*** Length 44 can be changed to what you need. Example is for greenbar.

The FORM name shows on the queue so the operator knows which font size to use.

The above SETPTR statements will be printed on regular greenbar. If you wish to change the fonts of any other forms, please let the operator know so that the SETPTR can be setup accordingly.

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