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From: rrd@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ray Depew)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Re: DeskJet 500 underline problem
Message-ID: <8400005@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Dec 90 22:32:08 GMT
References: <1990Dec7.060122.10632@beach.csulb.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Re:  Bob Pegram's DeskJet underlining problem.

Your DeskJet should be set to print at a pitch of 6 lines per inch.  
Anything more dense than 6 lpi will cause jsut the problem you describe --
also problems with descenders (the thingies hanging on the bottom of 
letters like "g" and "j") running into capital letters on the next line.

Print pitch is controlled by an escape code, which I can't remember offhand.
It's in the book...  The Deskjet "remembers" the last pitch setting, you 
you have to reset the pitch to 6 lpi if it was changed.

This info should apply equally to the DJ, DJPlus and DJ500.

I don't speak for HP officially.  I only work here, and I've used the DJ
series a bit.

Regards
Ray Depew
HP ICBD -- IC's by Bill and Dave   
rrd@hpfitst1.hp.com