10.16.1.2 Font Settings

Font Type

Select from among [Standard Font], [Stroke Font], and [Image Font].

Stroke Font and Standard Font

The vertical and horizontal dimensions of a character can be specified in bitmap font. When you magnify/shrink characters, the outline may become rough or the letter may appear compressed.

This is an outline font where the ratio of the character height/width is fixed. The letters will have a smooth outline even if you magnify/shrink them. However, this font uses more disk space on the display unit.

Size

Select the text size. Each font type has a different size range.

Size

  • Standard Font

Specify "Width x Height" between [8 x 8] to [64 x 128] in 8 pixel units, or select a fixed size from [6 x 10], [8 x 13], [13 x 23]. When using fixed sizes, you can display only single-byte alphanumeric characters.

  • Stroke Font

6 to 127
If you select [Automatically Adjust Text Size], you can adjust the [Maximum Size] and [Minimum Size].

Fixed Size

Available when [Standard Font] is selected. You can choose between 6x10 pixels, 8x13 pixels, or 13x23 pixels. This font supports single-byte characters only.
When using 6x10 fonts, you cannot set the [Text Attribute] to [Bold].

Display Language

Select a language for the label from [Japanese], [ASCII], [Chinese (Traditional)], [Chinese (Simplified)], [Korean], [Cyrillic], or [Thai].

  • When [Text Table] is specified in the [Item Name Setting], text table settings are enabled. Thus, this setting item will not be displayed.

Text Attributes

The following text attributes can be set to each, depending on the selected font.

  • Standard Font

[Normal], [Bold], [Shadow]
(When using the [6x10] font size, select either [Normal] or [Shadow].)

  • Stroke Font

Stroke Font: Choose from [Normal], [Bold], [Outline]

  • When [Text Table] is specified in the [Item Name Setting], text table settings are enabled. Thus, this setting item will not be displayed.

Image Font

Windows fonts are converted to bitmaps and used in display parts.

Select Font

The [Font] dialog box appears. Select the font, style, and size, and Character Set.

  • Only fonts installed on Windows can be selected. The [Style], [Size], and [Character Set] setup differs depending on the font type.

Color

Set a display color for the label.

Text Color

Set the display color for the text.

Background Color

Set the background color for the text.

Shadow Color

If the [Font Type] is [Standard Font], and [Shadow] has been selected from the [Text Attribute] menu, choose a color for the shadow.

Blink

Select the Part blink and blink speed. You can choose different blink settings for the [Display Color], [Pattern Color], and [Border Color].

  • There are cases where you can or cannot set Blink depending on the Display Unit and [Display] tab's [Display Settings] area.
    8.5.1 Setting Colors