Direct Text/Text Table
Select the Label's text type.
Input the text into the text window, and it
is placed directly as fixed text.
Use text from a previously saved Text
Table.
18.3 Changing Text to
Other Languages
Select State
Specify the Lamp state.
Set the label for the Lamp state.
You can set the label of the Lamp when
OFF.
You can set the label of the Lamp when
ON.
Specify the [Number of States] in the [Lamp
Feature]'s detail settings, and then set the label of each of the
Lamp states.
10.15.1.6 Lamp
Feature/Extended
Font
Sets a font for the label.
Font Type
Choose a font type for the text.
Standard Font/Stroke Font
You can specify the vertical and horizontal
dimensions of a character in bitmap fonts. 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.
Automatically Adjust Text Size
When using the Text Table, if you select [Stroke Font], the
[Automatically Adjust Text Size] option appears. By selecting this
option, the font size adjusts automatically to fit the text in the
part and within the maximum setting range.
18.9 Placing Text When
Using Text Tables
Size
Select the text size. Each font type has a different size
range.
Standard Font
8 x 8 pixel standard unit, 1 to 8 times width
or height (8 x 8 to 64 x 64 pixels)
8 x 16 pixel standard unit, 1 to 8 times width or height (8 x 16 to
64 x 128 pixels)
Stroke Font
6 to 127
If you select [Automatically Adjust Text Size], you can adjust the
[Maximum Size] and [Minimum Size].
Available when [Standard Font] is selected.
You can choose between 6x10 pixels, 8x13 pixels, or 13x23
pixels.
When using 6x10 fonts, you cannot set the [Text Attribute] to
[Bold].
Display Language
Select a text language from [Japanese], [ASCII], [Chinese
(Traditional)], [Chinese (Simplified)], [Korean], [Cyrillic], or
[Thai].
Text Attributes
Each font type has a different range of styles.
Choose from [Standard], [Bold], [Shadow].
Choose from [Standard], [Bold],
[Outline].
Image Font
Windows fonts are converted to bitmaps and used in display
parts.
Select Font
Define the font, and set up the [Style], [Size], and [Font Set].
The properties you can define (Style, Size, and Font Set), differ
between fonts.
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When you select [Text Table], the setup method
varies whether the [Enable Language Change Feature] is set in the
Common Settings [Text Table Settings].
When the [Enable Language Change Feature] is not set, characters of
the image font used in the text display will be automatically
registered. Once registered, you can check the content in the
[Characters Used] in the [Image Font] settings.
When the [Enable Language Change Feature] is set, define the font
for each table. When the [Font] dialog box opens, click
to define [Font name], [Style],
[Size], and [Character Set].

Automatically Adjust Text Size
By selecting this option, the font size
adjusts automatically to fit the text in the part and within the
maximum setting range. Automatic adjustment setting range is 1 to
1638 points.
Anti-alias
Anti-aliasing smooths out rough edges of characters, beautifying
their look.
Text (Input Box)
If [Direct Text] is selected, input the text.
Text Color
Set the display color for the text.
8.3.1 Setting Colors
Background Color
Set the background color for the text.
8.3.1 Setting Colors
Shadow Color
If the [Font Type] menu - [Standard Font] command and the [Text
Attribute] menu - [Shadow] command are selected, set the color for
the text shadow.
8.3.1 Setting Colors
Blink
Select the blink and blink speed. You can choose different blink
settings for the [Text Color], [Shadow Color], and [Background
Color].
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There are cases where you can and cannot set
Blink, depending on the [Color] setting
available from the [System Settings] window's [Display Unit], in
the [Display] tab.
1.6 Supported
Colors
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When using the [Anti-alias] option, you cannot
use [Blink].
Copy to All Labels
Copies the text and fonts to all states in the [Select State]
list.
Clear All Labels
Clears the text in all states. All other label settings such as
the Font Type and Color remain the same.
Fixed Position
Set whether or not to fix the Label's display position in the
center of the part.
Tracking
After the part is placed, any changes made to the Label's size
or position will be copied to all the other states. to change the
size or position of an individual state's Label without affecting
the other states, ensure that this option is not checked.
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When [Fixed Position] is set, the [Tracking]
setting cannot be used.
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When [Text Type] is set to [Text Table], the
[Tracking] setting cannot be used.
Line Spacing
Set a value from 0 to 255. This is only applicable when in the
[Text] field you add multiple lines of text.
This option cannot be used when the [Font Type] is set to [Image
Font].
Align
Aligns the inputted text. If the text is two lines or more, you
can select [Align Left], [Align Right], or [Align Center]. When the
[Font Type] is set to [Image Font], you can also select [Align on
Both Sides].