Selecting PCL Fonts

PCL printer commands for selecting fonts can be found on the PCL Font List (page 96). A sample section is shown below. Notice the two variable boxes for symbol set and point size.

 

These variables must be filled in or the printer will use defaults. For

 

example, if you want a symbol set that contains line-draw

 

characters, select the 10U (PC-8) or 12U (PC-850) symbol set.

 

Other common symbol set codes are listed in the table on page D-7.

 

Fonts are either “fixed” or “proportional” in spacing. The printer

Note

 

contains both fixed fonts (Courier, Letter Gothic, and Lineprinter)

 

and proportional fonts (CG Times, Arial®, Times New Roman®,

 

and others).

 

Fixed-spaced fonts are generally used in applications such as

 

spreadsheets and databases, where it is important for columns to

 

line up vertically. Proportional-spaced fonts are generally used in

 

text and word processing applications.

 

 

D-4 Printer Commands

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