Selecting PCL 5e fonts
The printer font list provides PCL 5e printer commands for selecting fonts (see “PCL or PS font list” on page 156 for information how to print the list). A sample section is shown below.
There is one variable box for entering symbol sets and one for entering 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
Font list
1 2
1 Symbol set
2 Point size
Note | Fonts are either “fixed” or “proportional” in spacing. The printer contains |
| both fixed fonts (Courier, Letter Gothic, and Lineprinter) and |
| proportional fonts (CG Times, Arial , Times New Roman , and others). |
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| spreadsheets and databases, where it is important for columns to line |
| up vertically. |
| word processing applications. |
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