There are four locations where a font may be stored: printer ROM (Read Only Memory), SIMM module ROM, cartridge ROM, and printer RAM (random access memory; user memory). These font locations are shown below, listed from the highest to lowest priority. The font that matches the characteristics is selected from the highest priority location.

Priority of Locations

Soft Font (Lowest ID first)

Highest

 

 

Cartridge Font1

SIMM Font

 

 

Internal Font

Lowest

 

 

1.In printers with two cartridge slots, one slot has priority over the other. Refer to Appendix E of the PCL 5 Comparison Guide for cartridge slot priority information for the different HP LaserJet printers.

Note

In 600 dpi mode: A 600 dpi font has priority over a 300 dpi font. For

 

example, a 600 dpi bitmap soft font is highest, then a scalable soft

 

font, followed by a 300 dpi bitmapped soft font.

 

Finally, for bitmap fonts, the orientation of a font is considered. If there

 

 

are two fonts which are similar in all the above characteristics and

 

which reside at the same location, the font with the orientation that

 

matches the orientation of the page is selected. If only one font

 

remains and its orientation is different than the current page, the

 

printer rotates the font to the orientation of the page. (“Summary of

 

Font Selection by Characteristic” on page 23, later in this chapter,

 

summarizes font selection by characteristic.)

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HP 5961-0509 manual Priority of Locations, Font, followed by a 300 dpi bitmapped soft font