As mentioned, variations in the font response occur as a result of

 

the font being a bitmap, bound scalable, unbound scalable, soft

 

(downloaded) font, or the location type set to 1 (currently selected).

 

These variations include slight differences in the information included

 

in the “SELECT=” line, with the addition of different keywords

 

(“SYMBOLSETS=” “LOCTYPE=” and “LOCUNIT=”). These variations

 

are described in detail in the following paragraphs.

 

 

Notes

In the status response, an escape character is represented by the five

 

characters: “&”.

 

Keywords which follow a “SELECT=” keyword apply to the font

 

identified by that “SELECT=” keyword.

 

Bitmap Fonts

 

 

For bitmap fonts, the “SELECT=” line is returned (which identifies the

 

font selection characteristics as described above). For example, the

 

printer’s internal, bitmap, Roman-8 Line Printer font would be

 

returned as shown below.

 

PCL

 

INFO FONTS

 

SELECT=“<Esc>(8U<Esc>(s0p16.67h8.5v0s0b0T”

 

Also see soft font description below.

 

Scalable Fonts

 

For bound scalable fonts, two underscores, “...s 1 p __ v 0 s...,” in

 

the “SELECT=” line indicate that the font is a bound scalable. In

 

addition, only the relevant characteristics are listed. Depending on

 

whether the font is proportional or fixed spaced, only either height

 

or pitch is listed. For example, the printer’s internal scalable Symbol

 

font (proportionally spaced) would be returned as shown below.

 

PCL

 

INFO FONTS

 

SELECT=“<Esc>(19M<Esc>(s1p__v0s0b16686T”

 

Also see the soft font description below.

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