HP 5M manual PCL Fonts Menu

PCL Fonts Menu

PCL Fonts Menu items allow you to choose the default font and symbol set. Printer Control Language (PCL) is HP’s printer language. You can also change such PCL Menu items as the SOURCE through your software application. See Figure 3-2, item B for the location of the PCL Fonts Menu on the Menu Map.

Table 3-3	PCL Fonts Menu Items
Item	Options	Explanation
PCL FONT LIST	No options available	Press [Select] to print a list of the PCL fonts. (See “Understanding the
		PCL Font List Printout,” in Chapter 7.)
SOURCE	INTERNAL*	Internal fonts*
	SOFT	Permanent soft fonts
	SLOT N	SIMM Module: n=slot number. Fonts stored in one of the four ROM
		SIMM slots (SLOT=slot 1, for example).
NUMBER	0 to 999	The printer assigns a number to each font and lists them on the PCL Font
		List, which you can print out. (See top row in this table for how to print a
		PCL Font List.) The font number appears in the Font # column of the
		printout.
		Defaults and other conditions are as follows:
		Internal*	0* is the default.
		Soft	1* is the default. You can select from the control panel
			only a permanent soft font that is currently in the printer.
		SLOT	Do not use the ID number of a downloaded soft font.
			SIMM Module; n=SIMM slot (1-4). Fonts stored in one of
			the four ROM SIMM slots (1=FONT 1, for example).
PITCH	Pitch:	The pitch or point size item available depends on the SOURCE and NUMBER
or	10.00*	you select. Press [- Value +] once to change setting by increments of .01 for
PT. SIZE		pitch and .25 for point-size or hold down to scroll by increments of 1.
	Pt:
	12.00*	Pitch:	For fixed-pitch outline fonts, select pitch sizes from .44 to
			99.99.
		Point:	For proportionally-spaced outline fonts, select point sizes
			from 4.00 to 999.75 in .25-point increments.
SYM SET	PC-8*	A symbol set is a unique grouping of all the characters in a font. PC-8 or
	Many others	PC-850 is recommended for line draw characters. Symbol set charts
		appear in the HP LaserJet Printer Technical Reference Guide.

*Indicates factory default.

3-8 Using the Printer Control Panel

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