PCL Fonts Menu

Table B-11 PCL Fonts Menu Items

Item

Options

 

Explanation

 

 

 

 

PCL FONT

No options

Press Select

to print a list of the PCL fonts.

LIST

available

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

INTERNAL*

Internal fonts*

 

SOFT

Permanent soft fonts

 

SLOT N

SIMM Module: n=slot number. Typefaces stored in

 

 

one of the four ROM SIMM slots (SLOT=slot 1, for

 

 

example).

 

 

 

 

FONT

0 to 999

The printer assigns a number to each typeface and

NUMBER

 

lists them on the PCL Font List, which you can print

 

 

out. (See top row in 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. Do

 

 

 

not use the ID number of a

 

 

 

downloaded soft font.

 

 

SLOT

SIMM Module; n=SIMM slot

 

 

 

(1-4). Typefaces stored in one

 

 

 

of the four ROM SIMM slots

 

 

 

(M1=FONT 1, for example).

 

 

 

PITCH

Pitch:

Depends on the FONT SOURCE and FONT NUMBER you

or

10.00*

select. Press

- Value + once to change setting by

PT. SIZE

Pt:

increments of .01 for pitch and .25 for point-size or

hold down to scroll by increments of 1.

 

12.00*

 

 

 

 

 

SYM SET

PC-8*

A unique grouping of all the characters in a font.

 

Many others

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Indicates factory default.

LaserJet 5/5M/5N Printer B-17