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Changing the Printer Settings CHAPTER 3

3. Outline of the MENU Utilities

7. PCL MENU

PCL MENU is a group of menu selections which is used frequently.

1. FONT SOURCE

-The font source is selected (Internal fonts, Soft fonts).

-The printer’s internal memory (INTERNAL) provides a major source for the fonts that can be selected.

-The SOFT FONT setting refers to down loaded font.

-The factory default setting is INTERNAL.

2. FONT NUMBER

-The default font number to be used is selected.

-The default font is selected by both the FONT SOURCE setting and the FONT NUMBER setting.

-The menu value goes through a loop from 0 to 52 and then back to 0 again if FONT SOURCE/ INTERNAL is selected.

-The menu value goes through a loop from 0 to max. 999 and then back to 0 again if FONT SOURCE/ SOFT FONT is selected.

-When the UP or DOWN key is pressed continuously, the value is incremented/ decremented faster.

-A FONT LIST can be printed by using PCL FONT LIST/ PS FONT LIST of the TEST PRINT MENU. Check the number of the desired FONT with the FONT LIST.

-The factory default setting is 0.

3. FONT PITCH

-The pitch of the default font is selected.

-This menu item does not appear when the default font is not a mono-space scalable font. For example, a mono-space scalable typeface is COURIER for the given 45 LaserJet compatible fonts. When COURIER is selected as the default, the factory default setting is 10.00 pitch.

-When the UP or DOWN key is pressed continuously, the value is incremented/ decremented faster.

-The settings goes through a loop from 0.44 to 99.99 and then back to 0.44 again.

4. FONT POINT SIZE

-The font point size of the default font is selected.

-This menu item does not appear when the default font is not a proportional scalable font.

-The menu value goes through a loop from 4.00 to 999.75 and then back to 4.00 again.

-When the UP or DOWN key is pressed continuously, the value is incremented/ decremented faster.

-The factory default setting is 12.00 points

5. SYMBOL SET

-The default symbol set is selected.

-The settings are ROMAN-8,ISO L1, ISO L2, ISO L5, PC-8,PC-8 D/N, PC-850, PC-852, PC8-TK, WIN L1, WIN L2,

WIN L5, DESKTOP, PS TEXT, VN INTL, VN US, MS PUBL, MATH-8, PS-MATH, VN-MATH, PI FONT, LEGAL, ISO-4, ISO-6, ISO-11, ISO-15, ISO-17, ISO-21, ISO-60, ISO-69 and WIN 3.0.

-European models have PC-8character set as the default whereas U.S. and other North American models have ROMAN-8character set as the factory default.

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