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You probably won’t change symbol sets very often, unless you need special symbols for your trade or regularly write in a language other than English.
Your printer supports sets containing just symbols, such as the Greek alphabet (j?),logic symbols (s), arrows (~), the registered trademark symbol (09)and so on.
3.3.2 Default font attributes
When you power on your printer, the internal fonts start off with default attributes which you can change as needed. The default symbol sets is
Technically, you can use any of the Star LaserPrinter 4111’sresident fonts when you send commands. If you want a character that’s not in the font you’re using, don’t hesitate to grab it. Just send the Escape sequences that select your desired symbol set, print with it, then go back to your original font.
3.4MANAGING FONTS
You can see which fonts are currently selected on your Star LaserPrinter 4111 by printing a status sheet in offline mode, as mentioned at the beginning of this chapter. Another TEST mode menu item, described in the Srar La.~erPrinter4111Operations Munuul, also lets you print out a list of all the fonts available on the printer at any given moment.
3.4.1 Selecting fonts
Most popular software packages, particularly word processors, let you choose fonts from within the program. They send the appropriate commands to the printer and you don’t need to understand how they do it. MultiMafe usespitch to identify different fonts, for example, while WordPerfect uses print formats. The point is, you may not even have to worry about selecting which font to use.
But not all packages do the job for you. If you are in this situation, you can select any font attribute mentioned above, either from the control panel or by sending an Escape sequence command.
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