Xerox 4520mp manual Where Fonts Reside

Where Fonts Reside

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At one time, computers used bitmapped fonts only. One set of bitmapped fonts was needed to display characters on a terminal screen, and another set was needed for printing. These were called screen fonts and printer fonts, respectively.

Today, software applications use many scalable fonts because they can be used for both screen and printer.

Screen fonts are always stored on the host computer, not the

printer.

Printer fonts may reside in three places:

•Printer ROM holds resident fonts, installed at the factory on memory chips on the printer controller board. See “Fonts Resident on the Printer” (page 4-4)for a complete list.

•A font card inserted into the printer holds additional PCL fonts. The 4520/4520mp printers provide two slots for font cards. See Chapter 1: Introduction (page 1-3) for font card location.

•Software applications contain additional fonts that may be downloaded to printer memory or the hard disk, in some cases, for the entire time the printer is turned on. See “Downloading Fonts” (page 4-12)for more information.

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