Bitmapped And Scalable Fonts - Lexmark X422 User Reference Manual

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Bitmapped and scalable fonts

The MFP uses both bitmapped and scalable fonts.
Bitmapped fonts are stored in MFP memory as predefined patterns of bits that represent a typeface
at a specific size, style, and resolution. The following illustration shows an example of a character
from a bitmapped font.
Bitmapped fonts are available in different type styles and point sizes as downloadable fonts. Contact
the place where you bought your MFP for more information about downloadable fonts.
Scalable fonts (also called outline fonts) are stored as computer programs that define the outlines of
the characters in the font. Each time you print characters from a scalable font, the MFP creates a
bitmap of the characters at the point size you choose and saves it temporarily in MFP memory.
These temporary bitmapped fonts are deleted when you turn off or reset the MFP. Scalable fonts
provide the flexibility of printing in many different point sizes.
Your MFP uses different scalable font formats for downloading fonts to the MFP. The PCL 5
emulation uses Intellifont and TrueType scalable fonts. The PostScript 3 emulation uses Type 1,
TrueType, Character Identifier (CID), Compact Font Format (CFF), and other standard PostScript 3
font formats. There are thousands of different scalable fonts available in these different font formats
from numerous font suppliers.
If you plan to use many downloadable bitmapped or scalable fonts or if you plan to use many different
sizes of scalable fonts, you may need to purchase additional memory for your MFP.
Understanding fonts
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