Resident Fonts - Lexmark W820n User Manual

Bitmapped fonts are available in different type styles and point sizes as downloadable fonts. Contact
the place where you bought your printer for more information about downloadable fonts.
Scalable 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 printer creates a bitmap of the characters at
the point size you choose and saves it temporarily in printer memory. These temporary bitmapped
fonts are deleted when you turn off or reset the printer. Scalable fonts provide the flexibility of printing
in many different point sizes.
Your printer uses different scalable font formats for downloading fonts to the printer. PCL 6 emulation
uses Intellifont and TrueType scalable fonts. PostScript 3 emulation uses Type 1 and TrueType
scalable fonts. Thousands of different scalable fonts are 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 printer.

Resident fonts

Your printer is equipped with resident fonts stored permanently in printer memory. Different fonts are
available in PCL 6 and PostScript 3 emulations. Some of the most popular typefaces, like Courier and
Times New Roman, are available for all printer languages.
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