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Manually Selecting a Font
You can print a job in another font without
having
to change the setup
switches.
You do this by using the
Code
and
Font
buttons on the
printer front panel.
Note: You can select fonts in this manner only between print
jobs.
When you attempt to select a font before a job is
complete,
the printer
will beep to indicate that a font cannot be
selected.
Also,
be sure the
printer top cover is closed before selecting a font
manually.
To manually select a font using
the
printer control
buttons:
1.
Press and
hold Code
while you press
Font
to put the printer in the
font selection
mode.
•
The top
four lights
on the
front
panel
(Ready,
Draft,
Quality,
and
Enhanced)
come on to indicate the printer is in the font
selection
mode.
One
of
the
lights
will blink to indicate whi ch
font is
active.
See the following charts
for
a summary
of the
font selection
lights.
2.
Continue to hold
Code
while you press and release
Font
to
select
the next font. Each time you press and release the
Font
button,
the next font is
selected.
•
If the active font is an embedded
font,
the printer
will
cycle
through the embedded
fonts
first and then through the
pluggable fonts
if
a cartridge is installed. If a cartridge
is not
installed,
the printer will continue to cycle
t
hrough the
embedded fonts as you
press
and release the
Font
button.
•
If
the active
font
is a pluggable
font,
the printer
wi
ll
cycl
e
through the pluggable fonts
first
and then
through
the
embedded
fonts
.
When a pluggable font is active, the
Font
light will
be
on
in
addition to
the
other fou
r
lights
(Ready,
Draft, Quality,
and
Enhanced)
.
3.
Release the Font button when
you
have
selected the mode you
need.
4.
Release Code
to exit the
font
selection
mode.
•
Any jobs you send from your computer to your
pri nter
will
print
in
the font you just selected until you select a
different
font,
reset
the
printer,
turn the
printer
off, or
change the setup
switches.
Remember that
software commands override this
functi
on.
Operating the Printer
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