Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 115

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Location Type 1 (currently selected) Font
With regard to a status location type 1 (currently selected) font, the printer returns a single font, the printer font
which is currently selected. The following are the keywords and data returned.
The printer returns the "LOCTYPE=" and "LOCUNIT=" after the "SELECT=" line for every font.
"SELECT=" line changes for bound and unbound scalable fonts.
For all scalable fonts, the actual size (height or pitch ) is indicated instead of the underscores.
For unbound scalable fonts, the symbol set which is bound to the font at present is indicated.
Forall fonts, when the font is a secondary font, ")" replace the "(" characters in the "SELECT=" line.
"LOCTYPE=" specifies the location type of the font which is selected at present. The value field of the Set Status
Readback Type command is related to the value returned.
"LOCUNIT=" specifies the location unit of the font which is selected at present. The value field of the Set Status
Readback Unit command is related to the value returned.
For instance, if the printer font which is selected at present is a bold 12 point Presentation bitmap font which is
selected from a cartridge, and a font entity request with the location type set to 1 is produced, the response will be
returned as follows.
PCL
INFO FONTS
SELECT="<Esc>(2U<Esc>(s0p10.00h12.0v0s3b11T"
LOCTYPE=5
LOCUNIT=1
For instance, suppose the printer font which is selected at present is unbound scalable Dom Casual font with the
features below:
downloaded (font ID of 78)
temporary
Roman-8(specified for printing)
secondary font
18 point
When an entity request is produced with the location type set to 1(selected at present), it returns the response
below.
PCL
INFO FONTS
SELECT="<Esc>)8U<Esc>)s1p18.00v1s0b4148T<Esc>)78X"
LOCTYPE=4
LOCUNIT=1
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