Brother HL-Series Technical Reference Manual page 116

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Font Extended Response
The font extended response supplies a method to return the name and internal ID number of the font as well as the
"SELECT=" line. It is the same as a font status response since "SELECT=", "SYMBOLSETS=", "LOCTYPE=",
and "LOCUNIT=" are returned in the same way. With regard to a font extended request, it returns the two
additional keywords, "DEFID=" and "NAME=" as follows.
"DEFID" specifies the internal ID number of the font which is shown on the test print
number which is used to select the font as the default font from the control panel of printer or from PJL. The
"DEFID=" number is made of two parts, which are a location and an ID number. The locations which are likely
are as follows;
For temporary download fonts, it returns "DEFID=NONE" because temporary download fonts do not have an
internal ID number.
The printer assigns the internal ID number of the temporary download font with the Font ID (ESC*c#D)
command. This internal ID number differs from the downloaded ID number assigned to a downloaded font.
It returns "NAME=" only for font extended status requests. The name of the font is the same as shown on the font
printout.
For instance, it returns the font extended response for the printer's internal bitmap LetterGothic font and a
downloaded unbound Portugal temporary font as follows.
PCL
INFO FONTS EXTENDED
SELECT="<Esc>(8U<Esc>(s0p10.00h12.0v0s0b0T"
DEFID="I 45"
NAME="Line Printer"
SELECT="<Ec>(s1p__v1s3b4111T<Esc>(7X"
SymbolSETS="0D, 0I, 0N, 0S, 0U, 1E, 1F, 1G,..."
DEFID=NONE
NAME="CG Palacio
SELECT="...
.
.
.
For instance, a font extended response with the location type set to 1( selected at present ) where the font which is
selected at present is the internal Pc Tennessee (18 point identified for printing) bold, returns the response as
follows.
PCL
INFO FONTS EXTENDED
SELECT="<Esc>(8U<Esc>(s0p18.00h0s3b4101T"
DEFID="<Esc>(8U<Esc>s0p18.000s3b4101T"
DEFID="I 2"
NAME="PcTennessee
LOCTYPE=1
LOCUNIT=1
I - Internal
C - Cartridge (printer with single cartridge)
Cn - Cartridge (printer with multiple cartridge/card when n is specified by printer.)
S - Permanent download fonts
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( font list ). This is the