Header For Sd Card; Labeling Applications; Select And Print Downloaded Truetype Fonts; To Print Ascii Characters - Printronix t8000 Administrator's Manual

8. Verify that the file is recognized and downloaded under the System > Flash File View submenu. One of
the files shown should include the original true type font name (e.g., arial.ttf).

Header for SD Card

As discussed in Downloading Files to the SD Card on page 234, the process to copy TrueType fonts to the
SD card can be employed from a PC or laptop by copying the target font file (*.ttf) onto the SD card root
directory. The SD card can then be placed in the printer and used accordingly.

Labeling Applications

A TrueType font can be downloaded through several labeling applications, such as Codesoft, Loftware,
and Bartender. Contact the appropriate company for more details.

Select and Print Downloaded TrueType Fonts

After downloading the TrueType font using any of the following methods, you can access the downloaded
TrueType font by using the command as described in the PGL Programmer's Reference Manual.

To Print ASCII Characters

You can print characters from your font using the currently selected character set. You can also select a
new character set using the ISET command.
Example:
~CREATE;FORM
FONT;NAME ARIAL.TTF
ALPHA
10;10;3;3;$01234$
STOP
END
~EXECUTE;FORM;1

To Print All Characters

You can print all of the characters in your font using UTF-8. You must have a UTF-8 datastream to print.
Example:
~CREATE;FORM
ISET;'UTF8'
FONT;NAME ARIAL.TTF
ALPHA
10;10;3;3;$UTF-8
data$ STOP
END
~EXECUTE;FORM;1

Demo Facility

To exercise the function of a Printronix printer in an environment where there is no host computer system
available, you may need to execute a demo test file from the menu system. When executed, the demo test
file will run through the emulations as if the host computer sent the file. Once completed, it will run the file
again until terminated.
This section describes how to download, configure, execute, and terminate the demo. Demo files are
treated as other User Flash Files and therefore are preserved across downloads by default.
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