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O v e r v i e w
Where Fonts
Reside
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4 5 0 5 / 4 5 0 5 p s o r 4 5 1 0 / 4 5 1 0 p s U s e r ' s G u i d e
At one time, computers used bitmapped fonts only. One set of
bitmapped fonts was needed to display characters on a
terminal screen, and another set was needed for printing.
These were called screen fonts and printer fonts,
respectively.
Today, software applications use many scalable fonts because
they can be used for both screen and printer.
Screen fonts are always stored on the host computer, not the
printer.
Printer fonts may reside in three places:
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Printer ROM holds resident fonts, installed at the factory
on memory chips on the printer controller board. See
"Fonts Resident on the Printer" (page 4-5) for a complete
list.
•
A font card inserted into the printer holds additional PCL
fonts. The 4505/4505ps and 4510/4510ps printers provide
two slots for font cards. See Chapter 1: Introduction
(page 1-3) for font card location.
•
Software applications contain additional fonts that may
be downloaded to printer memory, in some cases, for the
entire time the printer is turned on. See "Downloading
Fonts" (page 4-13) for more information.
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