Fonts Resident On The Printer - Xerox 4520 User Manual

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.
Where Fonts
Screen fonts are always stored on the host computer, not the
Reside
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 4-4) for a complete
list.
A font card inserted into the printer holds additional PCL
fonts. The 4520/4520mp 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 or the hard disk, in
some cases, for the entire time the printer is turned on.
See "Downloading Fonts" (page 4-12) for more
information.
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