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Setting Default Font Attributes in MS-DOS
You can use PCL job settings to specify default font
attributes. This is most often used in the MS-DOS
environment, or with applications that do not provide
formatting commands. PCL Job settings are available in
the Print Navigator software and in the printer operator
panel.
See Chapter 2 for instructions on using the Print
Navigator.
See Chapter 3 for instructions on using the printer
operator panel.
Font Source
This setting is available in the operator panel menu tree
when soft fonts are available in printer RAM or on the
optional hard disk drive. You can select Resident Font
(the default), or Soft Font.
Font ID Number
You can cycle through the list of available font numbers
in the operator panel menu tree by pressing the Next
button on the operator panel. Internal fonts are
numbered 000 through 052; 000 is the default. Soft fonts
are numbered 000 through xxx.
note:
You can print out a list of available fonts. See
"Printing a Font List" on page 4-21.
Typeface
In the Print Navigator, you select a resident printer font
by selecting its name in the Typeface list.
Lines Per Page
Options are 5 through 128. The default is 60.
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User's Guide
Point Size
This setting is available if a scalable typeface with
proportional spacing is selected. Then, you can select
the following point sizes: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18,
20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 36, 42, 48, 56, and 72. 12 is the
default.
Pitch
This setting is available if a scalable typeface with fixed
spacing is selected. Then, you can select the following
pitches: 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12,
12.5, 13, 13.5, 14, 14.5, 15, 15.5, 16, 16.66, 17, 17.5, 18, 18.5,
19, 19.5, and 20. 10 is the default.
Symbol Set
There are 31 available symbol sets resident in the
printer. ROMAN-8 is the default. The other available
symbol sets include
ISO L1, ISO L2, ISO L5, PC-8, PC-8 DN, PC-850,
PC 852, PC-8 TK, WIN L1, WIN L2, WIN L5, DESKTOP,
PS TEXT, VN INTL, VN US, MS PUBL, MATH-8, PS
MATH, VN MATH, PI FONT, LEGAL, ISO-4, IS0-6, ISO-
11, ISO-15, ISO-17, ISO-21, ISO-60,
ISO-69, WIN 3.0
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