PCL Emul menu
Menu item
Font Source
Resident
Download
Flash
All
Font Name
<x>
Symbol Set
<x>
PCL Emulation Settings
Point Size
1.00–1008.00
PCL Emulation Settings
Pitch
0.08–100
PCL Emulation Settings
Orientation
Portrait
Landscape
Description
Specifies the set of fonts available
Notes:
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Resident is the factory default setting. It shows the factory default set of
fonts downloaded into RAM.
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Download appears only if downloaded fonts exist. It shows all the fonts
downloaded into RAM.
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Flash appears only if a flash option containing fonts is installed.
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A flash option must be properly formatted and cannot be Read/Write,
Write, or password protected.
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All shows all fonts available to any option.
Displays a specific font and the option where it is stored
Notes:
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Courier is the factory default setting.
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The font source abbreviation is R for Resident, M1 for Flash, and S for
Download.
Specifies the font ID and font name that compose each symbol set
Notes:
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10U PC-8 is the US factory default setting.
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12U PC-850 is the international factory default setting.
Changes the point size for scalable typographic fonts
Notes:
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12 is the factory default setting.
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Point Size refers to the height of the characters in the font. One point equals
approximately 1/72 of an inch.
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Point sizes can be increased or decreased in 0.25-point increments.
Specifies the font pitch for scalable monospaced fonts
Notes:
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10 is the factory default setting.
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Pitch refers to the number of fixed-space characters per inch (cpi).
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Pitch can be increased or decreased in 0.01-cpi increments.
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For nonscalable monospaced fonts, the pitch appears on the display but
cannot be changed.
Specifies the orientation of text and graphics on the page
Notes:
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Portrait is the factory default setting.
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Portrait prints text and graphics parallel to the short edge of the page.
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Landscape prints text and graphics parallel to the long edge of the page.
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