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2001/10/02
CHAPTER 2 "PCL" - 102
In a font status response, the "SELECT=" keyword line specifies the individual fonts. The font is identified by
this line by specifying the font selection characteristics such as symbol set, spacing, pitch, height, style, stroke
weight, and typefaces. It returns the "SELECT=" for all font types.
In a status response, the five characters "<", "E", "s", "c", and "&>" represent an escape character.
Keywords following a "SELECT=" keyword mean the font specified by that "SELECT=" keyword.
8.5.6. Bitmap fonts
For bitmap fonts, the printer returns the "SELECT=" line. This specifies the font selection features. For instance,
the printer returns the printer's internal, bitmap, Roman-8 LetterGothic font as follows.
PCL
INFO FONTS
SELECT"=<Esc>(8U<Esc>(s0p16.66h8.5v0s0b130T"
8.5.7. Bound scalable fonts
For bound scalable fonts, an underscore( "...s1p__v0s...,") in the "SELECT=" line means it is a bound scalable
font. Also, the related features are indicated. Either the height or pitch is indicated depending upon whether the
font is proportional or fixed spaced. The printer, for instance, returns the printer's internal scalable Symbol font
(proportionally spaced) as follows.
PCL
INFO FONTS
SELECT="<Esc>(19M<Esc>(s1p__v0s0b16901T"
8.5.8. Unbound scalable fonts
For unbound fonts, the printer adds the "SYMBOLSETS=" keyword to specify the symbol sets which can be
used, as the symbol sets can also be used with an unbound font, and there is no symbol set sequence in the
"SELECT=" line. The printer, for instance, returns the printer's internal unbound scalable Brougham (medium,
fixed spaced) font and Pc Tennessee (bold italic, proportional spaced) fonts as follows.
PCL
INFO FONTS
SELECT="<Esc>(s0p__h0s0b4099T"
SYMBOLSETS="0D, 0I, 0N, 0U, 1E, 1F, 1G, ..."
SELECT="<Esc>(s1p__v1s1s3b4101T"
SYMBOLSETS="0D, 0I, 0N, 0S, 0U, 1E, 1F, 1G, ..."
8.5.9. Download fonts
For download fonts (bitmap, bound scalable or unbound scalable), the font ID number is included at the end of
the "SELECT=" line. For instance, the printer returns a downloaded bitmap Brougham with a font ID of 40 and a
downloaded, unbound scalable, Dom Casual typeface with a font ID of 79 as follows.
PCL
INFO FONTS
SELECT="<Esc>(8U<Esc>(s0p11.00h12.0v0s0b3T<Esc>(40X"
SELECT="<Esc>(s1p__v1s0b5259T<Esc>)79X"
SYMBOLSETS="0D, 0D, 0N, 0S, 0U, 1E, 1F, 1G, ..."
8.5.10. Location type 1 (currently selected) font
For a status location type 1 (currently selected) font, the printer returns a single font, the printer font which is
currently selected. The following are the keywords and data returned.
The printer returns the "LOCTYPE=" and "LOCUNIT=" after the "SELECT=" line for every font.
The "SELECT=" line changes for bound and unbound scalable fonts.
For all scalable fonts, the actual size (height or pitch ) is indicated instead of the underscores. For unbound
scalable fonts, the symbol set which is bound to the font at present is indicated. For all fonts, when the font is a
secondary font, ")" replace the "(" characters in the "SELECT=" line.
"LOCTYPE=" specifies the location type of the font which is selected at present. The value field of the Set Status
Readback Type command is related to the value returned.