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Switching Printer Languages
(Personalities)
The HP LaserJet 5 printer comes with the PCL 6 printer personality or
operating language, which gives you 45 built-in scalable fonts. You can
also add a PostScript SIMM (Single In-Line Memory Module) which
gives you Adobe’s 35 Type 1 fonts.
If more than one printer language is installed, your printer is set by
default to switch automatically between languages as it receives printing
jobs. This allows you to print either HP PCL 6 or PostScript Level 2
language documents without leaving your application.
Note
Normally you should not change the printer personality setting from
AUTO, the default. If you do change it to a specific printer language (PCL
or PS), the printer will not automatically switch from one language to
another unless software commands are sent to the the printer.
To change the printer’s personality setting:
1 Press [Menu] until JOB MENU appears.
2 Press [Item] until PERSONALTY=setting appears.
3 Press [- Value +] until the setting you want appears.
4 Press [Select] to save your selection. An asterisk (*) appears next to
your selection in the display.
5 Press [Go] to exit menus.
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