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Menu item Description
Font Source
Resident
Disk
Download
Flash
All
Specifies the set of fonts used by the Font Name menu item
Notes:
• Resident is the factory default setting. Resident shows the factory default
set of fonts downloaded in RAM.
• Flash and Disk settings show all fonts resident in that option.
• The Flash option must be properly formatted and cannot be read/write‑,
write‑, or password‑protected.
• Download shows all the fonts downloaded in RAM.
• All shows all fonts available to any option.
Font Name
Courier 10
Identifies a specific font and the option where it is stored
Note: Courier 10 is the factory default setting. Courier 10 shows the font
name, font ID, and the storage location in the printer. The font source
abbreviation is R for Resident, F for Flash, K for Disk, and D for download.
Symbol Set
10U PC‑8
12U PC‑850
Specifies the symbol set for each font name
Notes:
• 10U PC‑8 is the US factory default setting. 12U PC‑850 is the international
factory default setting.
• A symbol set is a set of alphabetic and numeric characters, punctuation,
and special symbols. Symbol sets support the different languages or
specific programs such as math symbols for scientific text. Only the
supported symbol sets are shown.
PCL Emulation Settings
Point Size
1.00–1008.00
Changes the point size for scalable typographic fonts
Notes:
• 12 is the factory default setting.
• Point Size refers to the height of the characters in the font. One point
equals approximately 1/72 of an inch.
• Point sizes can be increased or decreased in 0.25‑point increments.
PCL Emulation Settings
Pitch
0.08–100
Specifies the font pitch for scalable monospaced fonts
Notes:
• 10 is the factory default setting.
• Pitch refers to the number of fixed‑space characters per inch (cpi).
• Pitch can be increased or decreased in 0.01‑cpi increments.
• For nonscalable monospaced fonts, the pitch appears on the display but
cannot be changed.
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