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Bitmapped and scalable fonts
The printer uses both bitmapped and scalable fonts.
Bitmapped fonts are stored in printer memory as predefined patterns of bits that represent a typeface
at a specific size, style, and resolution. The following illustration shows an example of a character from
a bitmapped font.
Bitmapped fonts are available in different type styles and point sizes as downloadable fonts. Contact
the place where you bought your printer for more information about downloadable fonts.
Scalable fonts (also called outline fonts) are stored as computer programs that define the outlines of
the characters in the font. Each time you print characters from a scalable font, the printer creates a
bitmap of the characters at the point size you choose and saves it temporarily in printer memory.
These temporary bitmapped fonts are deleted when you turn off or reset the printer. Scalable fonts
provide the flexibility of printing in many different point sizes.
Your printer uses different scalable font formats for downloading fonts to the printer. PCL 6 emulation
uses Intellifont and TrueType scalable fonts. PostScript 3 emulation uses Ty p e 1 and Tr ueType
scalable fonts. There are thousands of different scalable fonts available in these different font formats
from numerous font suppliers.
If you plan to use many downloadable bitmapped or scalable fonts or if you plan to use many different
sizes of scalable fonts, you may need to purchase additional memory for your printer.