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CHAPTER 3Changing the Printer Settings
PCL MENU is a group of menu selections which is used frequently.
- The
font source
is selected
(Internal fonts, Soft fonts)
.
- The printer’s internal memory
(INTERNAL)
provides a major source for the fonts that can be selected.
- The
SOFT FONT
setting refers to down loaded font.
- The factory default setting is
INTERNAL
.
- The default font number to be used is selected.
- The default font is selected by both the
FONT SOURCE
setting and the
FONT NUMBER
setting.
- The menu value goes through a loop from
0
to
52
and then back to
0
again if
FONT SOURCE
/
INTERNAL
is selected.
- The menu value goes through a loop from
0
to
max. 999
and then back to
0
again if
FONT SOURCE/ SOFT FONT
is selected.
- When the UP or DOWN key is pressed continuously, the value is incremented/ decremented faster.
- A
FONT LIST
can be printed by using
PCL FONT LIST/ PS FONT LIST
of the
TEST PRINT MENU
.
Check the number of the desired FONT with the
FONT LIST
.
- The factory default setting is
0
.
- The pitch of the default font is selected.
- This menu item does not appear when the default font is not a mono-space scalable font. For example, a mono-space scalable
typeface is
COURIER
for the given 45 LaserJet compatible fonts. When
COURIER
is selected as the default, the factory
default setting is
10.00
pitch.
- When the UP or DOWN key is pressed continuously, the value is incremented/ decremented faster.
- The settings goes through a loop from
0.44
to
99.99
and then back to
0.44
again.
- The
font point size
of the default font is selected.
- This menu item does not appear when the default font is not a proportional scalable font.
- The menu value goes through a loop from
4.00
to
999.75
and then back to
4.00
again.
- When the UP or DOWN key is pressed continuously, the value is incremented/ decremented faster.
- The factory default setting is
12.00
points
- The default
symbol set
is selected.
- The settings are
ROMAN-8
,
ISO L1
,
ISO L2, ISO L5
,
PC-8
,
PC-8
D/N, PC-850, PC-852, PC8-TK, WIN L1, WIN L2,
WIN L5, DESKTOP, PS TEXT, VN INTL, VN US, MS PUBL, MATH-8, PS-MATH, VN-MATH, PI FONT, LEGAL, ISO-4,
ISO-6, ISO-11, ISO-15, ISO-17, ISO-21, ISO-60, ISO-69 and WIN 3.0.
- European models have
PC-8
character set
as the default whereas
U.S. and other North American models have
ROMAN-8
character set
as the factory default.
1. FONT SOURCE
2. FONT NUMBER
3. FONT PITCH
4. FONT POINT SIZE
5. SYMBOL SET
7. PCL MENU
3. Outline of the MENU Utilities