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4) use either the front panel menu or a command from your computer to
select the font you want (explained for each emulation in following
chapters).
Note: Do not insert or pull cartridges out of the printer while the printer is
online.
You can use fonts from both cartridge slots within one document.
A couple of interesting notes about default cartridge fonts: First, say you have
selected on the front panel menu a cartridge font as your default font. Later
you turn off the printer. If you slip the cartridge back in before you turn on
the printer again, that font will still be your default font.
Second, some cartridges contain their own default font. That means as soon
as you slide such a cartridge into the printer, that cartridge’s default font
becomes the printer’s new default font automatically. To change the printer’s
default from that on the cartridge you must select another font from the front
panel.
How to download fonts
To download fonts from computer disk you’ll need more than a small 64K
microcomputer. We recommend at least a 5 12K computer with a couple of
disk drives (a hard disk is better).
Many commercial font-management programs are now on the market,
including Insight Development’sLaserControZ, Blaha Software’s HotLead,
SoftCraft’s LaserFonts, and the PCL printer driver in Microsoft’s Windows.
These utility programs help you download fonts, then let you access the fonts
automatically from your word processor or other programs.
Most font files on disk that you buy to download into your printer have
Escape sequences right in the file, which simplify the process. Usually all
you have to do is copy the file from your computer into your printer (in
LaserJet III mode you must assign a font ID number first). If you download
fonts with the MS-DOS COPY utility, make sure to use the COPY/B option.
That will keep your computer from “interpreting” the data you send, which
sometimes produces badly shaped characters.
OK, let’s look at a couple of examples.