HP Color Laserjet 5 Manual

Using Internal Intellifont Typefaces
Intellifont is a font scaling technology developed by AGFA Division of Miles,
Inc., and used by Hewlett-Packard in its printers and font products.
The printer’s Intellifont typefaces are supported by most software packages,
including WordPerfect and Microsoft Windows applications.
Using Internal TrueType Typefaces
TrueType is a font scaling technology developed by Microsoft Corp. and
Apple Computers, Inc. Hewlett-Packard has added 10 TrueType typefaces to
the printer...

Understanding Printer Defaults
Setting the default font
The default font for this printer is 12 point Courier in the Roman-8 symbol
set. This is the font the printer uses unless you:
·Send a font selection command through your software application to request
a font in place of the default.
·Send a font selection command using a printer command to request a font in
place of the default.
For more information on printer commands, see the PCL Technical
Reference Manual for this printer.
·Select a different...

Font Selection Priority
This is the order in which your printer selects its fonts:
1First, the printer looks for a downloaded disk-based font or “soft font.” 
2The printer checks for fonts on a SIMM.
When choosing a font, the font must be available from one of the above
sources. If the font you request is not available, the printer selects the
closest match based on individual font characteristics.
If both a scalable typeface and a bitmapped font are available from the same
source, you will obtain best...

Selecting Fonts
There are two ways to select fonts:
·Through a software application.
·Through the control panel.
Selecting fonts through application software
For information about selecting fonts in your software, look in your software
manual for topics such as “font selection,” “base font,” “printer setup,” “print
options,” “font appearance,” “change font,” or “select type.”
Selecting Symbol Sets
If you want to print a symbol such as W, you must first select the symbol set
that contains that character....

Printing sample symbol sets using the Symset utility
The Symset utility allows you to print samples of the symbol sets available
on your printer.  The Symset utility is on the DOS disk of your printer
software. Some codes for common symbol sets are included in the following
table. 
Usagesymsets [symbol set code] output:
Parameterssymbol set code enter symbol set code from table below
output  printer port followed by : (LPT1:, LPT2:, etc.)
ExampleThe following example will print the symbol set for HP...

Selecting fonts through the control panel
If your software does not allow you to select fonts through its menus, you
can select fonts through the printer’s control panel. When you select a font
through the control panel, you must specify several items: 
·The font source
·The font number
·The point size or pitch
·A symbol set 
NoteA software font request will override a font selected through the control
panel.
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Printing a List of Available Printer Fonts
If you have Windows, use FontSmart to print a list of available fonts.
1Click [On Line] until the On Line indicator is no longer lit.
2Click [Menu] until PCL (or PS) TEST MENU appears on the first line of the
printer display.
The prefix PCL or PS depends on whether PCL or PostScript (PS) is selected.
3Click [Item] until PCL (or PS) TYPEFACE LIST appears on the second line of
the printer display.
4Click [Enter] to print the font pages.
5After the pages are...

Interpreting the PCL typeface list
Item Description
1
Typeface is the name of the typeface.
2Pitch/Point indicates the specified pitch or point size of the font. ftch (cpi) is the number of
characters per inch of the fixed pitch font. Point Size is the font height.
3Escape Sequence (a PCL command) is used to select the designated font. Fill in Pitch or Point and
Symbol Set in the boxes as required.
The escape sequence contains a shaded box followed by v or h. This indicates you must enter the
point size...

Interpreting the PostScript typeface list
The PostScript typeface list displays only the 35 PostScript language
typefaces, with print samples for each typeface. The PS font printout lists
all fonts available on the PostScript SIMM. The list does not display the
printer’s internal or downloaded PCL typefaces or any PostScript language
downloaded typefaces.
The characters shown on the PostScript typeface list are printed in only one
size. You can scale PostScript typefaces to any size.
Using PostScript...

Figure 4-2
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