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 to match Windows TrueType Fonts.
Because these TrueType fonts reside in the printer, your Windows
applications do not have to download bitmapped printer fonts, which
improves printing performance.
See the Microsoft Windows User’s Guide for specific instructions on using
TrueType typefaces with Windows. 
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							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 default font using the control panel.
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							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 results by choosing your font in the following
preference order:
·Bitmapped font
·Scalable typeface
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							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. Refer to the PCL Color Technical Reference
Guide or the PCL Comparison Guide for a complete listing of available
symbol sets and printer commands.
Symbol Set Availability
There are two things you should know about symbol set availability:
·Your software may support all of the printer’s symbol sets, or just a few of
them.
·Typefaces are designed to work with specific symbol sets. Refer to
Appendix B to see which symbol sets work with the typefaces you are using
in your text.
Usually, you can specify a symbol set when you run your software’s printer
setup program.
Entering Symbols into Text
Your software manual will contain instructions for entering special symbols
into your text. Look in the software manual’s index for phrases such as
“compose feature,” “composite characters,” “symbol sets,” “character sets,”
“code pages,” or “extended characters.”
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							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 Roman-8 default
symbol set to LPT1:
symsets 8U LPT1:
NoteThe Symset utility must be run from a DOS prompt.
Code Symbol Set Code Symbol Set
8U HP Roman-8 Default Symbol Set 19U Windows 3.1 Latin 1
10U IBM Layout (PC-8) (code page 437) 9E Windows 3.1 Latin 2 (commonly used in
Eastern Europe)
12U IBM Layout for Europe (PC-850) (code
page 850)5T Windows 3.1 Latin 5 (commonly used in
Turkey)
8M Math-8 579L Wingdings Font
7J Desktop 0N ISO 8859/1 Latin 1
10J PS Text 12J MC Text
13J Ventura International 11U PC-8 Danish/Norwegian
14J Ventura US 1U Legal
6J Microsoft Publisher 9U Windows 3.0 Latin 1
6M Ventura Math 17U PC-852 Latin 2
15U PiFont 9T PC-Turkish
5M PS Math 2N ISO 8859/2 Latin 2
19M Symbol Font (AS) 5N ISO 8859/9 Latin 5
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							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 printed, click [On Line] to return the printer on line.
The On Line indicator lights.
Generating a font printout deletes all temporary soft fonts (the fonts your
software has downloaded for a specific document). Because of this,
temporary soft fonts do not appear on the printout. Permanent soft fonts are
not affected.
The PCL typeface printout lists all available typefaces for installed cartridges,
SIMMs, permanently downloaded soft fonts, and internal fonts.
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							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 (for example, 14.25v) or pitch (for example, 12.00h).
4Font # is the number you use to select internal, cartridge, or downloaded soft fonts from the control
panel. The letters preceding the font number show you the source of the font:
SFT - Permanent soft font residing in printer memory
INT - Internal printer fonts
M1 to M4 - SIMM based fonts
Do not confuse the font number with the soft font ID.
5Font ID is the identification number you assign to soft fonts when you download them through your
software.
Font #     F ont ID
INT 000
INT 001
HP Color LaserJet 5/5M P rinter
PCL T ypef ace List
Escape Sequence
(    (s0p    h0s0b4099T
Pitch/Point
ScalableTypeface
CG Times
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							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 Typefaces
The PostScript language contains 35 scalable typefaces drawn from 11
typeface families, all licensed from Adobe Systems, Inc. Over 650 additional
typefaces compatible with your printer are available from the Adobe Type
Library.  These typefaces can be purchased and used in your printer if the
PostScript option has been installed.
Since PostScript typefaces require software support, check your software
documentation for information about using PostScript typefaces.  If you are
writing your own PostScript applications, refer to the following books:
·PostScript Language Reference Manual. Second Edition. Adobe Systems
Incorporated. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.,
December 1991.
·PostScript Language Supplement for Version 2011. Adobe Systems
Incorporated. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1991.
·PostScript Language Program Design. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Menlo
Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1988.
·PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook. Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1985.
These books are available at book stores or through publishing houses.
You cannot use your PostScript typefaces in combination with the PCL
typefaces resident in your printer, or with other typefaces supported by
PCL.  Language switching enables you to use either the PostScript or
PCL-supported type, but not both simultaneously.4
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