HP Pcl 5 Manual

ENTypeface Family Command 8-19 Some typeface (two-byte) family values are listed below. For a 
complete listing of typeface family and base values, refer to Appendix 
C in the PCL 5 Comparison Guide.
Example 
To specify CG Times as the typeface family for the primary font, send:
E
C)s4101T
To specify Line Printer as the typeface family for the secondary font, 
send:
E
C)s0TSample Typeface Values
FamilyValue   Typeface Family
0  Line Printer
16602  Arial
4168  Antique Olive
4127   ITC Avant Garde
4119...

8-20   PCL Font SelectionEN
Orientation 
The Orientation command (E
C&l#O) designates the position of the 
logical page with respect to the physical page. Earlier printers could 
only print bitmap fonts and raster graphics in the orientation for which 
they were designed. However, the HP LaserJet IID, IIP, 2000, and all 
PCL 5 HP LaserJet printers have the capability to automatically rotate 
bitmap fonts and raster graphics to match the page orientation; 
therefore, all fonts are available in all four...

ENFont Selection Examples 8-21
Font Selection Examples 
Bitmap, Fixed-Spaced Font 
This example illustrates how to select a primary, bitmap, Line Printer, 
fixed-spaced font with the following characteristics (note that all of the 
font characteristics are specified):
The following escape sequences can be sent to the printer to select a 
primary font with the above characteristics:
E
C(0UE
C(s0PE
C(s16.66HE
C(s8.5VE
C(s0SE
C(s0BE
C(s0T
The previous sequence can be shortened by combining sequences 
that...

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Scalable, Proportional-Spaced Font 
This example illustrates how to select a primary, scalable, CG Times, 
proportional-spaced font with the following characteristics (note that 
all of the font characteristics are specified except pitch which is not 
required for a proportional font):
The following escape sequences can be sent to the printer to select a 
primary font with the above characteristics:
E
C(0UE
C(s1PE
C(s14.25VE
C(s0SE
C(s3BE
C(s4101T
Combining the above sequences...

ENSummary of Font Selection by Characteristic 8-23
Summary of Font Selection by Characteristic 
The following summarizes the procedure the printer uses to select a 
font. Selection by characteristic is an elimination process. The nine 
steps are performed in the following order:
NoteWhen the printer is in 300 dpi mode, any 600 dpi bitmaps are 
eliminated before the selection process begins.
1Symbol Set - if the specified symbol set exists, that symbol set is 
selected; otherwise, Roman-8 is selected.
2...

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NoteFor proportionally-spaced scalable fonts, any specified height is 
available to the nearest quarter point. For fixed-spaced scalable fonts, 
the designated height is recorded, and the height is calculated from 
the requested pitch.
5Style - if the specified style is available in the remaining fonts, 
that style is selected; otherwise, this characteristic is ignored.
6 Stroke Weight - if the specified stroke weight is available in the 
remaining fonts, that stroke weight is...

ENSummary of Font Selection by Characteristic 8-25 9 Orientation - for bitmap fonts the last criteria considered for the 
selection is its orientation. If two fonts still remain and match in all 
the above characteristics except orientation, that font which 
matches the current page orientation is selected.
If there is a soft font (highest priority location) available that 
matches all selection characteristics, but is not in the current 
orientation, and there is an identical font available in a...

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Font Selectionby ID Command 
Soft fonts can be specified using their associated ID numbers. (ID 
numbers are assigned to soft fonts using the Font ID command 
described in Chapter 9, Font Management).
E
C ( # X -   Designates soft font # as primary 
E
C ) # X -   Designates soft font # as secondary
#  =   font ID number 
Default =0
Range = 0 - 32767
If the designated font is present, the font is selected as the primary/ 
secondary font and all primary/secondary font...

ENSelect Default Font Command 8-27
Examples
To specify the font associated with ID number 7 as the primary font, 
send:
E
C(7X
To specify the font associated with ID number 5 as the secondary 
font, send:
E
C)5X
Select Default Font Command 
The Default Font command sets all of the font characteristics to those 
of the user (control panel selected) default font.
E
C ( 3 @ -  Default primary font characteristics
E
C ) 3 @ -  Default secondary font characteristics
NoteIf the user default font is a...

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Transparent Print Data Command
The Transparent Print Data command provides printing access to 
those characters which the printer normally defines as unprintable. 
These characters include decimal character codes 0, 7-15, and 27.
E
C & p # X  [Transparent Print Data]
#  =Number of bytes of transparent print data. 
Default =N/A
Range = 0 - 32767
Each transparent print data byte is interpreted as a single character 
code. The appropriate character is printed if one exists;...