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Appendix D Printer Commands 155
Selecting PCL Fonts
PCL printer commands for selecting fonts can be found on the PCL
Font List which can be printed from the HP LaserJet Device
Configuration (Windows) or the HP LaserJet utility (Macintosh). A
sample section is shown below. Notice the two variable boxes for
symbol set and point size:
These variables must be filled in or the printer will use defaults. For
example, if you want a symbol set that contains line-draw characters,
select the 10U (PC-8) or 12U (PC-850) symbol set. Other common
symbol set codes are listed in the Common PCL Printer Commands
table.
Note Fonts are either “fixed” or “proportional” in spacing. The printer contains
both fixed fonts (Courier, Letter Gothic, and Lineprinter) and
proportional fonts (CG Times, Arial
, Times New Roman
, and others).
Fixed-spaced fonts are generally used in applications such as
spreadsheets and databases, where it is important for columns to line
up vertically. Proportional-spaced fonts are generally used in text and
word processing applications.
Common PCL Printer Commands
Function Command Options (#)
Job Control Commands
Reset
?E
n/a
Number of Copies
?&l #X
1 to 999
