HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II

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SB, Scalable or Bitmap Fonts
This command specifies which types of fonts are used for labeling
commands. It allows you to restrict font selection to only scalable
fonts and the Stick and Arc fonts, disregarding bitmap fonts.
SB [n;]
or
SB [;]
This command is defaulted by the Default Values (DF) command. The
SB command takes effect immediately, changing both the standard
(primary) and alternate (secondary) fonts to be scalable only or
bitmap allowed, as requested.
z No Parameter— Defaults to scalable fonts. Equivalent to SB0.
z n— Determines the type of font according to the following
parameter values:
0— Scalable fonts only.
1— Bitmap fonts allowed.
Note When (SB1;) is active, all fonts obey the same restrictions as
bitmapped fonts regarding Character Fill, Orientation, Size, and Slant
(see table on next page).
Scalable fonts respond more accurately to some HP-GL/2
commands. The choice of scalable or bitmap fonts can affect the
performance of the following HP-GL/2 commands:
Parameter Format Functional Range Default
n clamped integer 0 or 1 0