HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Quick Reference Guide

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Font Selection
Any number of fonts may be printed per page, limited only by memory.
Symbol Set
Designates the set of symbols or characters contained in a font.
? ( ID
Primary
? ) ID
Secondary
ID = Symbol Set identifier
Common examples:
See Table C-1 in the
PCL 5 Comparison Guide for more symbol sets.
Spacing
Designates either a fixed or proportionally spaced font.
? ( s # P -
Primary
? ) s # P -
Secondary
# =0 - Fixed spacing
1 - Proportional spacing
Pitch
Designates the horizontal spacing of a fixed spaced font in terms of the
number of characters per inch.
? ( s # H -
Primary
? ) s # H -
Secondary
# = Pitch in characters/inch
Height (Point Size)
Designates the height of the font in points.
? ( s # V -
Primary
? ) s # V -
Secondary
# = Height in points
ID = 8M - HP Math-8 0N - ISO 8859-1 Latin 1
8U - HP Roman-8 0O - OCR A
10U - PC-8 1E - ISO 4: United Kingdom
1G - ISO 21: German 1U - HP US Legal
0U - ASCII 19U - Windows ANSI
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