Pcl or ps font list – HP LaserJet 9000 Printer series User Manual

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Chapter 5

Problem solving

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Checking the printer configuration

1

Product Name and Printer Name indicate the series of HP LaserJet printer in use.

2

Usage Totals indicates types of pages that have been printed, the number of single-sided pages printed,
the number of duplexed pages printed, and the total number of pages printed.

3

Coverage indicates the amount of toner used on a page.

PCL or PS font list

Use the font lists to see which fonts are currently installed in the printer. (The font lists also show which fonts
are resident on a hard disk or flash DIMM.)

The PS font list shows the PS fonts installed, and gives a sample of those fonts. The following describes the
information that can be found on the PCL font list:

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Font gives the font names and samples.

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Pitch/Point indicates the pitch and point size of the font.

z

Escape Sequence (a PCL 5e programming command) is used to select the designated font. (See the
legend at the bottom of the font list page.)

Note

For step-by-step instructions about using printer commands to select a font with MS-DOS programs,
see

“Common PCL 5e printer commands” on page 212

.

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Font # is the number used to select fonts from the printer control panel (not the software application). Do
not confuse the font # with the font ID, described below. The number indicates the DIMM slot where the
font is stored.

Š

SOFT: Downloaded fonts that stay resident in the printer until other fonts are downloaded to replace
them or until the printer is turned off.

Š

INTERNAL: Fonts that permanently reside in the printer.

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Font ID is the number you assign to soft fonts when you download them through software.

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