Resident typefaces (PostScript)
The printer accepts Adobe Type 1 and Type 3 downloadable fonts, TrueType fonts, PCL5, and a variety of user-defined fonts.
To extend font capability, the printer supports an optional internal IDE hard drive and a SCSI-connected external hard disk for storage of additional fonts. Refer to
Connecting Scanners and Hard Drives
for more information.
ATM (Adobe Type Manager) software (provided on a separate CD-ROM shipped with your printer) helps your computer to display these fonts on screen as they will appear in your prints.
All printer configurations are shipped with 136 resident fonts. To print a sample of the printer's fonts, see
Printing a list of resident fonts.
Resident typefaces (PCL5C)
For PCL5C (Printer Command Language) printing (HP LaserJet 5 emulation), the printer supports Courier, Times, and Universe typefaces in medium, bold, italic medium, and italic bold. Before the printer accepts PCL data, the printer port must be set to
AutoSelect.
Downloading
fonts
Printer-
resident
fonts are always available for printing. Additional
downloadable
fonts can be sent from your computer and stored in the printer's memory or on a hard disk. Adding more printer memory expands the number of fonts that can be stored on your printer.
Downloading fonts saves print time when printing large, or several documents, that use those fonts.
The printer accepts these (and other) downloadable fonts:
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Type 1
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Type 3
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Adobe
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Agfa
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Bitstream
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Microsoft
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Apple
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TrueType (scalable to any point size; look the same on-screen and printed).
Before printing, make sure that the fonts specified in your document are installed in the printer or are set up correctly. If you request a font in an application that is not resident in the printer, or is not correctly installed, the text is printed in Courier typeface.
Refer to
Connecting Scanners and Hard Drives
for more information on connecting hard drives for font storage.
Downloading fonts from a Macintosh
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From the printer's CD-ROM, run the Installer application. Select
Custom Install. Select
Printer Utilities.
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From the
PhaserTools
folder on your computer's hard disk, double-click
Apple Printer Utility. Select your printer's zone (
AppleTalk Zones
) and your printer (
Printers
).
-
Click
Open Printer; a dialog box appears.
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Click the arrow next to
Printer Preferences.
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Click the arrow next to
Fonts
for a list of installed fonts and locations.
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Click
Add.
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Select your font folder, then select the font you want to download.
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Under
Destination, select the download location: either the printer's memory or an attached hard disk.
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Click
Add
for one font or click
Add All
for all fonts in the folder.
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Click
Send; the font(s) appear in the list.
To remove downloaded fonts, click
Remove.
Downloading fonts with Windows 95 / Windows 98 (parallel connection only)
To download fonts to a SCSI hard drive, download the DOS-based utility
PCSEND.EXE
(developed by Adobe Systems Inc. for downloading Adobe fonts) from the Xerox ftp server using the following address:
ftp://ftp.tekcolor.com/
See
Downloading files from the Xerox ftp server
for more information.
NOTE
PCSEND.EXE
will support downloading of fonts to a printer directly connected to a parallel port on the computer. The file does not support printers connected via Ethernet.
Printing a list of resident fonts
From a Macintosh
-
From the printer's CD-ROM, run the
Installer
application. Select
Easy Install.
-
From the
PhaserTools
folder on your computer's hard disk, double-click
Apple Printer Utility. Select your printer's zone (
AppleTalk Zones
) and your printer (
Printers
).
-
Click
Open Printer; a dialog box appears.
-
From the
File
menu, select
Print Font Samples.
From a PC or workstation
From the printer's CD-ROM, run
setup.exe. Select
Easy Install.
Open the
PHSRTOOL
directory. Open the
SAMPLERS
subdirectory.
Use one of these methods to send to the printer the
FONTS.PS
file:
PC users:
Use the DOS
COPY
command.
Workstation users:
Send the file to the printer as you would any PostScript file.
Windows NT users: Send the file to the printer by typing the following at the DOS prompt:
|
lpr -S
<IPaddress>
-P PS FONTS.PS
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