PCL-Specific Variables
Variables Description Sample Value Range
FONTSOURCE The valid values for FONTSOURCE are:
I (Internal Fonts)
C, C1, C2 (Cartridge Fonts)
S (Permanent Soft Fonts)
M1, M2, M3, M4 (Fonts stored in one of
the printer’s ROM SIMM slots)
The valid values for this variable depend on
the currently installed font base. If a font
source is specified which does not contain any
fonts, then the value is ignored, causing a PJL
27001 error (if verbose unsolicited device
status is enabled).
The following events automatically change the
value of the FONTSOURCE variable to the
next highest priority font source containing a
default-marked font: if the currently set font
source is C, C1, or C2, and the cartridge is
removed from the printer; if the currently set
font source is S and all soft fonts are deleted;
if the currently set font source is S, while the
currently set font number is the highest-
numbered soft font, and any soft font is
deleted.
NOTE: the recommended order for setting
FONTNUMBER, FONTSOURCE, and
SYMSET is SYMSET first, then FONT-
SOURCE, then FONTNUMBER.
I, M1, M2, M3, M4,
C, C1, C2, S
(the number of
cartridge and SIMM
slots varies by
printer)
PITCH Pitch of the default font in units of characters
per inch (the default font must be a fixed-pitch
scalable font). The pitch value can be specified
to two decimal places.
0.44, 0.45, . . . 99.99
Environment Commands 6-25
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