PCL
Menu item Description
Font Source
Resident*
All
Choose the source which contains the default font selection.
Font Name
[List of available fonts]
Select a font from the specified font source.
Symbol Set
[List of available symbol set]
Specify the symbol set for each font name.
Note: A symbol set is a set of alphabetic and numeric characters,
punctuation, and special symbols. Symbol sets support the
dierent
languages or specific programs such as math symbols for scientific text.
Pitch
0.08–100 (10*)
Specify the font pitch for scalable monospaced fonts.
Note: Pitch refers to the number of
fixed
‑space characters in a horizontal
inch of type.
Orientation
Portrait*
Landscape
Specify the orientation of text and graphics on the page.
Lines per Page
1–255
Specify the number of lines of text for each page printed through the PCL®
datastream.
Notes:
• This menu item activates vertical escapement that causes the
selected number of requested lines to print between the default
margins of the page.
• 60 is the U.S. factory default setting. 64 is the international factory
default setting.
PCL5 Minimum Line Width
1–30 (2*)
Set the initial minimum stroke width.
Notes:
• Jobs printed in 1200 dpi use the value directly.
• Jobs printed in 4800CQ use half the value.
PCLXL Minimum Line Width
1–30 (2*)
A4 Width
198 mm*
203 mm
Set the width of the logical page on A4‑size paper.
Note: Logical page is the space on the physical page where data is
printed.
Auto CR after LF
On
O*
Set the printer to perform a carriage return after a line feed control
command.
Note: Carriage return is a mechanism that commands the printer to move
the position of the cursor to the first position on the same line.
Auto LF after CR
On
O*
Set the printer to perform a line feed after a carriage return control
command.
Note: An asterisk (*) next to a value indicates the factory default setting.
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