HP LaserJet 8000 HP LaserJet 8000, 8000 N, 8000 DN, and HP Mopier 240 Printers - Page 326

Appendix D Printer Commands 326 Selecting PCL Fonts Print a PCL Font List to view the command for each internal font (page 232). A sample section is shown below. Notice the two variable boxes for symbol set and point size. Note These variables must be filled in or the printer will use defaults. For example, if you want a symbol set that contains line-draw characters, select the 10U (PC-8) or 12U (PC-850) symbol set. Other common symbol set codes are listed in the table on page 327. Fonts are either "fixed" or "proportional" in spacing. The printer contains both fixed fonts (Courier, Letter Gothic, and Lineprinter) and proportional fonts (CG Times, Arial®, Times New Roman®, and others). Fixed-spaced fonts are generally used in applications such as spreadsheets and databases, where it is important for columns to line up vertically. Proportional-spaced fonts are generally used in text and word processing applications. Selecting PCL Fonts