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Parameters that can be used with SD and AD commands

The standard and substitute character sets (SD and AD commands respectively) define each character set's attributes, such as font, font spacing, pitch height, and character width. The table below shows which of the attributes shown in the HPGL/2 manual can be used with HP-GL/2.

Types and attributes

Default value

Description

1

Character set

277

Roman8

2

Font spacing

0

Fixed spacing

3

Pitch

Depends on paper size

Characters per inch

4

Height

Depends on paper size

Font point

5

Character tilt

0

Upright

6

Line width

0

Normal

7

Font

3

Courier

Character Set

Character set attributes define the character sets used as the standard and substitute character set. The table below shows the character sets that the HPGL/2 filter can use. If an unusable character set is specified, the default set is applied.

Character set

Description

Note

0 and 277

Roman8


11

JIS ASCII


22

Arabic


43

Katakana

If you select this font, the display might not be as intended, depending on the area you want to use.

101

Shift JIS


278

Arabic-8


300

Ventura ITC Zapf Dingbats


332

PS ITC Zapf Dingbats


364

ITC Zapf Dingbats 100


396

ITC Zapf Dingbats 200


428

ITC Zapf Dingbats 300


531

HP-GL Download


numbers higher than 1000

Kanji code

If you select this font, the display might not be as intended, depending on the area you want to use.

Font

The font attribute selects the font that determines the rendering style. The table below shows the character sets that the HP-GL/2 filter can use. If an unusable font is specified, the default font is applied.

Font

Selection condition

Note

Courie

The character set is 0, 277 or the font is 3


Symbol

The character set is 22, 278


Zaps Dingbats

The character set is 300, 332, 364, 396, 428


User font

The character set is 531

Fonts downloaded using the DL command.

Mincho / Gothic

The character set is 101, 43, 1000 or a higher number; or the font is 81, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156

Conditions of usage by Mincho / Gothic depends upon the command parameter.

Stick font

The font is 48, 49, 50


Helvetica

The font is 4


Times Roman

The font is 5 and the line width is other than 3, 7


Times Bold

The font is 5 and the line width is 3 or 7


Times Italic

The font is 5, the tilt is 1, and the line width is other than 3, 7


Times Bold Italic

The font is 5, the tilt is 1, and the line width is 3, 7


Palatino-Roman

The font is 15 and the line width is other than 3, 7


Palatino-Bold

The font is 5 and the line width is 3, 7


Palatino-Italic

The font is 15 and the tilt is 1


Palatino-Bold-Italic

The font is 15 and the tilt is 1 and the line width is 3 , 7


NewCenturySchlBk

The font is 23 and the line width is other than 3 , 7


NewCenturySchlBk-Bold

The font is 23 and the line width is 3, 7


NewCenturySchlBk-Italic

The font is 23, the tilt is 1, and the line width is other than 3, 7


NewCenturySchlBk-Bold-Italic

The font is 23 , the tilt is 1, and the line width is 3, 7


AvantGarde-Book

The font is 31


AvantGarde-Book-Oblique

The font is 31 and the tilt is 1


Zapfchancery-medium-italic

The font is 43


Bookman-Light

The font is 47 and the line width is other than 3, 7


Bookman-DemiLight

The font is 47 and the line width is 3, 7


Bookman-LightItalic

The font is 47, the tilt is 1, and the line width is other than 3, 7


Bookman-DemiItalic

The font is 47, the tilt is 1, and the line width is 3, 7