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PCL Menu

This section describes the user tools in the PCL Menu under Printer Features.

Orientation

You can set the page orientation.

The default setting is [Portrait].

Form Lines

You can set the number of lines per page.

The number of lines can be specified from 5 to 128 by increments of one.

220 - 240 V

The default setting is “64” lines.

120 V

The default setting is “60” lines.

Font Source

You can set the storage location of the default font.

The default setting is [Resident].

RAM, HDD and SD can be selected only when fonts have been downloaded to the machine.

Font Number

You can set the ID of the default font you want to use.

  • When [Resident] is selected under "Font Source":

    The font number can be specified from 0 to 63 by increments of one.

    The default setting is “0”.

  • When [RAM], [HDD], or [SD] is selected under "Font Source":

    The font number can be specified from 1 up to number of fonts stored on the machine.

    The default setting is “1”.

Point Size

You can set the point size you want to use for the selected font.

The number of point sizes can be specified from 4.00 to 999.75 by increments of 0.25.

This setting is effective only with variable-space fonts.

The default setting is “12.00” points.

Font Pitch

You can set the number of characters per inch for the selected font.

The number of characters per inch can be specified from 0.44 to 99.99 by increments of 0.01.

This setting is effective only with fixed-space fonts.

The default setting is “10.00” pitches.

Symbol Set

Specify the character set of the selected font. The available options are as follows:

  • Roman-8, ISO L1, ISO L2, ISO L5, PC-8, PC-8 D/N, PC-850, PC-852, PC8-TK, Win L1, Win L2, Win L5, Desktop, PS Text, VN Intl, VN US, MS Publ, Math-8, PS Math, VN Math, Pifont, Legal, ISO 4, ISO 6, ISO 11, ISO 15, ISO 17, ISO 21, ISO 60, ISO 69, Win 3.0

The default setting is [PC-8].

Courier Font

You can select a courier font type.

The default setting is [Regular].

Ext. A4 Width

You can extend the printing area width (when printing on A4 sheet with PCL).

The default setting is [Off].

When the setting is [On], the width will be 81/2 inches.

Append CR to LF

When set to [On], a carriage return will follow each line feed: CR=CR, LF=CR-LF, FF=CR-FF.

The default setting is [Off].

Resolution

You can set the print resolution in dots per inch.

The default setting is [600dpi].