Konica Minolta IP-411 User Manual

IP-411

P r i n t C o n t r o l l e r

User's Guide

© 1999 by Konica Business Technologies, Inc.

Acknowledgments

All brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

PostScript ®
A registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.

Agfa Intellifont® Scalable Typefaces
A registered trademark from Agfa Corporation

TrueType ™
A trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Centronics ®
A registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation

HP ®, PCL ®, HP-GL ®
A registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company

Microsoft ®
A registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation

Windows ™
A trademark of Microsoft Corporation

PowerPage ® & Power Smoothing ®
A trademark of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFI)
This product contains the PowerPage ® interpreter from EFI.

User's Guide Version Number

OP-IP411-01

Web Site Address on the Internet

http://www.konicabt.com

Disclaimer Notice

Konica Business Technologies, Inc. has made every effort to ensure that information in this manual is complete and accurate.
However, constant efforts are also being made to improve and update the product. Therefore, Konica Business Technologies, Inc.
shall not be liable for errors in this manual or for any consequential damages resulting from the use of this manual. Information
contained herein is subject to change without notice.

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main body, enabling you to print directly from your workstation.

Use this equipment according to instructions in this manual, which includes print controller specifications
as well as detailed information on printer functions, printer drivers and driver screens. A display of fonts,
symbol sets and printer commands is also included in this manual.

Other product-related manuals include the main body engine user's manual and the network interface card
user's guide for the network administrator.

Should you need assistance on technical matters not covered in this manual, please phone the Konica
support center at 1(800)825-5664.

Konica is committed to serving you the best way possible and we welcome your comments on this manual.
Please send correspondence regarding this manual to our mailing address shown below.

We also invite you to visit Konica's Web Site to view or print user's manuals directly from your PC and to
learn more about our full product line. Our Web Site address is:

This new print controller is an image processing device that interfaces with your Konica printer

http://www.konicabt.com

Mailing Address:

KONICA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Marketing/DSSG

500 Day Hill Road

Windsor, CT 06095

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Definition of Terms

DPI - Dots Per Inch

The image resolution of the printer engine.

Double-Buffering

The embedded print controller is designed with an asynchronous connection between its Main CPU and the
print engine. This allows the main CPU to rasterize pages into memory even when the print engine is busy
printing pages from a previous job, or is being fed pages. This is commonly known as 'double-buffering' and
allows higher throughput.

E-RDH - Electronic Recirculating Document Handler

An electronic memory and processing system where each image is scanned once and stored in memory.
Each image is output face down in the desired order and according to special options.

Error Diffusion

A 'dithering' or half toning system that does not use 'patterns' of dots, but places the dots in a pseudorandom
distribution.

I/O - Input/Output

Refers to the Input and Output channels of the system.

OHP/OHT - Overhead Projection/Overhead Transparency

The transparency media used in the bypass.

PCL - Printer Control Language

A term introduced by Hewlett Packard in their LaserJet series of printers. This product utilizes PCL-5E.

PostScript

A page description language designed by Adobe Systems Inc. This product utilizes Adobe PostScript
Level 2.

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NONEXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT

READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS

LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULL Y.

BY USING THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED IN THIS USER MANUAL OR DOWNLOADING SOFT­WARE OR PRINTER DRIVERS TO YOUR COMPUTER YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE
TERMS OF THIS LICENSE.

The computer programs embedded in the equipment, the accompanying printer drivers (the “Software”) and user documentation are
copyrighted and licensed (not sold) to you by Konica Business Technologies, Inc. (“KONICA or LICENSOR”), 500 Day Hill Road,
Windsor, Connecticut. This license agreement represents the entire agreement concerning the Software between you and KONICA and
it supersedes any prior proposal, representation, or understanding between the parties. KONICA reserves any rights not expressly
granted to you.

1. LICENSE GRANT. You do not receive title to the Software or User Documentation. Licensor grants to you, and you accept, a
nonexclusive license to use the Software embedded in the Equipment in machine-readable, object code form only (referred to as the
“Computer Program”), the accompanying User Documentation, and Printer Drivers furnished to you, (collectively the “Licensed Ar­ticles”) only as authorized in this License Agreement. The Computer Program may be used only on the Equipment in which it is
embedded and may not be shared with or transferred to any other equipment. The Printer Drivers shall be used only with printer products
designed to work with the equipment containing the embedded Computer Program. You may make a single archival copy of the Printer
Drivers, provided that it includes all copyright notices, markings and proprietary legends on the original, including the markings of any
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NONEXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT (continued)

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Drivers will operate uninterrupted or error-free. If during the Warranty Period, a defect in the Software or Printer Drivers appears, you
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52.277-19. The manufacturer is: Konica Business Technologies, Inc., 500 Day Hill Road, Windsor, Connecticut 06095.

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Konica IP-411

FCC Regulations

The Konica IP-411 generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If the equipment is not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, interference with radio communica tions may result. This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device , pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15, of FCC rules, which are designed
to provide reasonable protection against interference from such equipment when it is operating in a commercial environment.

Users operating this equipment in a residential area are like ly to cause interference, in which case they may be required to correct
the interference at their own expense.

Canadian Department of Communications Regulations

Le présent appareil n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux de Class A prescrites dans le
règlement sur la brouillage radioélectrique édicté par Le Ministère des Communications du Canada.

This equipment does not exceed the Class A limits for r adio noise emissions as set out in the radio interference regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.

EN60950
EN50081-1
EN50082-1

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W elcome to Konica's New Printer Controller .............................................................................. iii

Definition of Terms ....................................................................................................................... iv

Section 1: The Print Controller

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................1-2

System Configuration ................................................................................................................... 1-3

Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 1-3

Media Support ...............................................................................................................................1-4

Layout ............................................................................................................................................1-5

I/O Interfaces .................................................................................................................................1-6

Memory Configuration ......................................................................................................... 1-7

Specifications ........................................................................................................................1-8

Section 2: Printer Drivers

Installing Printer Drivers ...................................................................................................... 2-2

Checking the Version of A Printer Driver .............................................................................2-4

Printing Modes ..................................................................................................................... 2-5

Tray Selection/Paper Selection .............................................................................................2-7

Font Selection ....................................................................................................................... 2-8

Font Characteristics .............................................................................................................. 2-9

PostScript Printer Language Fonts ............................................................................................... 2-10

PCL 5 Printer Language Fonts ..................................................................................................... 2-11

Contents

Section 3: Printer Driver Screens

Overview ...............................................................................................................................3-2

Windows 3.1 PostScript Driver Screens ...............................................................................3-3

Windows 3.1 PCL Driver Screens ........................................................................................3-16

Windows 95 PostScript Driver Screens ................................................................................3-43

Windows 95 PCL Driver Screens .........................................................................................3-77

Windows NT PostScript Driver Screens .............................................................................. 3-106

Windows NT PCL Driver Screens ........................................................................................3-136

Section 4: Symbol Sets & Conversion Tables

Symbol Sets ...................................................................................................................................4-2

Roman-8 Character Conversion Tables ................................................................................ 4-21

Section 5: PCL Printer Commands

PCL 5 Printer Commands .............................................................................................................5-2

Section 1: The Print Controller

The Print Controller

Introduction

The print controller interfaces directly with your Konica printer main body, enabling you to print directly
from your PC or network. Please note that the network interface manual is provided separately for the
network administrator..

This print controller supports PCL 5E and PostScript Level 1 & 2 compliant files and automatically uses
the correct language for each print job, provided the print job follows specific industry standard conven­tions for detecting the beginning and end of each job.

Basically, print controller language detection works as follows:

• To determine the language in which a job was created, the preprocessor checks the beginning of each job.

• When a specific language code is detected, the preprocessor switches to that language, then processes the

job.

• If the preprocessor cannot determine which language to use, the default language will be used for the job.

• The system determines when the end of the job is reached by the end-of-file command of each language

or by a 30-second time-out.

• For language switching to function correctly, the system must be able to detect when the end of the job is
reached.

PCL 5E: The PCL 5E interpreter of the print controller is PowerPCL from Pipeline Associates, Inc.
PowerPCL is an HP PCL 5E clone that supports multiple resolutions and PJL commands.

PostScript: The optional PostScript interpreter for the print controller is PowerPage2 from Electronics for
Imaging, Inc. This is a Level 2 PostScript interpreter that also has Level 1 compatibility. The PostScript
programming language is specifically tailored to produce images in a device independent manner.
PostScript language programs are reproducible on virtually any device without significant differences,
except for differences created in the devices themselves.

PJL Commands: Many of the PJL commands, as defined by HP, are supported by the print controller.
Several special functions are controlled in PCL mode via the PJL commands. In addition, commands to
provide bidirectional (BiDi) functionality are also supported.

The Print Controller 1-2

The Print Controller

System Configuration

The Konica IP-411 Print Controller is an embedded control board for the Konica 7040/7033 Copier engine
and is based on an IBM compatible PC architecture that includes the following:

Intel Pentium 233 MMX CPU
PCI bus interface to 7040/7033 Copier engine
PCI bus interface to optional network board (KN-302)
Standard 32 MB 168 pin DIMM memory
IDE 8 MB Flash (standard)
IDE Hard Drive (optional HD-104)

The IP-411 embedded control board contains custom hardware and software for communicating with and
controlling the print engine. The IP-411 embedded control board can be reprogrammed in the field via the
Parallel Port or through the network.

Settings

Default Settings

Default Paper Size Letter
Default Resolution 400 dpi
Default Emulation PCL 5E
Default Printer Quality Text Mode

Other Settings

E-RDH Print Order Normal
Duplex Off
Sheet Insertion Off
Paper Thickness Normal
Print Density Engine default
Finisher Mode Job Offset

The Print Controller 1-3

The Print Controller

Media Support

The Print Controller supports the following paper dimensions and orientations through the printer's main
body.

USA (inches)

Tabloid-R (11 x 17)
Legal-R (8.5 x 14)
Letter-R (8.5 x 11)
Letter (11 x 8.5)
Half-Letter-R (5.5 x 8.5)
A4 (297 x 210 mm)
A4R (210 x 297 mm)
B4R (364 x 257)

Europe (millimeters)

A3R (297 x 420)
A4 (297 x 210)
A4R (210 x 297)
A5R (210 x 148)
B4R (364 x 257)
B5 (182 x 257)
B5R (257 x 182)
F4R (330.2 x 203.2)

NOTE: An 'R' next to the paper size indicates that the short edge feeds first.

Special Media

Paper type can be specified from the print job screen. Overhead transparency material (OHT/OHP), thick
paper, and thin paper can only be used through the manual bypass tray. After selecting the manual bypass
tray, you will be prompted to insert the requested paper size into the tray.

The Print Controller 1-4

The Print Controller

Layout

Main Body En gine Rear View

KN-302 RJ-45 & LEDs

Parallel Port Connector

The Print Controller 1-5

The Print Controller

I/O Interfaces

Server Mac PC

-------Ethernet--------

V

Network
Interface Card

PC or Print
Server

V

Parallel
Port

KN-302

Input Buffer

The Print Controller 1-6

PCL 5E
Interpreter

Print Controller
plus Memory

V

Controller
Interface

PostScript
Interpreter

7040 Engine

PCI

Interface

Bus

The Print Controller

Memory Configuration

Most of the print controller memory is used for rasterizing the image. A small portion (~2.7 MB) is used
for the system operation.

The basic print controller configuration includes 32 MB of RAM. Even with 16 MB, 1-bit mode printing at
400 dpi is available on all paper sizes. By replacing the standard 32 MB DIMM, the print controller may be
upgraded to 64 MB (standard) to allow 8.5"x11" grayscale printing; or 128 MB (optional) to allow 11"x17"
or A3 grayscale printing or double buffering on smaller paper sizes.

When using the E-RDH in the one-sided mode, printing will be performed simultaneously while the print
controller rasterizes the pages in the print job and sends them to the E-RDH memory. While pages are
being printed from the E-RDH memory, the print controller continues to rasterize the next print job in the
sequence.

The more memory in the print controller, the more pages it can rasterize while waiting for the previous job
to print. A typical example of the memory requirements for a Letter page is as follows:

1-Bit 8-Bit

400 DPI 1,870 Kbytes 14.96 Mbytes

600 DPI 4,207 Kbytes 33.66 Mbytes

32 MBytes installed = 15 pages @ 1-Bit, 400 DPI

You may select various image quality modes from your print driver screen to produce various levels of
grayscale. The following Table shows the available image quality modes and the grayscale levels they
produce.

Print Mode Print Engine Print Controller Grayscale

Text 1-Bit Mode 1-Bit Mode 2 Levels
(PCL/PS)

High 8-Bit Mode 8-Bit Mode 256 Levels
(PS)

Memory Upgrade Modules

To obtain optimal printer performance, Konica recommends that DIMM modules be installed by a Konica
certified technician. For details, contact your Konica service representative; or the Konica National Systems
Solutions Group at 1(800) 825-5664.

The Print Controller 1-7

The Print Controller

Specifications

System

Architecture IBM Compatible PC System
Processor 233 MHz Intel Pentium MMX
Memory 32 MB standard - MU105

64 MB - MU301
128 MB - MU302

Hard Drive IDE Compatible - Laptop HD-104

IDE Flash 8 MB

Input/Output Interfaces

Parallel IEEE 1284 compatible bidirectional compatible
Network Connectivity Optional KN-302

Ethernet Network Interface (10Base2/10Base-T)

NetWare 3.x, 4.x (IPX/SPX)
Apple T alk (Ether Talk)
TCP/IP (LPD/LPR)
LAN Manager/Server (NetBios) via TCP/IP
SNMP

PDL Support

Standard PCL 5E
Optional PostScript 2

Font Support

PCL 45 PCL Fonts
PostScript 35 PostScript Fonts (optional)
Driver Software Windows 3.1, 3.11, Windows 95

Windows NT Workstation & Server (ver. 3.x, 4.x)
Macintosh and UNIX

Print Controller Features IP-411 w/o Hard Disk IP-411 w/Hard Disk

Job Spooling No Yes
Job Recovery No Yes
Font Download No Yes
Forms Overlay No Ye s

Rec. Oper. Environment 50°~86°F (10°~30° C); 10~80% RH
Warm Up Approx. 1.5 min. @ 68°F (20°C); 50% RH
Power Source +5V/4.8A; +12V/.13A; -12V/0A
Power Consumption 25.56 W (Running Mode)
Radio Interference FCC Rules part 15, Class A; CE Class B
Main Body Safety Std. UL 1950; TUV-GS

The Print Controller 1-8

Section 2: Printer Drivers

Printer Drivers

Installing Printer Drivers

Windows 3.x

The Printer Drivers that come with the IP-411 Print Controller are actually software programs that enable
you to control all the printing settings for the selected printer.

Before you can print from your application (e.g., spreadsheet or word processor), the appropriate printer
driver must be installed on your computer system.

Installing Printer Drivers is a simple procedure that includes the following:

• Installing a specific printer driver

• Assigning a port to the printer

• Specifying settings for your printer (optional)

• Setting the default printer

Installing a Specific Printer Driver (ex. Windows 3.x Printer Driver)

1. Double-click the Main icon in Program Manager.

2. Choose the Control Panel icon.

3. In the Control Panel window, choose the Printers icon.

4. Choose the Add button.

5. In the List Of Printers box, select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer.

Depending on your printer driver version, you may need to click the Browse button to find and select the
printer driver. Then, click OK until the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer box displays. To install a driver
that is listed but not installed, highlight it in the List of Printers box.

6. Choose the Install button.

7. Insert the disk containing the printer driver into your floppy drive, The default for the Konica drivers is
drive A. If you are using a different drive, specify it. When the appropriate drive is selected, click on OK.

8. In the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer box, select the appropriate driver and click on OK.

9. The printer name will appear in the list of installed printers.

2-2 Printer Drivers

Printer Drivers

Installing Printer Drivers

Windows 3.x

Assigning a Port

By default, LPT1 will be assigned to the newly installed printer.

1. To assign a different port, click on the Connect button.

2. In the Ports list, select the port you want to assign to the printer.

NOTE: When installing to a network, up to three LPT printers can be assigned (LPT1, LPT2, LPT3) without having to add more
through the WIN.INI file. Should it be necessary to add more than three printers, click on the Help button in the Connect box for
instructions.

Tip: If you print to LPT1 in Windows 3.x and LPT1 is redirected to another port, the printer will not print.
To correct this, select LPT1.DOS in the Connect dialog box.

Specifying Printer Settings

This is an optional step for making changes to the default printer settings, such as paper size or orientation.
These settings can be temporarily overridden from within your application.

1. Click on the Setup button in the Printers dialog box.

2. When the Setup box is displayed, make the desired selections.

Setting the Default Printer

When you install a printer, it will automatically be highlighted in the Printers dialog box.

1. Highlight the printer you want as the default printer.

2. Click on the Set As Default Printer button.

NOTE: Some applications act as a control panel, making their settings become the system default. This is
not a function of the driver.

Printer Drivers 2-3

Printer Drivers

Checking the Version of A Printer Driver

Windows 3.x

There may be times when you need to know if you are using the most up-to-date printer driver. Use the
following procedure to check the version of a printer driver.

1. Highlight the driver in the Printers dialog box.

2. Click on the Setup button.

3. Click on the About button.

4. The About dialog box will be displayed with the printer version shown.

2-4 Printer Drivers

Printer Drivers

Printing Modes

Output Quality

High Mode (PostScript)

High Mode produces 256-level grayscale printing with 8 bits per pixel.

Text Mode (PCL/PostScript)

Text Mode performs normal quality 2-level grayscale printing.

Normal/Reverse Print Order

Some applications have a Reverse Print Order setting; if selected, the setting will do exactly as it indicates.

Duplex Mode

Stackless duplex means that the duplex mode makes unlimited 2-sided prints.

Mode Restriction: Duplex Mode cannot be used together with the manual Feed Tray or High Mode.

Offset Stacker/Stapler

Multiple sets are copied and offset from each other with or without stapling.

Mode Restriction: Job Offset or Stapling cannot be used with the Manual Feed Tray.

NOTE: When switching resolution, wait up to 5 min. for the temperature adjustment to take place.

Printer Drivers 2-5

Printer Drivers

Printing Modes

Real T ime Mode Pri n t

The print controller performs page printing and starts printing as soon as it starts receiving a print job. This
is different from document printing, where a printer starts printing only after receiving the entire print job.

Dual Access

The Dual Access function provides an efficient means for the printer to simultaneously handle different
types of printer/copier jobs. Dual Access capabilities are shown below:

• Scanning-Printing

• Printing - Copying

• Printing - Printing

• Copying- Copying

• Copying - Printing

The Electronic Recirculating Document Handler (E-RDH) allows the print engine to receive a job while it
is printing your scanned or stored documents.

The print engine controls and creates the messages on the operation panel screen. The operation panel
screen generates a Job Status screen, which is a copier type tab-based screen.

When you access printer setting values and parameters, the print controller will take over the control of the
operation panel screen.

Image Density Selection

Controlling the Print Density level provides an efficient way to save toner. You may select this function
directly from your print driver screen.

There are five distinct Print Density modes that can be used. Each mode is listed below, along with the
corresponding level of toner density used by the mode.

• Normal 100%

• Toner Save Mode 80%

• Draft Mode 60%

2-6 Printer Drivers

Printer Drivers

Tra y Selection/Paper Selection

The system selects the paper size and paper tray in the manner specified below.

When Paper Size is Not Specified

? When a print job does not specify paper size, the default paper size will be used.

When a Paper Tray is Specified

? When the print job specifies a tray, one of the following occurs:

(a) If the requested tray contains paper, the printer will use the requested tray.

(b) If the requested tray contains no paper, the printer will NOT look for another

tray that may contain the requested paper size.

NOTE: Make sure the tray you specify is supplied with the desired paper type and size.

A uto Tray Selection Mode

? If you request a paper size in the application screen, the printer will locate the paper source for

that paper size and print the job.

? If a paper size you requested in the application screen cannot be located, the system will prompt

you with a message on the control panel to request another paper size. In the event you are
prompted to request another paper size, you may do one of the following:

(a) Load the desired paper size in the manual tray or in tray 1 and continue printing.

(b) Select another paper size and print.

(c) Abort the job.

Special Paper (OHP/Thin/Thick)

? If there is no paper installed, or if the wrong size paper is installed, the system will prompt you to

install paper.

Printer Drivers 2-7

Printer Drivers

Font Selection

Standard fonts of the PostScript and PCL 5e languages are displayed on the following pages. The
PostScript fonts shown are the visual equivalent of the Adobe fonts with the same names.

A PostScript compatible file system is provided for storing downloaded fonts or other files. At this time,
PCL 5e does not support storing downloaded fonts on a hard drive.

Fonts that are downloaded with a print job are lost when the language changes or when the power is turned
off. PostScript fonts can be permanently installed on the hard drive. Refer to your software documentation
for font installation procedures.

Selecting Fonts from Application Software

Fonts can be selected through your application software after you have set up your hard disk with the
necessary printer files and font files. Refer to your application software documentation for details.

Selecting PCL 5 Fonts using Embedded Printer Commands

Some applications allow embedded commands to be entered in your file from within your document. When
an embedded printer command is entered, the printer performs a font search to match the certain font
characteristics, e.g., spacing, pitch, point size. Printer commands for PCL 5 are included in Section 5.

NOTES:

1. Temporary soft fonts that are downloaded for a specific document are deleted when the font printout is generated; and they do
not appear on the font printout.

2. Downloaded permanent soft fonts remain resident in the printer until they are replaced with other fonts or until the printer is
turned off .

3. PostScript fonts listed are the visual equivalent of Adobe font names and are not the actual Adobe fonts.

2-8 Printer Drivers

Printer Drivers

Font Characteristics

A font is described by its Symbol Set and font characteristics, such as, Typeface, Point Size, Pitch, Spacing,
Stroke Weight and Style.

Symbol Set: A Symbol Set relates to the unique set of all av ailable alphanumeric, punctuation, and special
symbols in a font. More than one Symbol Set can be used by one font, e.g., the math symbol set, legal
symbol set, and Roman-8 symbol set.

Typefaces: Times Roman abcdefABCDEF&%!Helv etica abcdefABCDEF 12345&%!
Typeface relates to the design of all the ch aracters and symbols that make up a font, including serif and
sans serif design. Times Roman displays the serif design, Helvetica displays the san serif design.

Point Size: 8 Point abcdefABCDEF12345&%! 12 Point abcdefABCDEF 12345&%!

Point size relates to font height, and is measured in points at 72 points per inch. Point size is fixed in a
bitmapped font, and variable in a scalable font.

Pitch: Courier 10 Point 12 Pitch Courier 12 Point 10 Pitch
Pitch relates to the number of characters per horizontal inch. Fonts have either fixed pitch or proportional

spacing. Proportional spacing means the number of characters per inch is variable. A 12 pitch font, for
example, prints 12 characters per horizontal inch.

Spacing: Fixed Spacing Courier 10 Proportional Spacing Times Roman 10
Spacing relates to the amount of space allotted to each character, as for [i] and [x]. In Fixed Spacing, each
character occupies either the same amount of space and is fixed. In Proportional Spacing, each character
space varies according to the width of the character and is proportional. Whether Fi xed or Proportional, the
specified amount of space allotted to characters is specified for the entire font.

Str oke W eight: Helvetica Narrow abcdefABCDEF12345&%! Helvetica Bold abcdefABCDEF12345&%!

Stroke weight relates to print thickness of each character and is measured in terms of light (as in Helvetica
Narrow), medium (as in Helvetica), and bold (as in Helvetica Bold).

Style:

Helvetica Ob lique abcdefABCDEF12345&%!

Style relates to posture (upright, italics), width (condensed, normal, expanded), and structure (outline,
solid, shadow).

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PostScript Printer Language F onts

The following fonts are the visual equivalent of Adobe font names.

AvantGarde-Book ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

AvantGarde-BookOblique ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

AvantGarde-Demi ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

AvantGarde-DemiOblique ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Bookman-Demi ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Bookman-DemiItalic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Bookman-Light ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Bookman-LightItalic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Courier ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Courier-Bold ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Courier-BoldOblique ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Courier-Oblique ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Helvetica ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Helvetica-Oblique ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Helvetica-Bold ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Helvetica-BoldOblique ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Helvetica-Narrow ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Helvetica-Narrow-Oblique ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Helvetica-Narrow-Bold ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Helvetica-Narrow-BoldOblique ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

NewCenturySchlbk-Bold ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

NewCenturySchlbk-BoldItalic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

NewCenturySchlbk-Italic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

NewCenturySchlbk-Roman ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Palatino-Bold ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Palatino-BoldItalic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Palatino-Italic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Palatino-Roman ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Symbol ΑΒΧ∆ΕΦΓΗΙϑ1234567890

Times-Bold ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Times-BoldItalic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Times-Italic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

Times-Roman ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

ZapfChancery-MediumItalic ABCDEFGHIJ1234567890

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PCL Printer Language Fonts

The interpreter for the PCL language interprets the following fonts for a PCL print job.

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PCL Printer Language Fonts

The interpreter for the PCL language interprets the following fonts for a PCL print job.

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Section 3: Printer Driver Screens