Canon Multi-PDL Printer Kit-E1, Service Manual

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Chapter 1
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1.2.2 PCL Printer Driver
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FONT HANDLING:
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PCL5e/5c
HP-GL/2 Mode
Texts are handled in the PCL mode, or in the HP-GL/2 mode if:
1. Characters are clipped.
2.Characters are rotated.
Supported typefaces include:
1. Standard
2. Italic
3. Bold
4. Bold Italic
Raster Mode
Use of a device font is determined by the driver setting.
If a device font is used, the Raster Mode will handle data the same as the HP-GL/2
Mode.
If not, the following restrictions will be imposed.
*GDI Raster Fonts unavailable 1 byte fonts such as Courier, MS Sans Serif, MS
Serif, etc.
*GDI Vector Fonts available 1 byte fonts such as Modern, Roman, Script, etc.
*TrueType Fonts available 1 byte fonts such as Arial, Courier New, Symbol, Times
New Roman, etc.
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PCL6
PCL6 controls the texts if:
1.Characters are enlarged or reduced.
2.Characters are rotated.
3.Characters are clipped.
NOTE:
GDI Vector Fonts and TrueType Fonts become available only after added to Windows.