Bitmapped and Scalable Fonts
The printer uses both bitmapped and scalable fonts.
Bitmapped fonts are stored in printer memory as predefined patterns of bits that represent a typeface at a
specific size, style, and resolution. The following illustration shows an example of a character from a
bitmapped font.
Bitmapped fonts are available in different type styles and point sizes as downloadable fonts. Contact the
place where you bought your printer for more information about downloadable fonts.
Scalable fonts (also called outline fonts) are stored as computer programs that define the outlines of the
characters in the font. Each time you print characters from a scalable font, the printer creates a bitmap of
the characters at the point size you choose and saves it temporarily in printer memory.
These temporary bitmapped fonts are deleted when you turn off or reset the printer. Scalable fonts provide
the flexibility of printing in many different point sizes.
Your printer uses different scalable font formats for downloading fonts to the printer. PCL 5/PCL 6 uses
Intellifont and TrueType scalable fonts. PostScript 3 uses Type 1 and TrueType scalable fonts. There are
thousands of different scalable fonts available in these different font formats from numerous font suppliers.
Summary of Contents for 5110cn - Color Laser Printer
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Page 129: ...Transparency 36mm or 25 sheets Label 36mm Envelope 36mm ...
Page 211: ...5 Close the front cover 6 Insert the tray into the printer and push until it stops 7 ...
Page 223: ...Insert the trays into the printer Push the trays in until they stop 6 ...
Page 282: ...Close the top cover 4 Close the front cover 5 How to install the Toner Cartridge 1 ...
Page 293: ...Close the front cover 8 Turn on the printer 9 ...
Page 339: ...Reattach the paper tray cover to the back of the printer 9 ...