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Chapter 3
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Create and Send Download File - Online (PGL only)
A TrueType font can be loaded by creating a file that appends a PGL
command to the font and then sending that file to the printer. Use the PGL
FONTLOAD command:
~FONTLOAD;FontName;FontSize;DISK
where
FontName – TrueType font name, e.g. arial.ttf
FontSize – TrueType font size, e.g. file size for arial.ttf
DISK – Specify the download location to Flash
For example:
~FONTLOAD;arial.ttf;60548;DISK
Insert binary data of arial.ttf here...
END
After the file is created, it can be copied to the appropriate I/O port of the
printer while the printer is online, just like any other print file (for example:
copy/b filename.ext 1pt1).
Create and Send Download File - Download Mode
A TrueType font can be converted to a downloadable format by appending a
header to the font file using cnvt2fls.exe utility.
1. Start a MS-DOS prompt window.
2. Copy cnvt2fls.exe and addtthdr.bat from your startup CD to your working
directory.
3. In your working directory, include the TrueType font file in .ttf format
(e.g. arial.ttf).
4. Convert the TrueType font file .ttf to a downloadable format .dwn with the
following command: addtthdr [filename without extension]
For example: addtthdr arial
5. Put the printer in download mode as described in “Downloading Optional
Font Files To Flash Memory” on page 291.
6. Send the downloadable font file (e.g. arial.dwn) to the printer through the
appropriate I/O port of the printer.