HP PCL/PJL reference (PCL 5 Printer Language) - Technical Reference Manual Part II

EN SD, Standard Font Definition 23-69
z No Parameters— Defaults the standard font characteristics.
z Kind— Specifies the characteristic for which you are setting a
value.
z Value— Defines the properties of the characteristic specified by
the kind parameter.
Note When selecting fonts, the different characteristics (symbol set,
spacing, pitch, etc.) are prioritized as shown in the table above, with
symbol set being the highest priority and typeface being the lowest.
The font selection priority is the same for HP-GL/2 as for PCL font
selection. For more information about the priority of font
characteristics, see the “Font Selection by Characteristic” discussion
in Chapter 8.
The following tables list the kind parameters with their associated
values (note that these tables are also valid for the AD [Alternate Font
Definition] command):
Kind 1: Symbol Set
The symbol set characteristic defines the set of characters to be used
in the alternate font. For a complete list of symbol set values, refer to
Appendix C of the PCL 5 Comparison Guide.
Table 23-39
Kind Characteristic Default Value Description
1 Symbol Set 277 Roman-8
2 Font Spacing 0 fixed spacing
3 Pitch 9 characters per inch
4 Height 11.5 font point size
5 Posture upright upright
6 Stroke Weight 0 medium
7 Typeface 48 Stick (fixed vector)