HP PCL/PJL reference - Printer Job Language Technical Reference Manual
6-28 Environment Commands EN
FONTNUMBER
(continued)
If the value of the FONTSOURCE 
changes, then the FONTNUMBER 
variable automatically is changed to the 
lowest numbered font in the new font 
source (0 if the new font source 
contains a default-marked font; 1 if it 
does not). If the SYMSET variable 
changes, the FONTSOURCE and 
FONTNUMBER default to the highest 
priority default-marked font (lowest 
numbered font). When the printer 
searches for the highest priority 
default-marked font, cartridges have the 
highest priority, then SIMMs, then 
internal default-marked fonts 
(downloaded soft fonts have the highest 
priority, but there cannot be a 
default-marked soft font). NOTE: the 
recommended order for setting 
FONTNUMBER, FONTSOURCE, and 
SYMSET is SYMSET first, then 
FONTSOURCE, then FONTNUMBER.
Also, if the currently set font source is S 
while the currently set font number is 
the highest-numbered soft font, and a 
soft font is deleted, the FONTSOURCE 
variable is changed to the next highest 
priority font source containing a 
default-marked font. The 
FONTNUMBER variable is tied to both 
the FONTSOURCE and SYMSET 
variables. 
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PCL-Specific Variables (continued)
Variables Description
Sample Value 
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